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STED 5niv⛅: pañca nīvaraṇā
5 hindrances

similes for 5niv⛅


       see Goldcraft 5.1.0 - 5 hindrances as a group

1 – kāma-c-chando❤️‍🔥 / sensual-desire


a richly dressed king seated before a vast spread of sweets, attended by musicians and dancers

🔬1.kāma-c-chando❤️‍🔥, as a nīvaraṇā hindrance.

See kāma‍ for detailed treatment and a comprehensive manual of techniques on destroying lust.
This article will focus more specifically on kāma-c-chanda as one of the 5 hindrances.

2 – byāpādo😠 / ill-will


a monk sitting calm and unmoved in meditation, ringed by shouting, fist-shaking faces

🔬2. byāpādo😠 / ill-will

3 – thina-middhaṃ🥱 / sloth and torpor


two monks slumped drowsy under a forest tree after their meal

🔬3. thina-middhaṃ🥱 / sloth and torpor
This sutta is especially useful: AN 7.61 Pacalāyana: Buddha advises
Moggallana with 7 ways to cope: You should have short summary of 7 steps memorized and recite daily.


4 – uddhacca-kukkuccaṃ😰 / restlessness and remorse


a monk biting his knuckles in remorse while a blur of his own restless figures paces the floor

🔬4. uddhacca-kukkuccaṃ😰 / restlessness and remorse
AN 3.130 anuruddha has divine eye with passadhi,
samadhi, ekagga citta, but not arahant yet and subtle 5niv for restlessness and remorse,
and conceit.


5 – vici-kicchā🤷 / skeptical doubt


a layman weighing a monk against a forest ascetic, ghostly faces circling his head

🔬5. vici-kicchā🤷 / skeptical doubt
MN 63 famous simile of person dying refusing to pull out arrow without getting answers

Misc.


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1 – Suttas of relevance

all
SN 46.0 vagga 4. Hindrances chapter (Nīvaraṇa-vagga).
10 suttas starting at SN 46.31

additional info: 5⛅ non ebt commentary
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§1.1 – Nyanaponika Thera's booklet

I used his book as a starting point for this 5niv
reference.https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/nyanaponika/wheel026.html#sloth:
The Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquest
Selected Texts from the Pali Canon and the Commentaries
compiled and translated by
Nyanaponika Thera