Vīmaṃsā
Rememberance, Reminiscence, Thinking in terms of Memory, Recollection
References:
BD: Part IV The 10th Question, Part 1
The Powers
Warren: Buddhism in Translations: § 69. World-Cycles § 65. The Six High Powers
| Pali | MO | Hare | Horner | Bodhi | Nanamoli | Rhys Davids | (Mrs)Rhys Davids | Thanissaro | Walshe | Woodward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vīmaṃsā | Rememberance, Reminiscence, Recollection, Investigation | Investigation | investigation | investigation | investigation | Discrimination | Investigation | Investigation, Consideration both found in [SN 5.51.15] |
Pali Text Society
Pali English Dictionary
Edited by T. W. Rhys Davids and William Stede
[EDITED ENTRY]
Vīmaṃsā: (f.) [fr. vīmaṃsati] consideration, examination, test, investigation, the fourth of the Iddhipādas, q. v.; D III.77 (-samādhi), 222; S V.280; A I.39, 297; III.37, 346...
Vīmaṃsati: [Vedic mīmāṃsate, Desid. of man. The P. form arose through dissimilation m>v, cp. Geiger, P.Gr. 46, 4] "to try to think," to consider, examine, find out, investigate, test, trace, think over...
From VI MANSA SATI: Re-Member-Memory. To piece together memories. The aspect of investigation of the etiology of a thing that involves tracing (remembering) memories back to their point of origin.
