Nettipakarana

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=Nettipakarana= (The Guide)

Nettipakarana is a guide to help those who already understand the teaching present it to others. The Netti methods were taught by the Buddha's disciple Kaccana (also Katyayana or Kaccayana).

The Nettipakarana is divided into:

1.Sangahavāra: collection of the contents

2.Vibhāgavāra: the section which gives a systematic treatment in classified tables. This section contains three sub-sections:

2.1 Uddesavāra

2.2 Niddesavāra

2.3 Patiniddesavāra

The Uddesavāra gives three separate categories (Pali terms with Nanamoli's translations): The sixteen hāras (conveyings, or modes of conveying) are : Desanā (teaching), vicaya (investigation), yutti (construing), Padatthāna (footings), Lakkhana (characteristics), Catuvyūha (fourfold array), Āvatta (conversion), Vibhatti (analysis), Parivattana (reversal), Vevacana (synonyms), Paññatti (descriptions), otarana (ways of entry), sodhana (clearing up), adhitthāna (terms of expression), parikkhāra (requisites), and samāropana (co-ordination).

The five naya (guidelines) are : Nandiyāvatta (conversion of relishing); tipukkhala (trefoil); sīhavikkīlita (play of lions) ; disālocana (plotting of directions); ankusa (the hook).

The eighteen mūlapadas consist of nine kusala and nine akusala.

Nine akusala are:

Tanhā (craving), avijja (Ignorance),

Lobha (greed), Dosa (Hate), Moha (Delusion),

Subha saññā (perception of beauty), Nicca saññā (perception of permanence), Sukha saññā (perception of pleasure). Attasaññā (perception of self);

Nine kusala are:

samatha (quiet), vipassanā (insight),

alobha (non-greed), adosa (non-hate), amoha (non-delusion),

asubhasaññā (perception of ugliness), Dukkhasaññā (perception of pain), Aniccasaññā (perception of impermanence), and Anattasaññā (perception of not-self) etc.

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