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sabba kaya, whole body; Also see: kaya, body;

sabhāva-lakkhanā and sāmañña-lakkhanā, psycho-physical phenomena; also see: jhāna;

sadhu! sadhu! sadhu!, correct! correct! correct!, right! right! right!, truth! truth! truth!

saddhā, faith and confidence;

sādīnava, very inferior and impure; also see: maggagata sutta;

saga, WHERE in the human and deva realms, ACTION by practicing sīla, you can be reborn in what is called "saga";

sakadāgāmi, after sotāpanna stage has attained, after weakening 2 more fetters such as sense-desire (kāmarāga) and ill-will (patigha), aka sakadāgāmi person who may reborn on earth only once in case yogi does not attain arahatship;

sakadāgāmi, the 2nd stage of enlightenment; also see: satipatthāna meditation;

sakkāya-ditthi, self illusion, aka one of the fetters ;

sahotappa-ñāna, knowledge associated with moral fear, samvega; also see: 3 kinds of bhaya;

sakalam-idam sattānam dukkham kilesa-mūlakam, all kinds of suffering that a living being comes across are rooted in the mental defilements;

Sakka, also see: 2008 Ashin Pyinnya Thiha taught suttas .htm;

Sakka, also see: Who are the Buddhist Deities.html;

Sakyam-Sage, also see: 2008 Ashin Pyinnya Thiha taught suttas .htm;

Sakyan, in Myanmar language, also see: 2008 Ashin Pyinnya Thiha taught suttas .htm;

Sakyas, also see: 2008 Ashin Pyinnya Thiha taught suttas .htm;

sala, to loosen;

samādhi, concentration;

samādhi-khandha, a combination of effort [also see: 3 stages of effort], mindfulness and concentration, so called "concentration-led group", and individual can practice concentration-led group, realize that the individual can be free from mental defilements, and notice and enjoy the happiness of renunciation nekkhamma-sukha;

samādhi-kkhanda, concentration led group;

samadhi nimitta, cause of concentration;

samata, very unity; also see: samatha; also see: dhammata;

samatha, a calm, object of meditation; Also see: Satipatthana meditation;

samatha, aka shamata;

samatha-jhāna, high-level concentrations; vipassana insight knowledge;

samatha-yānika, to WHOM samatha as a vehicle to nibbāna; a yogi;

samaya [ THE JOY OF LIVING ]; commitment; vow;

sambhogakaya, body of bliss; also see: trikaya; sambhogakaya (reward body, form taken by a buddha after completing its role as a bodhisatta) ;

sambodha-sukha, pleasure of enlightenment;

samisa, worldly;

samma sati, right mindfulness; sammā-sati; Also see: Satipatthana meditation;

sammā-ājiva, correctness of livelihood,  one of the Noble Eight-fold Path ;

sammā-ditthi, correctness of understanding, one of the Noble Eight-fold Path ;

sammā-kammanta, correctness of action, one of the Noble Eight-fold Path ;

sammā-samādhi, correctness of concentration, one of the Noble Eight-fold Path ;

sammā-sankappa, correctness of thought, one of the Noble Eight-fold Path ;

sammā-sati, correctness of mindfulness, one of the Noble Eight-fold Path ;

sammā-vācā, correctness of speech, one of the Noble Eight-fold Path ;

sammā-vāyāma, correctness of effort, one of the Noble Eight-fold Path ;

samma vayama, right effort;

sammāditthi, right view;

sampajana, clearly knowing; Also see: Satipatthana meditation;

sampajañña, clear comprehension;

samsāra [ Buddhism in a Nutshell ], aka birth precedes death, and the death, on the other hand, precedes birth; also see: paticca samuppada;

samsāra, cycle of rebirth;

samsara [ THE JOY OF LIVING ]; wheel; cycle of rebirth is indirectly spoken as wheel of suffering, until nibbana is reached;

samuccheda-vimutta, complete liberation, a category of liberation;

samudaya, arising;

samuppāda, arising or origination;

samvega, wisdom gained by sense of urgency, sahotappa-ñāna, also see: 3 kinds of bhaya;

samvega-ñāna, sense of spiritual urgency;

samyojana, arising of fetter;

Samyutta Nikaya; In Samyutta nikaya and Anguttara nikaya, Satipatthana (i.e. shorter discourse);

sangha, monk;

sangham ... , also see: worshipping Buddha, dhamma, sangha;

sankhara, volitions; Also see: Satipatthana meditation;

sanna, aggregates of cognition;

sanna vedayita nirodha, attain cessation of cognition and feeling; Also see: Satipatthana meditation;

Sanyutta nikāya, Collection of kindred sayings, aka 3rd of sutta pitaka;

sappāya-sampajañña, clear comprehension of suitability;

... saranam ... , also see: worshipping Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha;

Sarawasti aka Tuyatadi Mae Daw。also see: Mae Daw aka Lady Deity;

Sariputta, also see: 2008 Ashin Pyinnya Thiha taught suttas .htm;

Sariputta, one of the 8 arahants;

sāsana, dispensation; Buddhism is Buddha sāsana;

sāsana, dhamma and vinaya are for monks, levels of sila may vary among dhamma-followers, for example 5 precepts sila, 8 precepts sila, ... ; also see: sāsana year;

sassataditthi, "eternalism";   also see: ditthi;

sati, mindful;

sati, mindfulness; Yogi makes great effort to note present prominent objects for mindfulness sati to be developed; Sustained mindfulness will contribute to the calm an peaceful mind, making it firmly established on the object of meditation, such concentration will lead to attain samādhi; After sati, samādhi, bhāvanā, ... , and then the yogi will come to see cause and effect and impermanence of mental and physical phenomena, ... and then the true nature of mind and body will be experienced by the yogi, aka a stage of insight knowledge will mature, but still in samsāra; approx. the yogi might be at 2nd or 3rd stage of enlightenment, at this point; in common, senior monks notice the levels of enlightenment stages;  also see: ardent effort and mindfulness inside 5 jhāna factors;

sati sampa janna, mindfulness and clear knowledge;

satipatthāna, aka Satipatthana, a meditation,

 concentrating on 5, analyzing 2, but in real world very very difficult to analyze 2 kinds of cetta [because, common sense, common people are limited to only 1 knowing of ... ],  therefore should be concentrating on 5, analyzing 1 especially for common people, and in basic meditation, common people focus on breath in and breath out, and cannot concentrate/focus not even 2 of 5, 3 of 5, 4 of 5, all 5 yet because, in common, level of beings having wisdom is low , satipatthāna meditation will purify mind 1st, and result of practicing will gain 7 benefits;

satipatthāna meditation: yogi who practices satipatthāna meditation can become sotāpanna, sakadāgāmi, anāgāmi, and arahat;

Satipatthana, practice of mindfulness meditation; Satipatthana Sutta, in Nikaya(s); 4 satipatthana(s) for realizing nibbana; Satipatthana Sutta in Majjhima Nikaya; Maha satipatthana sutta in Digha Nikaya; Satipatthana (i.e. shorter discourse) in Samyutta Nikaya, in Anguttara Nikaya;

Satipatthana Samyutta, related to realize arahantship;

sātthaka-sampajañña, clear comprehension of what is beneficial;

sautantrika [ THE JOY OF LIVING ]; early school of Buddha dharma;

sauttara, surpass-able;

savatthi, also see: 2008 Ashin Pyinnya Thiha taught suttas .htm;

Sayadaw, is in Myanmar language, chief of a monastery; 6000+ monasteries exists in Myanmar; Sayadaw is not a Pali word; aka sangha; aka monk;

Shakya clan, in Koshala ancient kingdom, later known as Magadha ancient kingdom; in Mahayana documentation;

Shakyamuni, aka Buddha Gotama in theravada; also see: Swastika ;

Shakyamuni, aka Buddha Shakyamuni, aka 5 Dhyani Buddha(s), in Tibetan Buddhism;

shamata [ THE JOY OF LIVING ]; aka samatha; by simply allowing mind to rest calmly as it is, aka calm abiding practice; a way to practice, in purpose of extinguishing kilesa 1st, and then samatha-yānika 2nd, and then samatha-jhāna 3rd, and then magga ... ;

shastra [ THE JOY OF LIVING ]; an explanation of; commentary on idea;

Shingi, new doctrine; Nippon Buddhism; also see: kajishin;

shingon, true words; Nippon Buddhism;

shudra, artisan, menial laborer, 1 of the 4 castes in ancient India; also see: kshatriya; brahmana; vaishya;

Siddārtha Gautama, 2500+ years ago, a royal prince's name, Buddha's childhood name, [2009; Joyful Wisdom];

Sigalovada sutta;

Sikhi Buddha, also see: 2008 Ashin Pyinnya Thiha taught suttas .htm;

sikkhā, a combination of morality sīla, concentration samādhi, and wisdom paññā;

sīla, sīla, morality; refrain from misconducts; virtue of morality;

silabbata-parāmāsa, indulgence in (wrongful) rites and ceremonies, aka one of the fetters ;

Silavanta Sutta, also see: published books by Tathagata meditation center;

Sobhana Sutta, in Anguttara Nikaya:

cattarome bhikkhave viyattā vinītā visāradā bahussutā dhamma-dharā dhammā-nudhamma-pathipannā sangham sobhanti

oh monks, these 4 audiences [ bhikkhu, bhikkhuni, upasaka, upasika ] that are well learned, well disciplined, having self confidence, well informed, bearing dhamma in mind, practicing dhamma that leads to the enlightenment to beautify the Buddhist community;

sokushi jobutsu, attaining buddhahood in this very body; Nippon Buddhism;

sopādisesa nibbāna dhātu, also see: nibbāna dhātu;

sotāpanna: a stage to be attained ... ; 1st step: After practicing discipline and concentration which leads to Insight, 2nd step: and after realizing 3 characteristics, 3rd step: and after destroying 3 fetters, a stage to be attained aka sotāpanna; also see: The path to nibbāna;

sotāpanna, the 1st stage of enlightenment; also see: satipatthāna meditation;

sotapati-magga, 1st stage of enlightenment, that can get rid of defilement; To attain sotapati-magga, must practice satipatthana meditation, because only supramundane kinds of morality, concentration and wisdom can uproot defilements;

subha, desirable;

suddha-vipassanā-yānika, to WHOM vipassanā as a vehicle to nibbāna; a yogi;

suddhāvāsa, a plane aka pure abode suddhāvāsa plane, congenial Brahma plane, after 3rd stage enlightenment, and after sainthood-anāgami stage, a plane to be reborn ... ;

sukha, a pleasure, 3 sukha + 2 kāma;

sukha, happiness;

sukha, happiness, one of the jhāna factors;

sukka-dhamma, white dhamma; Just as the white can repel heat, white dhamma repel the heat of misconducts;

sunyata, absolute, in mahayana Buddhism; sunyata is similar to anatta dhamma in theravada Buddhism; aka sonnata stage, also ref. dhamma nupassana #5 to contemplate Four Noble Truths;

Remark: usamyanmar.net does not write anatta dhamma as "nothingness" because so many people confuse and misunderstand such anatta dhamma ... ;

suparināmāhāra, better digestion, one of the 5 benefits of cankama;

supatitthita, advance stages of satipatthana;

suta-maya-ñāna, a kind of knowledge, WHO gained from learning;

sutra [ THE JOY OF LIVING ]; aka sutta; Buddha's teaching in Sanskrit, terminologically referenced to actual words of Buddha; mahayana sutra;

sutta, pāli canon; sutta, aka sutra; also see: 2008 Ashin Pyinnya Thiha taught suttas .htm; theravada sutta;

Sutta nipāta, Collected discourses; also see: Khuddaka nikāya is subdivided into 15 books;  5.*  

sutta pitaka, aka discourse books, aka nikaya collection, 2nd of tripitaka;

suttā-nuloma, 2. principles from commentaries or sub-commentaries that are in harmony with pāli canon;

swayambhu, self-created; Bodhisattva Manjushri, a Buddha statue, in Kathmandu, the oldest in Nepal;

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