Mulapariyaya

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M¬lapariyaya

The Root of All Evil

References:
Mulapariyaya Resources section of BuddhaDust
Pali Text Society: Middle Length Sayings I, #1: Discourse on the Synopsis of Fundamentals, Horner, trans., pp 3.
Wisdom Publications: Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: The Root of All Things, Bhikkhu Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans., pp 83 Examining the Mulapariyaya -- Analysis

M¬lapariy¤ya
Pali	MO	Hare	Horner	Punnaji	Bodhi	Rhys Davids	(Mrs)Rhys Davids	Thanissaro	Walshe	Woodward
M¬lapariy¤ya	MO	n/a	Synopsis of Fundamentals	n/a	The Root of All Things	n/a	n/a	the root sequence of all phenomena	n/a	n/a
paÂhav¨	earth		extension		earth	earth		earth	earth (or extension)
¤po	water		liquid		water	water		water	water (or cohension)
tejo	fire		heat		fire	heat		fire	fire (or temperature
v¤yo	wind		motion		air	air		wind	air (or motion)
bh¬t¤	beings		beings		beings			beings
devas	gods		devas		gods			gods	devas
Paj¤pati	The Creator		Pajapati		Pajapati			Pajapati	Pajapati
Brahm¤	God		Brahma		Brahma			Brahma	Brahma (Maha Brahma)
£bhassara	Radiant Beings		the Radiant ones		the gods of Streaming Radiance			the luminous gods	devas of streaming radiance
Subhaki¼¼a	Luminescent Beings		the Lustrous ones		the gods of Refulgent Glory			the gods of refulgent glory	Subhakinna Devas
Vehapphala	Bountiful Beings		the Vehapphala (devas)		the gods of Great Fruit			the gods of abundant fruit
Abhibhu	Upabove		the Overlord		the Overlord			the Great Being
¤k¤s¤ na¾c¤yatana	the realm of limitless space		the plane of infinite ether		the base of infinite space	the infinity of space		the sphere of the infinitude of space	the sphere of infinite space
vi¾¾¤¼a ¾c¤yatana	the realm of limitless consciousness		the plane of infinite consciousness		the base of infinite consciousness	infinity of thought		the sphere of the infinitude of consciousness	the sphere of infinite consciousness
¤ki¾ca¾¾¤yatana	the realm of no things there		the plane of no-thing		the base of nothingness	nothing at all		the sphere of nothingness	the sphere of no-thingness
n'evasa¾¾¤n¤ sa¾¾¤yatana	the realm of neither-perception-nor-non-perception		the plane of neither-perception-nor-non-perception		the base of neither-perception-nor-non-perception	a state between consciousness and unconsciousness		the sphere of neither-perception-nor-non-perception	the Realm of Neither-Perception-Nor-Non-Perception
diÂÂha	seeing		the seen		the seen			the seen
suta	hearing		the heard		the heard			the heard
muta	sensing		the sensed		the sensed			the sensed
vi¾¾¤ta	intuiting		the cognised		the cognized			the cognized
ekatta	oneness		unity		unity			singleness
n¤natta	multiplicity		diversity		diversity			multiplicity
sabba	The All		universality		all			the All
nibb¤na	Nibbana		nibbana		Nibbana	Nirvana		Unbinding	Nibbana

When researching these terms, mentally add the word "mula" (root) to the end of each, and, of course, remember:

Recogniz the concept for what it is. Recognizing the concept for what it is, make conscious what you know about it, and then: Train yourself to not think about it. Train yourself to not think of it in whatever ways you used to think of it. Train yourself to not think in terms of "My" with regard to it. And train yourself to take no delight in it.