Here is an incomplete list of names, terms and other words entities you may find here that may be in another language (e.g. Pali or Sanskrit), be relatively tradition-specific, may be abbreviations, or many have somewhat different usage on this site and in this loose community from how many use them, not that there is always perfect agreement on exactly what some of these terms mean. Regardless of whose definition is "right", knowing how these terms tend to be used here as well as what controversies surround them will help those who are unfamiliar with them to have a better idea of what is being talked about:

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A

anagami arahat arising and passing away

B

brahmaviharas

C

cessation cessation of perception and feeling concentration stage

D

dark night dark night yogi Desire for Deliverance Dharma Underground DhU DhP DhB Disgust

E

emptiness Equanimity

F

Fear fruition

G

H

I

IMS impermanence insight practice insight stage

J

jhana

K

KFD

L

loving-kindness

M

Mind and Body Misery

N

ñana nibbana nirodha nirodha samapatti nirvana No-Dog noting

O

P

Q

R

rigpa Re-observation

S

samadhi samatha samatha jhana sila siddhi sotapana stream enterer strem entry

T

Three Characteristics

U

V

vedanta vedena vipassana vipassana jhana

W

X

Y

Z

Zen