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440 SUBJECT INDEX

Persian Wars, 278
Pessimism, Pessimist, 161, 163ff.,
375ff.
Petas, 251ff.
Phassa (contact), 27, 241, 245, 247
Philosophy, 152ff.
Pìti (joy, bliss), 164
Planes of Existence, 250– 255
Ploughing festival, 4
Powers
false claims of, 301
Psychic or Supernormal, 312–??
psychic or supernormal, 66n., 70,
231, ??– 313
worldly psychic, 88
Precepts
eight, 101
five, 91
for monks, see Páþimokkha
ten, 143n.
Pre-existence, 283
Private buddha, see Pacceka buddha
Probation, 142
Processes (niyámas), 190– 192
Prodigies, 185, 186, 191, 199, 233
Psychology, 151, 265
Pubbáráma monastery, 100
Pubbe nivásánussatiñáóa (remem-
bering previous births), 312, 313
see also Abhiññá
Pure abodes, see Suddháváda
Purpose of life, 396

R

Raft, 153, 238
Rága (lust, passions, attachment), 304,
312
arúpa, rúpa, 314
enemy of upekkhá, 373
káma-r. (sense-desires), 320
Ráhu, 70
Rájagaha, 63, 66, 88, 90, 103, 112, 127,
128
convocation in, 147

Rájáyatana tree, 31

Ratana-ghara (jeweled chamber), 30

Realm of nothingness, see Ákiñ-

caññáyatana

Realms, 190

Rebirth, 230–236, 247

no-soul and, 267

Western doctrine of, 278– 283

consciousness, see Paþisandhi

viññáóa

References, four great, 136ff.

Reflections, ten, 302ff.

Refuge, 37n., 58n., 65, 143n.

“unto yourselves”, 133ff.

Reincarnation, 220

Relic hair, 37n.

Remembering past lives, see Pubbe

nivásánussatiñáóa

Renunciation, 6–8, 337, 356

Restlessness, see Uddhacca, 32

Reverence

three objects of, 79

Rhinoceros, 332, 379

Right understanding, thougts, speech,

etc., see Noble Eightfold Path

Rose, 375

apple tree, 5, 18

Rubbish-heap, 378

Rules

abrogate, 144

Devadatta’s five, 89

eight chief (for bhikkhunis), 83ff.

Rúpa (form or materiality), 50n., 55,

387

náma-r., 239–240, 265, 296

Rúpaloka (realms or planes of form),

253, 256

S

Sabbaññú (omniscient one), 22

Sacca (truth), 45, 50ff., 176– 183

perfection or páramá, 337, 352ff.

Sacred Places, 140