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[70] They function as "a convenient conceptual framework for making sense of Buddhist thought." [70] [note 4] According to K. R. Norman, probably the best translation is "the truth[s] of the noble one (the Buddha)". [1] It is a statement of how things are seen by a Buddha, how things really are when seen correctly. It is the truthful way of seeing.
Chogyam Trunpa explains the suffering (dukkha) of sickness as follows: [1] When you are sick, you feel physically dejected by life, with all sorts of complaints, aches, and pains. When you get attacked by sickness, you begin to feel the loss of the beautiful wings and nice feathers you used to have.
In Buddhism, the three marks of existence are three characteristics (Pali: tilakkhaṇa; Sanskrit: त्रिलक्षण trilakṣaṇa) of all existence and beings, namely anicca (impermanence), dukkha (commonly translated as "suffering" or "cause of suffering", "unsatisfactory", "unease"), [note 1] and anattā (without a lasting essence).
Saṃsāra in Buddhism, states Jeff Wilson, is the "suffering-laden cycle of life, death, and rebirth, without beginning or end". [111] Also referred to as the wheel of existence ( Bhavacakra ), it is often mentioned in Buddhist texts with the term punarbhava (rebirth, re-becoming); the liberation from this cycle of existence, Nirvāṇa , is ...
then one grows tired of suffering – this is the path to purity. Sabbe saṅkhārā aniccā ti, yadā paññāya passati, atha nibbindatī dukkhe – esa maggo visuddhiyā. 278. All conditions are suffering, when one sees this with wisdom, then one grows tired of suffering – this is the path to purity.
According to Buddhaghosa's Visuddhimagga, there are eight ways of meditating on death:. meditating on death as a murderer, since it takes away life; meditating on it as the ruin of success; viewing it by comparison with famous persons, reflecting that even these great ones eventually died, even the enlightened ones themselves; meditating on the body as the abode of many--many worms as well as ...
The Buddha advised: "These are the five facts that one should reflect on often, whether one is a woman or a man, lay or ordained." [5]Since the Buddha redefined kamma as intention in the Nibbedhika Sutta, intention or intentionally committed actions may be better translations of kamma in the last recollection.
[119] [120] [121] Thus while both Buddhism and Hinduism accept the karma and rebirth doctrine, and both focus on ethics in this life as well as liberation from rebirth and suffering as the ultimate spiritual pursuit, they have a very different view on whether a self or soul exists, which impacts the details of their respective rebirth theories.