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The Paṭṭhāna consists of three divisions (Eka, Duka, and Tīka). It provides a detailed examination of causal conditioning, (the Buddhist belief that causality — not a Creator deity — is the basis of existence), analyzing the 24 types of conditional relations (paccaya) in relation to the classifications in the matika of the ...
This understanding of causation as "impersonal lawlike causal ordering" is important because it shows how the processes that give rise to suffering work, and also how they can be reversed. [29] The removal of suffering that stemmed from ignorance (avidyā), then, requires a deep understanding of the nature of reality (prajña).
Idappaccayatā (Pali, also idappaccayata; Sanskrit: idaṃpratyayatā) is a Buddhist term that is translated as "specific conditionality" or "this/that conditionality". It refers to the principle of causality: that all things arise and exist due to certain causes (or conditions), and cease once these causes (or conditions) are removed.
These four antidotes are not always presented in the same order. For example, the antidotes are presented by the following commentators in the order shown (and using the translations of the commentator): Alexander Berzin: belief in a fact; intention; joyful perseverance; a sense of fitness; Kenchen Thrangu: aspiration; zeal; faith; well trained.
However, Kapstein notes that these criticisms remained mostly philosophical, since Buddhist antitheism "was conceived primarily in terms of the logical requirements of Buddhist philosophical systems, for which the concept of a personal god violated the rational demands of an impersonal, moral and causal order". [5]
[1] [2] It refers to specific Buddhist meditational or devotional practices, such as recollecting the sublime qualities of the Buddha, which lead to mental tranquillity and abiding joy. In various contexts, the Pali literature and Sanskrit Mahayana sutras emphasise and identify different enumerations of recollections.
In the Pali Canon's Bhāvanānuyutta sutta ("Mental Development Discourse," [note 1] AN 7.67), the Buddha is recorded as saying: . Monks, although a monk who does not apply himself to the meditative development of his mind [bhavana [note 1]] may wish, "Oh, that my mind might be free from the taints by non-clinging!", yet his mind will not be freed.
Nietzsche and Buddhism: A Study in Nihilism and Ironic Affinities by Robert Morrison. Oxford University Press, 1998. Oxford University Press, 1998. Chapter 10 is a comparison between Nietzsche's Will to Power and Tanha, which gives a very nuanced and positive explanation of the central role taṇhā plays in the Buddhist path.