Questions tagged [fetters]
In Buddhism, a mental fetter, chain or bond (Pāli: samyojana, saŋyojana, saññojana) shackles a sentient being to saṃsāra, the cycle of lives with dukkha. By cutting through all fetters, one attains nibbāna (Pali; Skt.: nirvāṇa).
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What is eradication of the fetter of identity-view (sakkāya-diṭṭhi)?
I'm asking this question based on this comment and this question.
It is well known that the goal of Buddhism is to end suffering.
However, it is popularly mistaken (as seen in the cited comment and ...
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Silabatta Parāmāsa
What does this fetter really refer to? Is it clinging to rites & rituals and thinking that these practises by their own can lead to liberation OR does it refer to clinging to precepts?
If it is ...
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Is it demerit to give donations to sick non-Buddhists?
I recall reading words or translations in the Pali suttas suggesting the following:
It is a path of decline to give donations to non-Buddhists.
It is most meritorious to give donations to the Noble ...
