Stages of Insight

This list represents the Vipassanā Ñāṇa (Stages of Insight) according to the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition, primarily based on the Visuddhimagga.

No.	Pāli Term	Sanskrit (Devanagari)	English Translation
I	Sīlavisuddhi	शीलविशुद्धि	Purification of Conduct
II	Cittavisuddhi	चित्तविशुद्धि	Purification of Mind
III	Diṭṭhivisuddhi	दृष्टिविशुद्धि	Purification of View
1	Nāmarūpaparicchedañāṇa	नामरूपपरिच्छेदज्ञान	Discernment of Mental/Physical Phenomena
IV	Kaṅkhāvitaraṇavisuddhi	काङ्क्षावितरणविशुद्धि	Purification by Overcoming Doubt
2	Paccayapariggahañāṇa	प्रत्ययपरिग्रहज्ञान	Discernment of Conditionality
3	Sammasanañāṇa	सम्मर्शनज्ञान	Knowledge by Comprehension
4	Udayabbayañāṇa	उदयव्ययज्ञान	Knowledge of Arising and Passing Away
-	Vipassanupakilesā	विपश्यनोपक्क्लेशाः	10 Corruptions of Insight
i	Obhāsa	अवभास	Brilliant Light
ii	Pīti	प्रीति	Joy / Rapture
iii	Passaddhi	प्रश्रब्धि	Tranquility
iv	Adhimokkha	अधिमोक्ष	Resolution / Determination
v	Paggaha	प्रग्रह	Energy / Effort
vi	Sukha	सुख	Happiness
vii	Ñāṇa	ज्ञान	Knowledge
viii	Sati	स्मृति	Mindfulness
ix	Upekkhā	उपेक्षा	Equanimity
x	Nikanti	निकान्ति	Delight / Attachment
V	Magga-magga-ñāṇadassana	मार्गामार्गज्ञानदर्शन	Knowledge of Path vs. Not-Path
VI	Paṭipadā-ñāṇadassana	प्रतिपदाज्ञानदर्शन	Knowledge of the Way
5	Bhaṅgañāṇa	भङ्गज्ञान	Knowledge of Dissolution
6	Bhayañāṇa	भयज्ञान	Knowledge of Fear
7	Ādīnavañāṇa	आदीनवज्ञान	Knowledge of Danger
8	Nibbidāñāṇa	निर्विद्ज्ञान	Knowledge of Disenchantment
9	Muñcitukamyatāñāṇa	मुमुक्षुत्वज्ञान	Desire for Deliverance
10	Paṭisaṅkhāñāṇa	प्रतिसंख्याज्ञान	Knowledge of Re-observation
11	Saṅkhārupekkhāñāṇa	संस्कारोपेक्षाज्ञान	Equanimity toward Phenomena
12	Vutthānagāminīñāṇa	व्युत्थानगामिनीज्ञान	Knowledge Leading to Emergence
13	Anulomañāṇa	अनुलोमज्ञान	Knowledge of Adaptation
14	Gotrabhūñāṇa	गोत्रभूज्ञान	Change of Lineage
VII	Ñāṇadassanavisuddhi	ज्ञानदर्शनविशुद्धि	Purification by Knowledge and Vision
15	Maggañāṇa	मार्गज्ञान	Knowledge of the Path
16	Phalañāṇa	फलज्ञान	Knowledge of the Fruit
17	Paccavekkhaṇañāṇa	प्रत्यवेक्षणज्ञान	Knowledge of Reviewing
18	Phalasamāpatti	फलसमापत्ति	Attainment of Fruition