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- 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...
- Saññā Cetanā Ekaggatā Jīvitindriya Manasikāra 6 occasional (****ṇṇaka) Vitakka Vicāra Adhimokkha Viriya Pīti Chanda 14 unwholesome (akusala) 4 universal...
- counteract the five hindrances, according to the Theravada tradition: vitakka ("applied thought", "co**** examination") counteracts sloth-torpor (lethargy...
- 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...
- the other four jhāna factors each performing its own special function: vitakka, vicāra, pīti, and sukha. Ekaggatā is identified within the Buddhist teachings...
- their destination (the object). Manasikāra should be distinguished from vitakka: while the former turns its concomitants towards the object, the latter...
-  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...
- Saññā Cetanā Ekaggatā Jīvitindriya Manasikāra 6 occasional (****ṇṇaka) Vitakka Vicāra Adhimokkha Viriya Pīti Chanda 14 unwholesome (akusala) 4 universal...
- of five mental factors (cetasika) that counteract the five hindrances: vitakka ("applied thought") counteracts sloth and torpor (lethargy and drowsiness)...