Dear John, Nina, Ole and friends,

after so much discussion, I am wondering if abhiññaa can be
translated in just one word -- insight?

I have also other questions:

1. What is Bhikkhu Bodhi's MLDB translation?
2. Do ekantanibbidaa, viraaga, nirodha, upasama, abhi~n~naa, sambodha
and nibbaana arise simultaneously or in sequence, as the result of
practising any one of the anussatis.

metta,
Yong Peng.

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, John Kelly wrote:

As for abhiññaa, I don't think knowledge and awareness - how about
direct knowledge. I think the concept is the thorough seeing things
as they really are through direct experience and is the achievement
of a stream-enterer or higher.

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