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In law, suffering is used for punishment (see penal law); victims may refer to what legal texts call "pain and suffering" to get compensation; lawyers may use a victim's suffering as an argument against the accused; an accused's or defendant's suffering may be an argument in their favor; authorities at times use light or heavy torture in order ...
The upper part of the drawing also shows an image of the Buddha pointing toward the moon; this represents the path to liberation. [ 21 ] [ 30 ] [ 31 ] While in Theravada Buddhism this is the Noble Eightfold Path , in Mahayana Buddhism this is the Bodhisattva path, striving to liberation for all sentient beings.
'little glory'), is a crown of light rays, circle or disk of light [3] that surrounds a person in works of art. The halo occurs in the iconography of many religions to indicate holy or sacred figures, and has at various periods also been used in images of rulers and heroes.
Samsara is considered to be dukkha, suffering, and in general unsatisfactory and painful, [2] perpetuated by desire and avidya (ignorance), and the resulting karma and sensuousness. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Rebirths occur in six realms of existence, namely three good realms ( heavenly , demi-god , human) and three evil realms (animal, ghosts , hellish ).
The body dies but not the Ātman, which is eternal reality, indestructible, and bliss. [73] Everything and all existence is connected, cyclical, and composed of two things: the Self, or Ātman, and the body, or matter. [19] This eternal Self called Ātman never reincarnates, it does not change and cannot change in the Hindu belief. [19]
Karma: Every action of body, speech, and mind has karmic results, and influences the kind of future rebirths and realms a being enters into. Three marks of existence: everything, whether physical or mental, is impermanent (anicca), a source of suffering (dukkha), and lacks a self (anatta).
The term nirvana is part of an extensive metaphorical structure that was probably established at a very early age in Buddhism. It is "the most common term used by Buddhists to describe a state of freedom from suffering and rebirth," [13] but its etymology may not be conclusive for its meaning. [14]
The etheric body, ether-body, or æther body is a subtle body propounded in esoteric and occult philosophies as the first or lowest layer in the human energy field or aura. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The etheric body is said to be in immediate contact with the physical body and to sustain it and connect it with "higher" bodies.