Wednesday, February 17, 2016

The Dhammānupassanā from the Philology Viewpoint, and the Cause and Effect

 

Philology Point
Dhammānupassanā is formed by Dhamma+anupassana. The word Dhamma comes from the root √dhar (to bear) and the suffix-ma. This Dhamma means all mental and physical phenomena, which bear or hold own intrinsic nature, such as phassa (contact) which has the nature to contact with object, and citta (consciousness) which has the nature to cognize the object.

Anu=again and again. Passana =√dis>pass+ana. The root √dis is to see. Therefore, anupassana means to see with the wisdom eye again and again. What does it suppose to see? The mind supposes to see the real nature of the mental and physical phenomena, or nāma and rūpa.

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