Studies in the Origins of Buddhism c19.125

c19.125

The Bodhipakkhiya Dhammas: conclusion.—The Bodhipakkhiya dhammas, thus, seem to form a list of lists containing qualities and practices found useful by early Buddhists. Some of these, like good conduct (Sammāsankappo etc.), cultivation through will (Padhāna, Viriya etc.), mindfulness (Sati), and concentration (Samādhi)⁹¹ were already emphasized in the earliest Gospel. It must, however, be remembered that the meaning of those terms, as for instance of Sati, was then probably simpler than in later times. The place and significance in the oldest Gospel of other qualities, like Saddhā, and of practices, like the Iddhipādas, are not so certain.⁹²