【vijja^ carana
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knowledge and conduct'. This expression occurs in those passages in the suttas where the qualities of a Buddha are described, namely: Truly, the Blessed One is holy, is fully enlightened, perfect in knowledge and conduct..." According to Vis.M. VII, 1 and D. 3, knowledge (vijja^) refers here either to the 3-fold knowledge (s. te-vijja^), or to the 8 kinds of knowledge, namely: the 6 higher spiritual powers (abhin~n~a^, q.v.), insight (vipassana^, q.v.), and magical power (iddhi, q.v.); whilst conduct (carana) refers to 15 things: moral restraint, watching over the sense-doors, moderation in eating, wakefulness, faith, moral shame, moral dread, great learning, energy, mindfulness, wisdom and the 4 absorptions.
[南传佛教英文辞典]
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