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!”

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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.

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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).

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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”)

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