Significance of Vedana
Synonyms: Sensation, Feeling, Perception, Awareness, Emotion, Experience
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Buddhist concept of 'Vedana'
Vedana in Buddhism denotes feelings or sensations arising from sensory contact, playing a crucial role in human experience. It influences the emotional tone and contributes to craving and suffering through responses categorized as pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral.
From: A Discourse on Paticcasamuppada
(1) The experience of pleasantness or unpleasantness caused by visual objects.[1] (2) Feelings or sensations that arise in response to sense contact.[2] (3) Feelings that arise from sensory experiences, categorized into three types: pleasant, unpleasant, and indifferent.[3] (4) Feeling or sensation arising from contact (phassa) between a sense organ and an object which can be pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral.[4] (5) Vedana refers to feelings that occur as a result of phassa, playing a significant role in the nature of human experience.[5]
From: The Doctrine of Paticcasamuppada
(1) Sensation or feeling, which can also be misconstrued as the self or ego.[6] (2) Sensation or feeling; it serves as a link in the chain leading to craving (Tanha) as it influences our desires.[7] (3) Feeling or sensation that arises from contact with sensory objects.[8] (4) Sensations that are experienced as a result of contact (Phassa) with sensory objects, which can be pleasant, unpleasant, or indifferent.[9] (5) Feeling or sensation that arises from Phassa and contributes to craving and suffering.[10]
From: Patthana Dhamma
(1) Feeling; a cetasika that provides awareness of the emotional tone of an experience.[11] (2) The khandha that represents the experience of feeling or sensation.[12] (3) Feeling as one of the universal cetasikas, it is the experience of sensations.[13]
From: Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)
(1) Vedana signifies sensation or feeling, which is absent in Nibb谩na, differentiating it from other states of being that involve sensory experiences.[14] (2) Vedana means feeling or sensation, representing the experience one has through the six sense objects.[15]
From: A Manual of Abhidhamma
(1) Feeling or sensation, which encompasses the pleasurable, painful, or neutral experiences.[16] (2) A significant mental state common to all types of consciousness; characterized as a conscious, subjective impression incapable of cognition.[17]
From: Introducing Buddhist Abhidhamma
(1) Feeling that arises as a result of contact and is a key component in the chain of dependent origination.[18] (2) Feeling, which entails the experience of sensations as a response to contact.[19]
From: Cetasikas
(1) Feeling, a cetasika that experiences sensations related to the object of consciousness, which can be pleasant, unpleasant, or indifferent.[20]
From: Catusacca Dipani
(1) Feeling that arises as a result of phassa, which can be pleasurable, painful, or neutral.[21]
From: Abhidhamma in Daily Life
(1) Feeling, a cetasika that accompanies every citta, responsible for the experience of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral sensations.[22]
From: Vinaya (2): The Mahavagga
(1) Sensation, which is also not considered the self.[23]
From: Patipada (path of practice)
(1) Feelings or sensations that arise in response to experience and impact the mind.[24]
From: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra
(1) Feelings that arise as a result of contact between internal organs and external objects, categorized into unpleasant, pleasant, and neutral feelings.[25] (2) Sensations that include satisfaction, pleasure, or indifference.[26] (3) Refers to sensation or feeling; one of the five aggregates through which experiences are processed in cognitive awareness.[27] (4) Sensation or feeling that arises from contact, which can lead to further attachments and cravings.[28]
Hindu concept of 'Vedana'
In Hinduism, Vedana signifies the ability to perceive divine sensations, such as touch and smell, recognized as Siddhi, and encompasses tactile knowledge that facilitates the understanding of existence through sensory experiences.
From: Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja鈥檚 Rajamartanda)
(1) Taction; knowledge produced by the organ of touch, which enables the recognition of existence.[29]
Jain concept of 'Vedana'
In Jainism, Vedana embodies the concept of feeling, particularly highlighting the experience of pain during sorrowful meditation, while also encompassing pleasure. This duality emphasizes the intricate relationship between emotional states and spiritual practice.
From: Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)
(1) The concept of feeling, encompassing both pleasure and pain, but here specifically referring to pain within the context of sorrowful meditation.[30]