In brief, The Five Aggregates ---I don't understand them.
Can anyone recommend a good book on this topic?
Thank you.
Any recomendations for a good book on the Five Aggregates
Re: Any recomendations for a good book on the Five Aggregates
I'd recommend Mathieu Boisvert's The Five Aggregates: Understanding Theravada Psychology and Soteriology: http://www.amazon.com/Five-Aggregates-U ... 0889202575" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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It does not sodden what is open.
Therefore uncover what is covered
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Therefore uncover what is covered
That the rain will not sodden it. Ud 5.5
Re: Any recomendations for a good book on the Five Aggregates
The Five Aggregates: A Study Guide
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/study/khandha.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Any recomendations for a good book on the Five Aggregates
Hi 8fold,
None of the books which I read made any sense.
Nyanatiloka in his Buddhist Dictionary in the
entry on Khandha says:
"Some writers on Buddhism who have not understood
that the five khandha are just classificatory
groupings, have conceived them as compact entities
( heaps, bundles ), while actually, as stated above,
the groups never exist as such." page 98
If it is just a fivefold classification framework, then
there is really nothing to understand.
The real mystery is what is being classified into these
five groups, or what is a dhamma.
Regards, Vincent.
None of the books which I read made any sense.
Nyanatiloka in his Buddhist Dictionary in the
entry on Khandha says:
"Some writers on Buddhism who have not understood
that the five khandha are just classificatory
groupings, have conceived them as compact entities
( heaps, bundles ), while actually, as stated above,
the groups never exist as such." page 98
If it is just a fivefold classification framework, then
there is really nothing to understand.
The real mystery is what is being classified into these
five groups, or what is a dhamma.
Regards, Vincent.
Re: Any recomendations for a good book on the Five Aggregates
Identity and experience: the constitution of the human being according to early Buddhism & Early Buddhism: a new approach : the I of the beholder, both by Sue Hamilton.
- "And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting oneself one protects others? By the pursuit, development, and cultivation of the four establishments of mindfulness. It is in such a way that by protecting oneself one protects others.
"And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting others one protects oneself? By patience, harmlessness, goodwill, and sympathy. It is in such a way that by protecting others one protects oneself.
- Sedaka Sutta [SN 47.19]
Re: Any recomendations for a good book on the Five Aggregates
Don't forget the 22nd saṁyutta in the Samyutta Nikaya. Some suttas are here:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .html#sn22" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The complete collection is in The Connected Discourses of the Buddha, Bhikkhu Bodhi Trans.
You might want to consider just reading one or two each day, and then when you get to the end, start at the beginning again. Several times.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .html#sn22" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The complete collection is in The Connected Discourses of the Buddha, Bhikkhu Bodhi Trans.
You might want to consider just reading one or two each day, and then when you get to the end, start at the beginning again. Several times.
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Re: Any recomendations for a good book on the Five Aggregates
A schematic of them might help if you're a visual person..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:PancaKhandha" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:PancaKhandha" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: Any recomendations for a good book on the Five Aggregates
Thank you, everyone.
Re: Any recomendations for a good book on the Five Aggregates
This study is probably the most thorough survey of sutta passages, etc., pertaining to the five aggregates.daverupa wrote:Identity and experience: the constitution of the human being according to early Buddhism by Sue Hamilton.
Re: Any recomendations for a good book on the Five Aggregates
Identity and experience: the constitution of the human being according to early Buddhism ---- $145 !!!
....guess I gotta work on my attachment to money!
....guess I gotta work on my attachment to money!
Re: Any recomendations for a good book on the Five Aggregates
It's a decent book but hardly worth that price IMO. If you can get a cheaper used copy or borrow a copy through an inter-library loan, then that would be the way to go.8fold wrote:Identity and experience: the constitution of the human being according to early Buddhism ---- $145 !!!
Re: Any recomendations for a good book on the Five Aggregates
Perhaps ask a local college or university to order it for their library.
- "And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting oneself one protects others? By the pursuit, development, and cultivation of the four establishments of mindfulness. It is in such a way that by protecting oneself one protects others.
"And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting others one protects oneself? By patience, harmlessness, goodwill, and sympathy. It is in such a way that by protecting others one protects oneself.
- Sedaka Sutta [SN 47.19]
Re: Any recomendations for a good book on the Five Aggregates
Like Nana and daverupa say, it's worth whatever you've got to do get a copy (most states/provinces allow photocopying for personal use).Ñāṇa wrote:It's a decent book but hardly worth that price IMO. If you can get a cheaper used copy or borrow a copy through an inter-library loan, then that would be the way to go.8fold wrote:Identity and experience: the constitution of the human being according to early Buddhism ---- $145 !!!
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Re: Any recomendations for a good book on the Five Aggregates
Yes, Sue H's book is the one to get.
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Re: Any recomendations for a good book on the Five Aggregates
I just added this to our Early Buddhism Resources page:
Identity and Experience: The Constitution of the Human Being According to Early Buddhism By Sue Hamilton
Identity and Experience: The Constitution of the Human Being According to Early Buddhism By Sue Hamilton
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