Pariyatti, paṭipatti, paṭivedha

According to U Ba Khin, pariyatti is the teaching of the Buddha, the arahats (fully awakened beings) and the ariyas (persons who have tasted Nibbana), who have really and in detail understood the Four Noble Truths and teach what they themselves know to be true, what they have seen to be true and real from their own experience. At times, when it is not possible to find noble people such as a Buddha, arahats or ariyas to revere and rely on, one will have to establish as one's teacher the teachings of the Buddha contained in the 84,000 sections of the scriptures. One has to practise (paṭipatti) these teachings which lead to paṭivedha, that is the path (magga) and fruition (phala) states and Nibbana. == Dhammānudhamma-paṭipatti ==

In the Pali Canon, the Buddha states that any monk, nun, male lay follower, or female lay follower who practices in line with the Dhamma (dhammānudhammappaṭipanna) "honor, respect, revere, venerate, and esteem the Buddha with the highest honor." This kind of honour (puja) is primarily an "internal worship" for inner development (citta, bhāvanā, and samādhi). Honor by practices (paṭipatti-pūjā), or non-material honour, can be done by developing the practices of: • giving (dāna) or generosity (cāga) • ethical conduct (sīla) • concentration (samādhi) • wisdom (paññā) In the practice of prostration, one can find the chanting verse "Paṭipattiyā Ratanattayapaṇāma" chanted before each of the three prostrations: == Anupubbasikkhā ==

The Buddha sometimes described the practice (patipatti) of his teaching as the gradual training (Pali: anupubbasikkhā) because the Noble Eightfold Path involves a process of mind-body transformation that unfolds over a sometimes lengthy period. The emphasis on gradual training may be understood by the fact that, just as the human habits that give rise to suffering have been built up over a long period of time, those same habits similarly take a long time to undo, requiring a sustained effort achievable only with a genuine commitment to training. ==References==