On seeing this: IMG_1196.png I think "Buddhist Puritanism" would most probably refer to: EBT extremists. In other words: In the name of "purity", Puritan extremists come into existence. Similarly, In the name of "purity", EBT extremists come into existence. :heart:

This is a thread to post all your your favourite cappuccinoisms ...

• I got one today .
  Sadly, the original eternalist post has been annihilated in the process of uncreation.
  

  cappuccino wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:19 pm The state of mind called nirvana is also the afterlife state of mind

That's just pure eternalism in all its glory You should learn what eternalism really is Then you can understand what buddhism really is Saying ... "The state of mind called nirvana is also the afterlife state of mind" .. literally amounts to declaring like: "Gotama Buddha's mind is s...

Is Buddhaghosa, author of Visudhimagga saying that Nibbana is some type of existence? Yes, unconditioned existence :goodpost: :thumbsup: It's one of the ultimate realities. :shrug: The state of mind called nirvana is also the afterlife state of mind Figuratively Right. Literally Wrong. Nibbana, the...

... knew her name as an expert on pali language ... That's great :bow: .. this book Gotama the Budda , that was authored by A.K. Coomaraswamy (a well renowned scholar and philosopher ) with I. B. Hohner . Thanks a lot for information about the book. I searched it today on Internet Archive; and foun...

mjaviem wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:54 am ...
sañña shouldn't be translated as perception ...

... I think Horner's translation is as valid as anyone else's. Of course you can deliberately pick the one you like, but do you have context or reasoning behind it or you simply say there is no self? I.B. Horner : "But if Self and what belongs to Self, although actually existing are incomprehe...

... You are generalizing too much and end up being a noselfer. ... The totally foolish teaching is ... Thanks for discussion :anjali: So, for this post, "totally foolish teaching" will not be focused upon. The post will just be about (1) Very clear "There is No Self" message of ...

I also fixed the second quote.

From Dhammanando: First I cite seven translations of it: Dhammanando: "...since in truth and reality there obtains neither self nor what belongs to self..." Ñāṇamoli/Bodhi: "...since a self and what belongs to a self are not apprehended as true and established..." Thanissaro: &q...

... For me, it is enough to know that every thing is dependently originated. ... :quote: There's an unconditioned thingy. :jedi: As far as I know, only the Nibbana is unconditioned. Nibbana is not a thing. For me, well, as far as I don't really know ... :lol: Anyway: Citta can experience all kinds ...

SarathW wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:32 am ...
For me, it is enough to know that everything is dependently originated.
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There's an unconditioned thingy.

google drive pdf link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vLkspUfYtii2AG5zZfBWrz1KIjx2UBvz/view available from this page: https://nandamala.org/books/ [/list] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OvzWYy5P_rCTANB23UnXWAMaLgQh1Tar/view?usp=drive_link From 11 minutes, nice explanation on anatta by the vener...

How is it that the 24 Conditions (Paccaya) and the 12 links of Dependant Origination come together? ... The Analytical Study of Dependent Origination (Paṭicca-samuppāda) in the Perspective of Conditional Relations (Paṭṭhāna) (Dhamma talks in 2010) By Sayadaw Nandamālābhivaṃsa from preface 13 Dhamma...

SarathW wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 6:10 am Is it possible that all the beings will attain Nibbana one day?

Absolutely, not just a possibility; it''s a destiny - a Must. On DWM, not here on DWT; they have a humongously bigger vehicle . . . . . .