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takkatvana

Naked ascetic. Hermit who dwells in the forest.

tašhá

F Attachment, desire, thirst.

See also: The attachment

tathágata

The one who is enlightened, who has a perfect knowledge. The omniscient one. Buddha.

tejo

M [Fire].

thera

M [Ancient]. bhikkhu having a seniority of at least ten years or more.

theraváda

M [Tradition (váda) of the ancients (theras)]. Buddha's doctrine, as transmitted by an uninterrupted succession of realised bhikkhus.

To distinguish it from the divergent schools that were created later on, original Buddha's teaching has been named theraváda. theraváda is the only school whose disciples put Buddha's word into practice, the way it is outlined in the texts of tipi†aka.

See also: What is the difference between "hínayána" and "mahayána"?

thína

N Stupidity, unintelligence, weakness.

thínamiddha

N [Laziness (thína); Torpor (middha)].

thullaccaya

M [Important, thick, gross or coarse (thulla); fault, malpractice (accaya)]. Important, great and serious . Set of the greatest faults that may be committed by bhikkhus after the párájikas and the saµghádisesas.

See also: The thullaccayas

ticívara

Set of three robes (lower robe, upper robe and twofold robe).

tipi†aka

N [Basket (pi†aka); three (ti)]. The three baskets. Set of pali canonical texts grouping together that which Buddha has taught and the a††hakathás (authoritative commentaries).

As indicated by the literal definition of the term, the tipi†aka is divided between three parts: the vinaya; the suttantas; the abhidhamma. It does correspond with: The conduct; the stories (often of a metaphoric nature and explaining the practice at all levels); the theory (metaphysical section of Buddha's teaching were is expounded in details all that which does constitue reality).

titthyia

Person adhering to an erroneous view of reality.