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The Navayana, a modernistic interpretation of Buddhism by the Indian leader and Buddhist scholar B. R. Ambedkar, [236] rejected much of traditional Buddhism, including the Four Noble Truths, karma and rebirth, thus turning his new religion into a vehicle for class struggle and social action. [237]
Vasubandhu's AKBh says that here one observes the four noble truths in terms of its sixteen aspects. Darśana-mārga (The path of seeing or insight). According to the AKBh, in this path one continues to observe the four noble truths until one realizes it and abandons eighty eight afflictions . Bhāvanā-mārga, (The path of cultivation).
The Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (Pali; Sanskrit: Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra; English: The Setting in Motion of the Wheel of the Dhamma Sutta or Promulgation of the Law Sutta) is a Buddhist scripture that is considered by Buddhists to be a record of the first sermon given by Gautama Buddha, the Sermon in the Deer Park at Sarnath.
Sacca (Sanskrit: सत्य) is a Pali word meaning "real" or "true". [1] In early Buddhist literature, sacca is often found in the context of the "Four Noble Truths", a crystallization of Buddhist wisdom. In addition, sacca is one of the ten pāramīs or "most high" a bodhisatta must develop in order to become a Buddha.
Byādhi (Pali; Sanskrit: vyādhi) is a Buddhist term that is commonly translated as sickness, illness, disease, etc., [web 1] and is identified as an aspect of dukkha (suffering) within the teachings on the Four Noble Truths.
In Theravada Buddhism, bodhi is equal to supreme insight, and the realisation of the four noble truths, which leads to deliverance. [19] According to Nyanatiloka, (Through Bodhi) one awakens from the slumber or stupor (inflicted upon the mind) by the defilements (kilesa, q.v.) and comprehends the Four Noble Truths (sacca, q.v.). [20]
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The doctrinal definition of an ordinary worldly person is any person with worldly desires and aspirations that is still bound by the ten fetters (saṃyojana). [5] Thus, a common worldly person can be a non-buddhist layperson or sage, a buddhist lay follower (an upāsaka), or a monk that has not attained any stage of awakening. [5]