Vodana, Vodāna: 4 definitions
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines'cleansing', may refer either to (1) morality (sīla), or (2) concentration (samādhi), or (3) wisdom (paññā).
(1) "Cleansing of morality takes place in 2 ways: by understanding the misery of moral deviation (sīla-vipatti; s. vipatti) and by understanding the blessing of moral perfection (sīla-sampatti)" (s. Vis.M. I).
(2) Cleansing of concentration is concentration connected with progress (visesa-bhāgiya-samādhi; s. hāna-bhāgiya). If, for example, one has entered the 1st absorption, and sensuous perceptions and reflections arise, in that case there is concentration connected with decline ... If, however, perceptions and reflections free from thought-conception and discursive thinking (2nd jhāna; q.v.) arise, in that case there is concentration connected with progress.
(3) Cleansing, with reference to wisdom, is identical with the 'insight leading to the (path) ascent' (vutthāna-gāminī-vipassanā, q.v.), which arises at the stage of 'purification by knowledge and vision of the path-progress' (s. visuddhi VI), and is followed immediately by the maturity moment and the entrance into the supermundane paths.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvodāna : (nt.) purity; sanctification.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVodāna, (nt.) (fr. vi+ava+dā4 to clean, cp. BSk. vyavadāna Divy 616; AvŚ II. 188) 1. cleansing, getting bright (of sun & moon) D. I, 10 (=visuddhatā DA. I, 95).—2. purity (from the kilesas, or stains of sin), purification, sanctification M. I, 115 (opp. saṃkilesa); S. III, 151 (citta°, adj.; opp. citta-saṅkilesa); A. III, 418 sq.; V, 34; Ps. I, 166; Vbh. 343; Nett 96, 100, 125 sq.; Vism. 51 sq. 89; VbhA. 401; DhA. III, 405. (Page 651)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryVodāṇa (वोदाण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vyavadāna.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Vyavadana, Cittasankilesa, Vodaniya, Hana Bhagiya Sila, Udana, Vutthana Gamini Vipassana.
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A Treatise on the Paramis (by Ācariya Dhammapāla)
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
Appanā Thought-Process < [Chapter IV - Analysis of Thought-Processes]
121 Types of Consciousness < [Chapter I - Different Types of Consciousness]
Different Kind of Purity < [Chapter IX - Mental Culture]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
Sutta References (regarding insight leading to emergence) < [Chapter XXI - Purification by Knowledge and Vision of the Way]
I. Change-of-Lineage, Paths, and Fruits < [Chapter XXII - Purification by Knowledge and Vision (ñāṇadassana-visuddhi-niddesa)]
Introducing Buddhist Abhidhamma (by Kyaw Min, U)
Chapter 7 - Vipassana Meditation < [Part 2 - Meditation]
Conditions (by Nina van Gorkom)
A Survey of Paramattha Dhammas (by Sujin Boriharnwanaket)
Chapter 1 - The Factors Leading To Enlightenment < [Part 5 - The Development Of Insight]