nekkhamma
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Nekkhamma (; ) is a Pāli word generally translated as "renunciation" or "the pleasure of renunciation" while also conveying more specifically "giving up the world and leading a holy life" or "freedom from lust, craving and desires." In Buddhism's Noble Eightfold Path, nekkhamma is the first practice associated with "Right Intention." In the Theravada list of ten perfections, nekkhamma is the third practice of "perfection." It involves non-attachment (detachment).
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- In the Pali literature
- Renunciation as right intention
- Renunciation vs. sensuality
- Renunciation as a bodhisatta practice
- Contemporary elaborations
- Renunciation's benefit
- See also
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
Nekkhamma (; ) is a Pāli word generally translated as "renunciation" or "the pleasure of renunciation" while also conveying more specifically "giving up the world and leading a holy life" or "freedom from lust, craving and desires." In Buddhism's Noble Eightfold Path, nekkhamma is the first practice associated with "Right Intention." In the Theravada list of ten perfections, nekkhamma is the third practice of "perfection." It involves non-attachment (detachment).
==In the Pali literature==
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