Adhiṭṭhāna
Sign in to savealt=Buddha|thumb|Buddha '''''' ( from , meaning "foundational" or "beginning" plus meaning "standing"; ) has been translated as "decision," "resolution," "self-determination," "will", "strong determination" and "resolute determination." In the late canonical literature of Theravāda Buddhism, is one of the ten "perfections" (), exemplified by the bodhisatta's resolve to become fully awakened.
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8 sectionsContents
- Pāli Canon texts
- Dīgha Nikāya analysis
- Bodhisatta Sumedho
- Temiya the Wise
- See also
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
alt=Buddha|thumb|Buddha '''''' ( from , meaning "foundational" or "beginning" plus meaning "standing"; ) has been translated as "decision," "resolution," "self-determination," "will", "strong determination" and "resolute determination." In the late canonical literature of Theravāda Buddhism, is one of the ten "perfections" (), exemplified by the bodhisatta's resolve to become fully awakened.
==Pāli Canon texts== While adhiṭṭhāna appears sporadically in the early Pāli Canon, various late-canonical and post-canonical accounts of the Gautama Buddha's past lives contextualize adhiṭṭhāna within the Theravādin ten perfections.