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Great. Thank you.
Yes, they are within this same post.
They are in point #2 and #4 of the respective post.
In this same post,
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In Point #2,
The Buddha points out that those aggregates CANNOT be under one’s control in that first part.
I think we should write it as “CANNOT be under one’s COMPLETE control”.
Otherwise, it might be misinterpreted to support “fatalistic/deterministic” philosophy.
Because, mind can decide to experience some PañcakKhanda over other PañcakKhanda, Subject to causes+conditions.
Example. Deciding to Watch sermon over watching movie.
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In point #4,
For example, suppose I saw the world center towers before their destruction in the terrorist attack in 2011.
You mean 2001, right?
Hope that pointing out this kind of factual but not dhamma-related error is also fine with you Lal.
Thank you Lal.
I was going to mention “Yathābhūta ñāna” but I thought Yathābhūta ñāna was more about fundamental structure and composition of Rūpa.
You wrote,
Eventually, one will realize that no “rupa” (whether it is a poisoned cake or a poison-free cake) is of anicca, dukkha, and anatta nature.
You probably mean “Niccā, sukha, atta”, right?
Lal, Interesting side question;
When RūpakKhanda for some particular type of physical Rūpa arises, most of us cannot know the true physical nature of that Rūpa, right?
For example,
Let’s say that Someone is given a poisoned cake. That particular Poison doesn’t have any distinct taste or smell and that poison doesn’t change the physical appearance of cake in any way.
So, receiver of cake doesn’t know that cake is poisoned. He eats cake and dies.
The saññā of that cake in mind of receiver of cake might be that “this is just a normal cake, which can be consumed”.
So, This is another way in which the mind can get deluded right?
This mental impression of physical Rūpa doesn’t accurately represent the reality, right?
Perhaps, Sottapana are supposed to have realised the Aniccā/Anattā completely YET, they haven’t applied it to their life completely?
Maybe they haven’t realised how Aniccā/Anattā nature of all objects in world ALWAYS leads to dukkhā?
It would be like knowing basic algebra but being not able to use it to solve complex polynomials.
Sharing great sermon, @DanielSt. Thank you😀.
Can I talk with you over voice or video sometime, if you consent?
My mail is: [email protected]
Greetings, @TripleGemStudent.
This is link to that desana:
Link to English transcript sermon where thero talks about magadhi and devolution of earth.
This is link to folder containing english transcripts of wahara thero sermons:
This is link to the English transcript of sermon you are taking about:
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Many merits to Janith Fernando for making this videos and doing hard work to transcribe the sermons.
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So, Answer is yes.
Because, hadaya vatthu has spatial location, so, consequently citta will also have spatial location, right?
Thank you for the post suggestion, Lal. I did read it some hours ago.
Thank you @SengKiat, @DanielSt, and @Jorg for your explanations.
So, From the replies of @SengKiat, @DanielSt, and @Jorg, we can understand these points;
- Buddha = Bhava + Uddha = that can only be seen via PS/4NT and tilakkhana.
- that can only be understood via understanding the dhamma/teachings of Buddha.
- Arhants are also a disciple Buddha.
- Mundane understanding of Buddha = Buddha as individual/person/identity/entity
- Of course, there is no such permanent entity. which can be realized only with the removal of sakkya ditthi.
- At a deeper level Buddha is actually the state of mind. absolutely perfect pure mind without even single blemish.
- This is what is actually meant, when “Buddha” is spoken about.
- Buddha is a 100% purified perfect mind process.
- again buddha is a process, not an entity.
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@SengKiat, Can you clarify a bit more about what should be understood from the sutta cited?
I understand the sutta, but, not how Buddha is to be seen from those suttas.
Do the above 5 points in this reply covers the meaning of the statement “To see buddha, you need to see PS” and “when we see PS, we see Buddha”?
@DanielSt said,
“The Buddha said himself, that seeing him can only be done through seeing the Dhamma, or, seeing PS.”
Can someone explain why this is so? How this should be understood?
Yes, Lal.
MN90 also has some content on the topic of “Omniscience”. Which gives a similar description.
Link to SuttaCentral: MN90: Kaṇṇakatthala Sutta (English-Pali side by side version).
There is one more assumption that should be discussed here.
Which is that the number “512,027” must be since the first time “Bodhisattva” decided to become supremely awakened fully enlightened omniscient Buddha.
Source does not deliberately say that, but that must be true.
Because in beginning less saṅsarā, all Lifestream have practically encountered infinite Buddha. That infinity (times when Buddha was encountered) is ofcourse subset of much much larger infinite set (of times when Buddha was not encountered).
(There are different types of infinity.)
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- Buddha = Bhava + Uddha = that can only be seen via PS/4NT and tilakkhana.
