Volitional formations

Indeterminate qualities / Five Aggregates / Volitional formations
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Part of key topic Dependent Origination
Alternative translations: Mental formations, Fabrications, Conditioned things
Also a subtag of Dependent origination
See also: Volition
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Saṅkhāra can refer either to the fourth khandha specifically or to any conditioned thing; the meaning must be inferred from context.

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2014 Thanksgiving Monastic Retreat, Session 6 – Nov. 27, 2014

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6. “I’m wondering why the chanting says, ‘for me there is no other refuge, the Buddha is my excellent refuge,’ and the same for the Dhamma and the Sangha when all three are refuges. Also, why are the Dhamma and the Sangha referred to as ‘Lord?’ Thank you.” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Chanting] [Three Refuges]

Reference: Amaravati Chanting Book, p. 23. [Volitional formations] [Impermanence]