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And Sutta Nipata 4.14 states that the root of papanca is "I am the thinker". I could say that all papanca is empty of essence or substance. … Even the papanca of papanca itself is empty of essence or substance. This corresponds to Mahayana shunyata's emptiness of emptiness. …

Is Papanca always unwholesome? The above question is based on MN 18 the honey cake -- https://suttacentral.net/mn18 Ven. …

In the Madhupindika Sutta: The Ball of Honey (MN 18), what is the difference between Vitakka/Vicara and Papanca? …

(See the Parable of the Poisoned Arrow, Parable of the Simsapa Leaves and the Discourse on the Unconjecturables) However, in a comment to this recent answer it was asserted by the same that 'papanca … Is the 'papanca' of the self of persons different from the 'papanca' of the self of phenomena? What am I missing? Isn't it the case that SN 22.95 is talking about this 'papanca' of phenomena? …

However, this intrinsic essence appears to be the essence given to phenomena by reification or objectification-classification (papanca). … Furthermore, the enlightened one who sees the Theravada emptiness of all phenomena through wisdom, will also simultaneously see the Mahayana emptiness of all phenomena, due to having his reification (papanca …

One word in Pali Canon seems to be especially challenging for translators to convey. This word is "papañca" (e.g. MN18, DN21, Sn 4.11, AN4.173). Some attempts at translating papañca include "exaggerat …

With concepts such as sunyata, nirvana, papanca, dharma, detachment, does Buddhism have any guideline to ask questions in such situation? … Or is the answer simply "when you are aware that you are in papanca, then try to get to nirvana and the questions will come"? …

While contemplating both terms I could not find a difference between mental elaboration and mental fabrication. Aren't they one and the same?

Is the following anyhow related to 'Papañca' in the apparent 'proliferation' as you understand it? And which are the 18 craving-verbalizations dependent on what is internal? There being 'I am,' there …

How could craving (tanha) be the habit of reification (papanca)? How does it link? …

When ever possible, try to answer without getting caught in papanca and self-defense, holding a stand, as a householder. …

Is it connecting papanca (objectification-classification or reification) with dependent origination? …

I read the following words on the internet: A person ends making Kamma when he becomes an Arahant. The Vipaka of his Kamma continues until he attains Parinibbana. These words appear to say it w …

I read the following on the internet: But when the view of "self" ends, kamma also ends Is that plausible? Are you saying that kamma is conditioned by self-view? And saying that kamma -- the f …

I read the following on the internet: Yet there were still a few who could not forget that Angulimala the bandit, with his superior prowess, had shown them in their weakness and thus had humil …