Abbreviations

VEDIC TEXTS:

AV	Atharva Veda
BAU	Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad
ChU	Chāndogya Upaniṣad
KaṭhU	Kaṭha Upaniṣad
KauU	Kauśītakī Upaniṣad
MaiU	Maitrī Upaniṣad
RV	Ṛg Veda
ŚvU	Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad

PALI BUDDHIST TEXTS:

AN	Aṅguttara Nikāya
DN	Dīgha Nikāya
Iti	Itivuttaka
Khp	Khuddaka Pāṭha
MN	Majjhima Nikāya
Mv	Mahāvagga
SN	Saṁyutta Nikāya
Sn	Sutta Nipāta
Thag	Theragāthā
Thig	Therīgāthā
Ud	Udāna

References to DN, Iti, Khp, & MN are to discourse (sutta). The reference to Mv is to chapter, section, & sub-section. References to other Pali texts are to section (saṁyutta, nipāta, or vagga) & discourse.

All translations are the author’s own. Those from the Pali Canon are from the Royal Thai Edition (Bangkok: Mahamakut Rajavidyalaya, 1982).

Terms marked in the text with an asterisk (*) are explained in the Glossary.

Because Pali has many ways of expressing the word ‘and,’ I have—to avoid monotony—used the ampersand (&) to join lists of words & short phrases, and the word ‘and’ to join long phrases & clauses.