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Sukha

Sukha (Pali and Sanskrit: सुख) means happiness, pleasure, ease, joy or bliss. Among the early scriptures, 'sukha' is set up as a contrast to 'preya' (प्रेय) meaning a transient pleasure, whereas the pleasure of 'sukha' has an authentic state of happiness within a being that is lasting. In the Pāli Canon, the term is used in the context of describing laic…

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Chinese
樂 (佛教) (Pinyin: Lè)
English
Happiness, ease, or bliss
Japanese
樂 (仏教) (Rōmaji: Raku)
Khmer
សុខ (UNGEGN: Sŏkh)
Korean
악 (불교) (RR: Ak)
Vietnamese
Hạnh phúc

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Sukha

Nodes77
Edges76
Triples56
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025974
Components1

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Sukha

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related to Etymology · 11
Sukha → According, Buddhism, Buddhist, Monier-Williams, Pali, Prākrit, Rig Veda, Sanskrit, Therefore, This, Vedic
related to As a characterization of awakening · 10
Sukha → From, Furthermore, In, Lily, Nibbāna, Nirvāṇa, Pali Canon, Sanskrit, Silva, Unconditioned
see also · 10
Sukha → Brahmavihara, Buddhism, Dependent OriginationJhāna, Dukkha, Householder, Joy, Khandas, Kilesa, Pīti, SukhavatiVedanā
related to Feeling attribute · 5
Sukha → Buddhist, In, Pali, Pali Canon, Sanskrit
related to Mental factor in meditation · 4
Sukha → Buddhist, In, Pali, Sanskrit
related to Sanskrit literature · 4
Sukha → Brahman, In Bhagavad Gita, It, The Taittiriya Upanishad
related to General life pursuit · 3
Sukha → Buddha, In, Pāli Canon
related to Pali literature · 2
Sukha → In, Pali Canon
Chinese · 1
Sukha → 樂 (佛教) (Pinyin: Lè)
English · 1
Sukha → Happiness, ease, or bliss

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sutta happiness pali retrieved insight buddha bhikkhu access trans 2008-05-08 life buddhist sanskrit bliss well-being thanissaro canon term feeling dukkha

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SukhaChinese樂 (佛教) (Pinyin: Lè)1.00infobox
SukhaEnglishHappiness, ease, or bliss1.00infobox
SukhaJapanese樂 (仏教) (Rōmaji: Raku)1.00infobox
SukhaKhmerសុខ (UNGEGN: Sŏkh)1.00infobox
SukhaKorean악 (불교) (RR: Ak)1.00infobox
SukhaThaiสุขา, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-…1.00infobox
SukhaVietnameseHạnh phúc1.00infobox
Sukharelated to As a characterization of awakeningNibbāna0.60section
Sukharelated to As a characterization of awakeningSanskrit0.60section
Sukharelated to As a characterization of awakeningNirvāṇa0.60section
Sukharelated to As a characterization of awakeningFrom0.60section
Sukharelated to As a characterization of awakeningIn0.60section

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