Timeline for In Mahayana Buddhism, what is the relation between nirvana and phenomenon?
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| Jun 8, 2015 at 21:57 | comment | added | Joe McDonagh | Barzell your perspective is appreciated I think you made me look at the term 'unconditioned' more appropriately. | |
| Jun 8, 2015 at 13:59 | comment | added | R. Barzell | @JoeMcDonagh I've seen some Buddhists treat it literally, turning Nirvana and the unconditioned into a transcendent metaphysical reality, and get into all sorts of hair-splitting (and irrelevant) theological debates about it. So I think your interpretation reflects the views of some Buddhists. | |
| Jun 7, 2015 at 0:12 | comment | added | Joe McDonagh | I guess my main problem is the description of it as 'unconditioned', maybe I am just interpreting this word wrong. | |
| Jun 6, 2015 at 23:35 | comment | added | Joe McDonagh | Sova, I'm aware that the separation between experiencer, experiencing, and experienced is imagined, I've spent some time studying a couple of the maitreya texts. Perhaps my question is worded badly. This question is more about the character of nirvana and how it relates to or doesn't relate to phenomena. | |
| Jun 5, 2015 at 21:24 | comment | added | sova | To assume there is an experiencer separate from experiencing is indeed the fallacy that keeps us adrift. It is a very subtle point, one that can only be reached by diligent study, reflection, and meditation. Experiencing requires no experiencer. | |
| Jun 5, 2015 at 21:18 | answer | added | Samadhi | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jun 5, 2015 at 19:47 | answer | added | R. Barzell | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jun 5, 2015 at 18:34 | comment | added | Joe McDonagh | I would love to hear your input, I only added the "in mahayana" because I am not very familiar with the more traditional sutra stuff, and moreso with madhyamaka and yogacara texts, and a couple of purely mahayana sutras. | |
| Jun 5, 2015 at 18:11 | answer | added | user698 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jun 5, 2015 at 18:05 | history | edited | Crab Bucket |
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| Jun 5, 2015 at 17:45 | comment | added | R. Barzell | Are you asking about the official Mahayana stance, or interpretations of Nirvana? For instance, I take a secular view of Buddhism and have a particular interpretation of this claim, but don't want to submit an answer if you're looking for something different. | |
| Jun 5, 2015 at 17:10 | history | asked | Joe McDonagh | CC BY-SA 3.0 |