Avarana Nivarana Sutta, Āvarana-nīvarana-sutta: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names(Also called Nivaranavarana). The five things, as above, which overwhelm the mind and weaken the insight and the seven bojjhangas which counteract them and conduce to the attainment of emancipation through knowledge. S.v.94-6.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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