Hindrance

nīvaraṇa

Serenity (samatha) Building on it Stage 5 of 8

One of the five things that keep the mind from settling — sensual desire, ill will, dullness, restlessness and doubt.

On the path: 5 · Hindrances and mental development — What prevents clarity, and what conditions encourage it? The roots, the hindrances, the underlying tendencies, right effort, the faculties and powers. → to this stage in the learning path

In the map of the teaching: DN 34 · Groups of five · Abandoning · DN 33 · dn33:2.1.18

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The four satipaṭṭhānas Satipaṭṭhāna
Interest, choice and not grasping — cetanā and chanda in the web of conditions Theravāda Abhidhamma · study record · cetanā, chanda & gotrabhū
Intention and clear comprehension — satipaṭṭhāna and cetanā Satipaṭṭhāna · cetanā

Across all traditions

Passages where nīvaraṇa occurs literally — in the original, and, where a German translation of the same lines exists, in German.

Narrative literature · Mahāvastu-avādana · Sanskrit

[_Mvu_1.248_] tasmād vivarjayitvā nīvaraṇā paṃca cetasāvaraṇā / śrotavyaṃ buddhavacanaṃ dullabhasaṃjñām upajanetvā //
Nyāya · Nyāyakusumāñjali · Sanskrit

[ku.1.102] iha yadyapi yaṃ kamapi puruṣārthamarthayamānāḥ- śuddhabuddhasvabhāva ityaupaniṣadāḥ, ādividvān siddha iti kāpilāḥ, kleśakarmavipākā'śayairaparāmṛṣṭo nirmāṇakāyamadhiṣṭhāya sampradāyapradyota(3)(varta)ko 'nugrāhakaśceti pātañjalāḥ, lokavedaviruddhairapi nirlepaḥ svatantraśceti mahāpāśupatāḥ, śiva iti śaivāḥ, puruṣottama iti vaiṣṇavāḥ, pitāmaha iti paurāṇikāḥ, yajñapuruṣa iti yājñikāḥ, (4)sarvatra iti saugatāḥ, nivāraṇa iti digambarāḥ, upāsyatvena deśita (nodita) iti mīmāṃsakāḥ, lokavyavahārasiddha iti cārvākāḥ,(5) yāvaduktopapanna iti naiyāyikāḥ, kiṃ bahunā- kāravo 'pi yaṃ viśvakarme
Indian tantras · Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa · Sanskrit

teṣāṃ nirodhinī vidyā sukhahetusukhakriyām / duḥkhaprahāṇamityuktaṃ saṃkṣepeṇa nivāraṇā // Mmk_53.3 //
Tipiṭaka · sn46.37 · Pāli

Vicikicchā, bhikkhave, āvaraṇā nīvaraṇā cetaso upakkilesā paññāya dubbalīkaraṇā. and doubt. und Zweifel. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca āvaraṇā nīvaraṇā cetaso upakkilesā paññāya dubbalīkaraṇā. These are the five obstacles and hindrances, corruptions of the heart that weaken wisdom. Das sind die fünf Hemmnisse und Hindernisse, geistige Verunreinigungen, die die Weisheit schwächen. Sattime, bhikkhave, bojjhaṅgā anāvaraṇā anīvaraṇā cetaso anupakkilesā bhāvitā bahulīkatā vijjāvimuttiphalasacchikiriyāya saṁvattanti. There are these seven awakening factors that are not obstacles, hindrances, or corruptions of the mind. When developed and cultivated they lead to the realization of the fruit of …

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Pāli commentaries · pañcakanipāta-aṭṭhakathā · Pāli

dutiyassa paṭhame āvaraṇavasena āvaraṇā | nīvaraṇavasena nīvaraṇā | ceto ajjhāruhantīti cetaso ajjhāruhā | vipassanāpaññañca maggapaññañca uppattinivāraṇaṭṭhena dubbalaṃ karontīti paññāya dubbalīkaraṇā | yā vā etehi saddhiṃ vokiṇṇā paññā uppajjati, taṃ dubbalaṃ karontītipi paññāya dubbalīkaraṇā| abalāyā ti pañcanīvaraṇapariyonaddhattā apagatabalāya| uttari vā manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanavisesa nti dasakusalakammapathasaṅkhātā manussadhammā uttari ariyabhāvaṃ kātuṃ samatthaṃ ñāṇadassanavisesaṃ| hārahārinī ti haritabbaṃ harituṃ samatthā| naṅgalamukhānī ti mātikāmukhāni| tāni hi naṅgalasari

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