Well, I don't know what the fuss about, in the scriptures it clearly indicated that so-called "Being" aka all of us are merely conventional term to address each and every "combination of the 5 aggregates", which is having Anicca, Dukkha, and Anatta as its characteristics. Yes, i...

Well, one way or another you're asking me to demonstrate the Buddha not naming "the being" as an existing thing. I'll give you your clarification though. Atthi kayoti va panassa sati paccupatthita hoti "Or, indeed, his mindfulness is established, with the thought: 'The body exists.'&...

The closest you will get is the Buddha clarifying that he is not a sentient being. It is as an aide to sentient beings, a concession to us, that we speak of two perceptions: one of the sage and one of the worldling. .. The worldling's perceptions are wrong when compared to the Āryan perceptions, bu...

Based on your writing above, you seems to believe there is a real Sakkaya to begin with or to be cut. Or maybe i got you wrongly. What you tried to say is: Rupa, Vedana, Sanna, Sankhara and Vinnana are the 5 aggregates who combined together to form an illusion to what we collectively known as "...

If the Buddha taught that the world is empty of self, but then continued to say things such as “him over there” is that not adhering to two truths? :goodpost: Voted 1. Buddha taught two truths. Quote above clearly points out that Buddha did teach that very concept. :heart: what quote is that?

Why now do you assume 'a being'? .. From this Suttanta, we can understand that there is a Samutti concept (or Pannatti) and there is a Paramattha concept. The assuming a being is assuming khandhas to be your identity, it is the opposite of concentration. The assuming is what is meant here, not the ...

Is it 7 lifetimes or 7 Bhava? Because there can be many or even dozens of human births within a single human bhava of life becoming potential. My understanding was that it was within 7 births. The term is uppajjati. It is rebirth. loka(world) could mean 5 aggregates. 7. Loka + Uttara = Lokuttara. H...

Didnt you read and understand the meaning saids , 《Long long time ago he was already conscious of his destiny he wont be reborn in apayas state 》 It means Long Long time ago since many birth he already a sotapanna because only a sotapanna knows he will not take birth again in Lower realms ! 7 rebir...

.. 3rd council's later additions of Kathavatthu made buddhist doctrine into an analysis of the teachings and claiming that the early buddhists were so too. a'la the atman is written off by the analysis of doctrine, that the self simply doesn't exist. The Vibhajyavādins rejected the Sarvāstivāda cla...

You can say that, when you look at anuloma pre-RupaJhana. Commentary stay away from the coarse arupa that is practice by other ascetic, by replacing with simile of the bee -vitakkavicara (in space), (consciousness experiencing) piti while running towards the pond and sukha (in nothingness domain) a...

I post mn44 to show i know where to get the info about the ascending and descending order That is not what is AN9.42 is about. MN44 is already in space domain. Ok, i get it now you mean an9.41, As long as I hadn’t entered into and withdrawn from these nine progressive meditative attainments in both...

.. It doesn't matter how you translate the word jāti, the rebirth evidence you gathered are all on premise of satta is what rebirths. It turns out this might not referring to the term jāti. in case you might miss where this idea comes, Dear DW forum I was reading some translated suttas and found th...

Dear DW forum I was reading some translated suttas and found the following translations by the independent Australian monk named Sujato: there are accidental mistakes in translations, translator translated reappearing here as rebirth, The passing away and rebirth of sentient beings is to be realize...

I merely pointing out to you that when you speak of annihilation, you are constraining yourself in view 51. Even though view 57 refutes view 56, it is still wrong view. And, nope, i did not ignore that! That is precisely the allowance in anuloma, but not in patiloma. Look at this, The beings(atta) ...

The second part that Annihilation view is wrong because it takes (misleading) literal scheme of the (31) plain of existence as reference, only sees anuloma, without patiloma in the contraction mode. i might be retarded since i don' t know and don't see why patiloma and anuloma are relevant. And i h...