वेदना
Vedanā
Feeling / Sensation / Feeling-tone
受
intermediateMind & Consciousness (心識)
Grammar 語法
feminine noun (ā-stem): from vedeti (to experience/feel)
Definition 釋義
The second aggregate — the affective quality of experience, classifying every moment of experience as pleasant (sukha-vedanā), unpleasant (dukkha-vedanā), or neutral (adukkhamasukha-vedanā). Vedanā is a crucial link in Dependent Origination: craving (taṇhā) arises from feeling. In Vipassanā practice, the close observation of vedanā without reactive craving or aversion is a central method of liberation.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Vedanānupassī viharāmi — vedanāsu vedanāṃ.
I abide contemplating feeling in feelings.
Source: Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, MN 10
Pali Learning Videos 巴利語學習影片
Explaining Vedana (Feeling)
Dhamma teachings by U KumarabhivamsaEnglish6 min
Feeling ('vedana') as Cause for Craving and Attachment | Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Dhammasiha
Dhamma Talks at DhammagiriEnglish43 min
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