- In Buddhism,
vitarka (वितर्क; Pali: 𑀯𑀺𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀓, romanized:
vitakka; Tibetan: རྟོག་པ།, Wylie: rtog pa, THL: tokpa), "applied thought,"(initial) inquiry...
-
Nikaya of Pāli
Canon in
Theravada Buddhism. In the
Theravadin Tipitaka, the
Vitakka-saṇṭhāna
Sutta is the
twentieth discourse in the
Majjhima Nikaya (MN) and...
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counteract the five hindrances,
according to the
Theravada tradition:
vitakka ("applied thought", "co**** examination")
counteracts sloth-torpor (lethargy...
- the
other four jhāna
factors each
performing its own
special function:
vitakka, vicāra, pīti, and sukha. Ekaggatā is
identified within the
Buddhist teachings...
- Saññā Cetanā Ekaggatā Jīvitindriya Manasikāra 6
occasional (****ṇṇaka)
Vitakka Vicāra
Adhimokkha Viriya Pīti
Chanda 14
unwholesome (akusala) 4 universal...
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their destination (the object). Manasikāra
should be
distinguished from
vitakka:
while the
former turns its
concomitants towards the object, the latter...
- one of the five hindrances,
which is
overcome by
initial application (
vitakka). The Atthasālinī (II, Book I, Part IX,
Chapter II, 255)
states about sloth...
- of five
mental factors (cetasika) that
counteract the five hindrances:
vitakka ("applied thought")
counteracts sloth and
torpor (lethargy and drowsiness)...
- Saññā Cetanā Ekaggatā Jīvitindriya Manasikāra 6
occasional (****ṇṇaka)
Vitakka Vicāra
Adhimokkha Viriya Pīti
Chanda 14
unwholesome (akusala) 4 universal...
- 73: "Thus, my
suggestion is that we
should interpret the
existence of
vitakka and
vicara in the
first jhana as
wholesome 'residues' of a
previous development...
