Dear Yong Peng, Ole,

op 11-01-2006 10:02 schreef Ong Yong Peng op yongpeng.ong@...:

> nibbidaa -- I am thinking of discontentment.

Ole has: ekantanibbidaa = complete, absolute, total aversion.
I like this, ekanta is strong. Instead of aversion, I prefer:
disenchantment. Aversion often stands for dosa. This ekanta may point to:
complete detachment of the arahat. On the other hand, if we see a sequence,
there is not yet arahatship with ekantanibbidaa.

Y.P.: viraaga -- I am thinking of detachment.

> abhiññaa -- I am thinking of knowledge and awareness.
>
> I read an entire sequence of events, one leading to another.
>
> ekantanibbidaa = much discontentment.
> viraaga = detachment.
> nirodha = cessation.
> upasama = tranquility.
> abhi~n~naa = knowledge and awareness.
> sambodha = enlightenment.
> nibbaana = release.

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N: Yes, a good idea. We find such sequences in the texts.
Nina.