Origin of Morality (and Immorality) in Buddhism

…Tipiṭaka, Abhidhamma, describes the ten moral/immoral actions in depth. 4. Now let us see how most of our conventional moral code(s), comes from these two foundational aspects of Buddha Dhamma….

Pāli Dictionaries – Are They Reliable?

…“atta” with those two very different meanings. In “atta kilamatānu yōga“ atta is used in the conventional sense to describe “procedures that cause suffering in a person.” Sutta comes from…

Anicca – Worthlessness of Worldly Things

…a real value, one loses craving for that. The anicca nature means NOTHING in this world has real value. Of course, full comprehension comes only at the Arahant stage. The…

Mundane versus Supramundane Jhāna

…virāgo nirodho nibbānan’ti. Thus he gets rid of āsava. Suppose he does not complete the removal of āsava. In that case, he will remove the first five samyōjana and thus…

Reply To: Ashta Vimoksha

…Nibbana, that is the final and complete freedom. So, it refers to Nibbana. 2. Vimokkha (or Nibbana) can be attained via contemplating mainly on anicca, dukkha, or anatta and thus…

Reply To: Nibbana, not of this world?

…is no mind without citta and cetasika. So, when the mind becomes free of asavas, the mind itself cease to exist. Another way to look at it: The Buddha said…

Reply To: Nibbana, not of this world?

…of citta, cetasika, and rupa cease to exist. There is no mind without citta and cetasika. So, when the mind becomes free of asavas, the mind itself cease to exist.”…

Reply To: Nibbana, not of this world?

…cetasika. So, when the mind becomes free of asavas, the mind itself cease to exist.” From Paticca Samuppada point of view, there cannot be consciousness without namarupa and vice versa,…