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In Buddhism, dhamma vicaya (Pali; Sanskrit: धर्मविचय-) has been variously translated as the "analysis of qualities,"[1] "discrimination of dhammas,"[2][note 1] "discrimination of states,"[3] "investigation of doctrine,"[4][note 2] and "searching the Truth."[5] The meaning is ambivalent; it implies the investigation of the Buddhist teachings (dhamma), but also the application of discernment to body-mind phenomena in order to apply right effort, giving way to entry into the first jhana.
- ^ Thanissaro 1996.
- ^ Gethin 1992, p. 146 ff.
- ^ Bodhi 2000, p. 1567 ff, SN 46 passim.
- ^ Rhys Davids & Stede 1921–1925, p. 615.
- ^ Rhys Davids 2003, p. 18 passim.
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