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by Ceisiwr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:55 pm
Forum: Classical Theravāda
Topic: Ven. Dhammapāla on Nibbāna
Replies: 2
Views: 24

Ven. Dhammapāla on Nibbāna

In this commentary on the Visuddhimagga, regarding the section which discusses nibbāna, Ven. Dhammapāla writes this yadi nibbānaṃ nāma sabhāvadhammo atthi sattasantānapariyāpanno ca, atha kasmā catumahāpathe sabhā viya sabbasādhāraṇā na labbhatīti āha "maggasamaṅginā pattabbato asādhāraṇa"...
by Ceisiwr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:33 pm
Forum: Classical Theravāda
Topic: Identity View
Replies: 51
Views: 5171

Re: Identity View

Why would he speak so often about a self conventionally without ever telling anyone that this was the case? What's the difference between a conventional truth that isn't ultimately true and a lie? Where does the Buddha say he would have said there is no self if it wouldn't confuse V? In DN9, when t...
by Ceisiwr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:11 pm
Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
Topic: sutta jhana and vipassana jhana
Replies: 25
Views: 754

Re: sutta jhana and vipassana jhana

hi. on this link Pubbaseliya, Theravada of the Third Council Is there any article that summarizes the opinions of each school? I can't find it well :cry: If you want to know more about the doctrines of the early schools then I recommend “The Buddhist Schools of the Small Vehicle” André Bareau. I po...
by Ceisiwr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:02 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: On Ekaṁsikā and Anekaṁsikā
Replies: 1
Views: 19

On Ekaṁsikā and Anekaṁsikā

There is an interesting discussion that happens in DN 9 which I've never noticed before. In that sutta the Buddha is asked the following questions: Is the cosmos is eternal? Is the cosmos not eternal? he cosmos is finite’ The cosmos is infinite The soul (jīvaṁ) is the same thing as the body The soul...
by Ceisiwr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:17 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Kamma and intention
Replies: 31
Views: 690

Re: Kamma and intention

This is a really great illustration of why the Buddha didn't teach that there is no self. And of how the crazy mahāyāna emptiness teachings evolved via the Big Lie that he did teach it. If all dhammas are empty of a self, then a self doesn’t exist. If everything is empty of “blue” then there is no ...
by Ceisiwr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:16 pm
Forum: Classical Theravāda
Topic: Identity View
Replies: 51
Views: 5171

Re: Identity View

From the point of view of Classical Theravada the Buddha is speaking conventionally here. On the direct question of self, no-self is annihiltionism if it’s viewed in the sense of an existing Being being destroyed. The Buddha is quite clear that if Vacchagotta hadn’t been liable to such confusion, h...
by Ceisiwr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:58 pm
Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
Topic: What are your ideas about Pa Auk method ?
Replies: 54
Views: 62142

Re: What are your ideas about Pa Auk method ?

Nor did he teach that there is no self. https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn22/sn22.059.nymo.html That says the aggregates aren't self. It doesn't say there's no self. Here he shows that teaching "there is no self" is an unbeneficial and confusing teaching that sides with the ex...
by Ceisiwr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:55 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Kamma and intention
Replies: 31
Views: 690

Re: Kamma and intention

So Santa Claus exists, because there is an idea of Santa Claus? I wanted to respond to blue … Referring to the observation of a nicely dressed old man during Christmas Time one maybe wants to state: Santa Claus does not exist. I want to recommend: say that only to kids above 6 or so. Could end in t...
by Ceisiwr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:53 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Kamma and intention
Replies: 31
Views: 690

Re: Kamma and intention

You can directly observe anatta of a certain feeling or push to that observation. Impermanence (anicca) of a certain feeling and consciousness is also (‚directly’) observable. ‚There is no self‘ is a thought. That thought is also observable. And also that this thought is not self. What you directly...
by Ceisiwr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:50 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Kamma and intention
Replies: 31
Views: 690

Re: Kamma and intention

And of how the crazy mahāyāna emptiness teachings evolved via the Big Lie that he did teach it. Mahāyāna is a diverse tradition. Some strands of Mahāyāna teach there is a true self. I haven’t read it but I believe the Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra teaches the highest teaching of the Buddha was tha...
by Ceisiwr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:31 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Kamma and intention
Replies: 31
Views: 690

Re: Kamma and intention

You can directly observe anatta of a certain feeling or push to that observation. Impermanence (anicca) of a certain feeling and consciousness is also (‚directly’) observable. ‚There is no self‘ is a thought. That thought is also observable. And also that this thought is not self. What you directly...
by Ceisiwr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:14 pm
Forum: Pāli
Topic: Appicchatā ca mettā ca karuṇā ca. ete santimagga
Replies: 12
Views: 950

Re: Appicchatā ca mettā ca karuṇā ca. ete santimagga

Appicchatā ca mettā ca karuṇā ca. ete santimagga "Contentment, loving-kindness and compassion. These are the path to peace" Is my grammar correct? Since the nouns in the first clause are feminine, the demonstrative should be etā . And in the second clause I think you'd be better served by...
by Ceisiwr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Immersed in Freedom
Replies: 2
Views: 81

Re: Immersed in Freedom

Pondera wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:03 am
ekaggata
Ekaggatā is used to preserve the meaning of the more obscure ekodi: https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/ek ... n-web/3823
by Ceisiwr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:27 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: What is this knowledge for?
Replies: 10
Views: 114

Re: What is this knowledge for?

What is this knowledge for? I just started to think about why I am so engrossed in Buddhism. I feel that Sutta's study is mainly for monks. I just wondered whether there is much practical usage for laypeople. Is the exploration of Buddhism any different to the exploration of otherworldly pursuits? ...
by Ceisiwr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:25 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Kamma and intention
Replies: 31
Views: 690

Re: Kamma and intention

This is a really great illustration of why the Buddha didn't teach that there is no self. And of how the crazy mahāyāna emptiness teachings evolved via the Big Lie that he did teach it. If all dhammas are empty of a self, then a self doesn’t exist. If everything is empty of “blue” then there is no ...