Index
Abhayagiri Vihiira 97, 254, 255
Abhidhammattha-smigaha 205
Abhidhammiivatiira 205
Abhidharma 3, 6, 40, 47-9, 50, 52,
53, 54, s6, 57, II2, IIS, I35, I86,
202-3 passim, 245, 246, 249, 250,
268; and cosmology us, 121-3;
on dependent arising I54-5; on
nirvaQ.a 77-8; and Prajnaparamita/
~adhyamaka 235-9,24I,243
Abhidharma Pitaka 47, 48, 49, 53,
254
Abhidharma-dipa 206
Abhidharma-hrdaya 206
Abhidharmiimrta-rasa 206
Abhidharma-kosa 55-6, 57, I49, I65,
'I77, I95, 206, 260
Abhidharma-samaya-pradlpika 206
Abhidharma-samuccaya 207
abhijftii (abhiftftii) I85-6
aeon, length of II3
Afghanistan I, 8
Agamas 43-5, 48, 55, 57, 58, 259;
see also Nikayas
aggregates, five 3I-2, 59, 76, 78, I38,
I39, I40, I46, I48, I89, I96, 2I7,
2I8,229,235;defined I35-6;as
impermanent, suffering, and not
self I37; as momentary I55
Ajivikas II, Io8
Akani~tha 23I
Ak~obhya 233
Alagaddapama Sutta 148
iilaya-vijftiina 22, 246
Alexander the Great 273
Alexandria 273
alms round ro7, I09
alobha So
Altan Khan 272
Amida, see Amitabha
Amitabha 233, 263-4
Amitiiyur-dhyiina Satra 226, 263-4
Amoghavajra 26I
Ananda 25,26,90, I6I
Ananda ~etteyya 274
Aniipiina-smrti Sutra 258
aniitman/anattii, see no self
Anawratha, King 256
Angkor 256
Ailguttara Nikaya 44
animal realm I7, 29, uS, I2I, I22
annihilationism, see views
Anotatta, lake 203
antarii-bhava 2I7
anukampii 64; see also compassion
anupubbi-kathii 83, I64-5
An Shih-kao 258
Anuradhapura 55, 97, 99, 253, 254,
255
Anuruddha 205
apramii!Jas/appamaftftas, four 186
AraQa/Alara Kalama 2I
AraQ.yaka ('forest' books) I2
Arafiiiika ('forest' monks) 98-roo,
!03, ros, !07, 20I
arhat/arahat 7, 9, 32-3,40,46, SI, 92,
I02, I94, I95, 198, 2I9, 244; after
death 66, 75, 78, 234; distinguished
from buddha 26, 224, 227-8;
female 91
arrow, story of man struck by 66-7
arupa-dhiitu II8
ariipa meditation I77, I85
arya, ·as opposed to ordinary person
I64, I93; silence of 79
iirya-pudgala/ariya-puggala I02
Aryadeva 260
Aryas, invasion of II-I2
A~adha (Asalha) 19
asaf!lskrta-/asmJ1.khata-dhiitu 77, 210
Asailga 3I, 44, 57, I8I-2, 188, I94,
207,244,245,252,258
asceticism IO; see also dhuta-gu!Ja
ascetics 10, IS, 20