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Sunday, August 17, 2025

CH25: Vocabulary (Pāli ↔ English) with DO Placement

 

CH25: Vocabulary (Pāli ↔ English) with DO Placement

At-a-glance: Teacher Pack • Words you’ll teach, mapped to the wheel

A. Definition & place in DO

  • A classroom glossary aligned to SN 12.1 (forward/cessation chain) and SN 12.2 (per-link definitions/enumerations).

  • Each entry shows where it sits on the four periods (Past Cause / Present Effect / Present Cause / Future Effect) and, where useful, its round (Kilesa / Kamma / Vipāka).

  • Terms use Pāli diacritics; no Burmese script in body text.

  • Built for quick call-and-response, card sorts, and exit tickets.

B. Mechanism (how to use this glossary)

  • Teach in clusters (links together; then rounds; then truths).

  • When a term appears in multiple roles (e.g., vedanā as both part of nāma and its own link), the “Where in DO” cell clarifies context.

  • Use “Example” for door-based cues and “Mnemonic” to speed recall.

C. Practice (micro-drills, 1–3 minutes)

  1. Door→Term Flash (90 sec): Teacher shows a picture/sound; learners shout the door and the first link that follows (e.g., “ear—phassa → vedanā”).

  2. Place the Term (2 min): Hold up a term card; class calls its period and round (“upādāna — Present Cause, Kilesa”).

  3. C2 Spotter (1–2 min): Any vedanā word is followed by the chorus: “Vedanā → Taṇhā—pause!”

Vocabulary Table (starter set)

Pāli Transliteration Plain English Where in DO Example (classroom) Mnemonic
Paṭicca-samuppāda paṭicca-samuppāda dependent origination Whole map “When this is, that is…” “Because-rise”
Avijjā avijjā ignorance (of 4 truths) Past Cause, Kilesa Not seeing dukkha/samudaya/nirodha/magga “A-vision? No vision”
Saṅkhārā saṅkhārā formations/fabrications Past Cause, Kamma Bodily / verbal / mental doings “Con-structs”
Viññāṇa viññāṇa consciousness (sixfold) Present Effect, Vipāka Eye-knowing, ear-knowing, etc. “Vi-knows”
Nāma-rūpa nāma-rūpa name-and-form Present Effect, Vipāka Feel/Perceive/Intend/Attend + body “Name + shape”
Saḷāyatana saḷāyatana six bases Present Effect, Vipāka Eye… Mind; Forms… Ideas “Six door-yards”
Phassa phassa contact Present Effect, Vipāka Base + object + matching consciousness “Pass—they touch”
Vedanā vedanā feeling-tone Present Effect, Vipāka Pleasant / painful / neutral “Vibe-dena”
Taṇhā taṇhā craving/thirst (sixfold) Present Cause, Kilesa Pull/push/fog after tone “Thirst”
Upādāna upādāna clinging (4 kinds) Present Cause, Kilesa Sensuality / views / rites / self “Up-a-dāna = grab”
(Kamma)bhava (kamma)bhava becoming/existence Present Cause, Kamma Momentum that will project result “Be-have → become”
Jāti jāti birth/coming-to-be Future Effect, Vipāka New aggregates + bases arise “Genesis”
Jarāmaraṇa jarāmaraṇa aging-and-death Future Effect, Vipāka Aging, passing, breakup of aggregates “Geri-mortis”
Kilesa kilesa defilement Round label Rooted in avijjā/taṇhā/upādāna “Kink in lens”
Kamma kamma intentional action Round label Saṅkhārā, bhava “Karma = doing”
Vipāka vipāka result/fruit Round label Viññāṇa→…→Vedanā; Jāti; Jarāmaraṇa “Vi-pack (the result)”
Vaṭṭa vaṭṭa round/turning Meta-model Three rounds overlay “Wheel-turn”
Sacca sacca truth Meta-model Dukkha / Samudaya focus here “Such-ness truth”
Dukkha dukkha suffering/stress Mainly Effects Painful/unsatisfactory aspects incl. jarāmaraṇa “Duk-car axle off-center”
Samudaya samudaya origin (of dukkha) Present Cause Taṇhā → upādāna → bhava “Sum-uprise”
Nirodha nirodha cessation Cessation path When taṇhā ceases, downstream ceases “Ne-road-a (no road)”
Magga magga path Noble Eightfold Right view… right concentration “Maga = way”
C1 C1 saṅkhārā→viññāṇa Past→Present hand-off Doing → Result “C-one = first hand-off”
C2 C2 vedanā→taṇhā Present pivot Result → Defilement (catch here) “C-two = stop!”
C3 C3 bhava→jāti Present→Future hand-off Kamma → Result “C-three = project”
Saññā saññā perception/recognition In nāma; also khandha Labeling the object “Sign-ya”
Cetanā cetanā intention In nāma; also kamma Micro-aim that steers action “Set-an-aim”
Manasikāra manasikāra attention In nāma Turning the mind toward “Mind-on-it”
Pañcakkhandhā pañcakkhandhā five aggregates Present-aspect map Rūpa, vedanā, saññā, saṅkhāra, viññāṇa “Five heaps”
Cha-dvāra cha-dvāra six doors Present-aspect map Eye… Mind “Six doorways”

Note: Enumerations follow SN 12.2 (e.g., six feelings, six cravings, four clingings, three becomings). Use chapter cross-links (Ch15–18) for fuller lists when teaching each link.

D. Cross-links

  • Ch01–Ch07 (foundations map, periods, rounds, connections, 20 modes).

  • Ch13–18 (doors→contact→feeling→craving→clinging→becoming).

  • Ch21–22 (present-aspect; aggregates at the doors).

  • Ch24 (objectives, lesson plans, assessment blueprints).

Sources

SN 12.1; SN 12.2; SN 22 (Khandha-saṁyutta).

QR Footer (left → right)

  • Audio QR-CH25-AUD1 — “Glossary roll-call (Pāli→EN→placement).” (Alt: “QR to audio: vocabulary drill”)

  • Video QR-CH25-VID1 — How to run Place the Term & C2 Spotter in class. (Alt: “QR to video: vocabulary teaching demo”)

  • Slides QR-CH25-PPT1 — Printable glossary cards (A4/Letter). (Alt: “QR to slides: vocabulary card set”)

  • Prompt QR-CH25-PRM1 — Exit-ticket templates (term→period/round). (Alt: “QR to prompt: quick checks for vocabulary”)

Next: Ch26 — Guided Notes (Fill-ins + Diagram Placeholder) & Student Handouts.

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