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Is Nibbana a state of mind or an element (dhamma)?
I have four parts of this question,
Is Nibbana a state of mind or a dhamma?
If Nibbana is a state of mind, is it merely the uprooting of craving?
If the answer for the second question is "Yes", then ...
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The thorny issue of anatta
(English is not my mother tongue, sorry in advance if I make mistakes)
I recently read Thanissaro Bhikkhu's writings [1] [2] on anatta and although I found his arguments persuasive I am still ...
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What's the difference between a "primordial consciousness" and a soul?
It seems certain Buddhist groups have come to believe in something they call the "luminous mind" or the "primordial consciousness"; in essence, a mind that is lasting, stable, and assumedly pleasant.
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Nirvana is the ground layer underneath them all
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Nirvana is the ground layer ("dhatu") underneath them all. ...
Nirvana is this most fundamental law (the formula, the rule, the
program) according to which the ...
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In what ways are the Advaita concept of 'Nirguna Brahman' and the Buddhist concept of Buddha Nature similar and different?
In what ways are the Advaita concept of 'Nirguna Brahman' similar, and/or different, to the Buddhist concept of Buddha Nature?
This is a good comparison, that is where the doubt arose:
Nonduality in ...
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How do Buddhists reconcile "Anatta" with Buddha supporting the existence of the Self in the Mahayana Mahaparininirvana Sutra?
In the third chapter of the Mahayana Mahaparininirvana Sutra, Buddha calls the Self real and permanent:
Then the Buddha said to all the bhiksus: "Do not say this. I now leave all the unsurpassed ...
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What is the "Unconditioned" that the Buddha is talking about? And vinjana in Buddhsm
In advaita vedanta, consciousness is the self. Consciousness has 2 modes: it can be pure consciousness, and it is described as "being aware of being aware" or the "I that I am knows that I am"; while ...
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Are there any attempts to prove the eternal blissful etc. self?
The mahaparinirvana sutra seems to claim that there is an eternal blissful and pure self
'Self' appears in the positive very many times in that sutra, e.g. here (Chapter 33) ,,,
Knowledge ["jnana"]...
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what is the nature of citta? nicca or anicca?
I was thinking about tilakhana and cittanupassana. and this question occuerd to me.
that there is no mention in tipitaka about nicca/anicca nature of citta.
So something is very obvious that I am ...
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Is Buddha Nature the original state, i.e. Awareness/ Consciousness without Existence?
Existence, Consciousness, Bliss is described as Brahman by Vedanta but surely that only applies when viewed through the veil of Maya and experienced as the universe. As awareness/ consciousness is ...
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