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ignorance: avijjā (q.v.); further s. paticcasamuppāda (1). ill-humour, heavenly beings who come to grief through: mano-padosika-deva (q.v.). ill-will: vyāpāda, is a synonym of dosa (s. mūla) and patigha and is one of the 10 fetters (samyojana, q.v.), 5 hindrances (nīvarana, q.v.) and 10 unwholesome courses of action (s. kammapatha, I). image, mental: s. nimitta, samādhi, kasina. immaterial sphere: arūpāvacara: cf. avacara, jhāna (5-8); Tab. I. immaterial world: arūpa-loka; s. loka. immediacy: an alternative rendering for contiguity-condition, samanatara-paccaya, which is one of the 24 conditions (paccaya, q.v.) immediate, the: ānantariya (q.v.). immortality: s. amata. imperfections: s. upakkilesa. impermanence: anicca (q.v.). - Contemplation of i., cf. vipassanā (1). impersonality of existence: s. anattā. - Contemplation of: s. vipassanā (3). imperturbable karma-formations: āneñjābhisankhāra; s. sankhāra. impression, sensorial or mental: phassa (q.v.). impulsion: javana (q.v.). impurities: s. upakkilesa. impurity of the body, contemplation of the: s. asubha, sīvathikā. inclinations: s. anusaya. independently enlightened: Pacceka-Buddha (q.v.). indifferent feeling cf. vedanā, upekkhā. individual: puggala (q.v.). indriya: 'faculties', is a name for 22, partly physical, partly mental, phenomena often treated in the Suttas as well as in the Abhidhamma. They are: 6 Bases (āyatana, q.v.):
Sex (bhava, q.v.):
5 Feelings (vedanā, q. v.)
5 Spiritual Faculties (s. bala)
3 Supermundane Faculties
(1-5, 7-8) are physical; (9) is either physical or mental. All the rest are mental. - (14) (s. upekkhā) is here merely indifferent feeling (= adukkha-m-asukhā vedanā, i.e. 'neither pleasant nor unpleasant feeling') and not identical with that highly ethical state of equanimity (= tatramajjhattatā, i.e. 'keeping everywhere the middle', the equipoise of mind), also called upekkhā which belongs to the group of mental formations (sankhāra-kkhandha; s. Tab II). - (20) arises at the moment of entering the Sotāpatti-Path (sotāpatti-magga), (21) on reaching the Sotāpatti-Fruition (sotāpatti-phala), (22) at attaining the Arahat-Fruition (arahatta-phala). For the three last, s. ariya-puggala. The faculties, excepting (7) and (8), form one of the 24 conditions (paccaya 16, q.v.). In Vibh. V all these faculties are treated in the above order, whereas S. XLVIII enumerates and explains them by way of the above indicated groups, leaving only 20-22 unexplained. See Vis XVI; Path 138ff. - For the 5 spiritual faculties (15-19), s. The Way of Wisdom (WHEEL 65/66). indriya-paccaya: s. paccaya 16. indriya-samatta: 'equilibrium, balance, or harmony of faculties', relates to the 5 spiritual faculties: faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom (s. indriya 15-19). Of these there are two pairs of faculties, in each of which both faculties should well counter-balance each other, namely: faith and wisdom (saddhā, paññā, q.v.) on the one hand and energy and concentration (viriya, samādhi, q.v.) on the other. For excessive faith with deficient wisdom leads to blind belief, whilst excessive wisdom with deficient faith leads to cunning. In the same way, great energy with weak concentration leads to restlessness, whilst strong concentration with deficient energy leads to indolence. Though for both faculties in each of the 2 pairs a balanced degree of intensity is desirable, mindfulness should be allowed to develop to the highest degree of strength. Cf. Vis.M III- (App.). indriya-samvara-sīla: 'morality consisting of purity of restraint of the senses'; s. sīla. indriyesu gutta-dvāratā: 'guarding the sense-doors' is identical with sense-control (indriya-samvara; s. sīla). in-and-out-breathing, watching over: ānāpāna-sati (q.v.). inducement: an alternative rendering for decisive-support condition, upanissaya, is one of the 24 conditions (paccaya; q.v.). indulging (in joy, sadness etc.): s. manopavicāra. ineffective karma: s. karma. infatuation: cf. mada, moha (s. mūla), avijjā. inference of meaning: an 'expression the meaning of which is to be inferred': neyyattha-dhamma (q.v.). - Antonym: 'expression with an established meaning': nītattha-dhamma (s. neyyattha-dhamma). inferiority-conceit: s. māna. influxes (cankers), the 4: āsava (q.v.). inoperative consciousness, karmically; s. kiriyacitta. inseparable mental factors, the 7 i. m. f. in all consciousness: s. cetanā, phassa, nāma. insight: cf. paññā, vipassanā, ñāna. intelligent-natured: s. carita. intention: chanda (q.v.) . interest: pīti (q.v.); cf. Tab. II. intimation: cf. viññatti. intoxicants: s. āsava. intoxicating drinks, the evil effect of taking: s. surāmeraya. investigating function (of consciousness): santīrana; s. viññāna-kicca. investigation, full understanding through: tīranapariññā, s. pariññā. - 'Investigation' (vīmamsā) is one of the 4 roads to power (iddhipāda, q.v.) and one of the 4 predominants (adhipati; s paccaya 3). - i. of truth: dhamma-vicaya, is one of the 7 factors of enlightenment (bojjhanga, q.v.). iriyā-patha (lit. 'ways of movement'): 'bodily postures', i.e. going, standing, sitting, lying. In the Satipatthāna-sutta (s. satipatthāna), they form the subject of a contemplation and an exercise in mindfulness. "While going, standing, sitting or lying down, the monk knows 'I go', 'I stand', 'I sit', 'I lie down'; he understands any position of the body." - "The disciple understands that there is no living being, no real ego, that goes, stands, etc., but that it is by a mere figure of speech that one says: 'I go', 'I stand', and so forth." (Com.). issā: 'envy', is a karmically unwholesome (akusala) mental factor, which is occasionally associated with hate-rooted consciousness (s. Tab. I. 30, 31,). Explained in Pug. 55. itthindriya: 'femininity'; s. bhāva.
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