Nyanatiloka Buddhist Dictionary

'root-condition' (hetu-paccaya; s. paccaya), it is the first of the 24 conditions given in the introduction to thePatthána (s. Guide, p. 117). The Dhs (1052-1082) and Patthána (Duka-patth; Guide, p. 144) have sections onroots (hetu). - The term is also used (a) for the classification of consciousness, as sa-hetuka and a-hetuka,with and without concomitant root-conditions; (b) for a division of rebirth consciousness into ahetuka,dvihetuka and tihetuka, without, with 2, or with 3 root-conditions (s. patisandhi).Ahetuka-ditthi, the false view of the uncausedness of existence; s. ditthi.higher wisdom: clear insight based on h. w.: s. vipassaná. Training in H. W., s. sikkhá.highest knowledge: s. aññá.hindrances, the 5: nívarana (q.v.).hiri-ottappa: 'moral shame and moral dread', are associated with all karmically wholesome consciousness (s.Tab. II)."To be ashamed of what one ought to be ashamed of, to be ashamed of performing evil and unwholesomethings: this is called moral shame. To be in dread of what one ought to be in dread of, to be in dread ofperforming evil and unwholesome things: this is called moral dread" (Pug, 79, 80)."Two lucid things, o monks, protect the world: moral shame and moral dread. If these two things were not toprotect the world, then one would respect neither one's mother, nor one's mother's sister, nor one's brother'swife, nor one's teacher's wife ...." (A. II, 7). Cf. ahirika. See Atthasálini Tr. I. pp. 164ff.homelessness, going into pabbajjá (q.v.). Cf. Progress of the disciple.human world: cf. loka, gati.A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z