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How is Nirvana possible if everything is conditioned?
Through reading books on Buddhism I get the idea that existence is conditioned. The faculties (mind, consciousness, etc.) through which we try to attain Nirvana are also conditioned. So, how is it ...
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3 marks of existence: conditioned vs unconditioned things?
The Wikipedia page for "the 3 marks of existence" differentiates between "conditioned things" and "unconditioned things" like so:
The three marks are:
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Do only sentient being suffer
All I can think of off the top of mind head is the zen claim that mountains are buddha nature. Do they suffer? They are composed of parts, and I believe that there is a type of suffering from "...
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When one analyzes Saṅkhāras, where does 'unconditioned' fit in?
When one analyzes Saṅkhāras, where does 'unconditioned' fit in?
The word means 'formations'[1] or 'that which has been put together'
and 'that which puts together'.
I take this to mean something ...
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Does 'karma' mean that everything that happens to us is under our control, or only that we are responsible for it?
Does 'karma' mean that everything that happens to us is under our control, or only that we are responsible for it? I thought that only substantial beings could be completely in control of everything ...
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Why is Nibbanna unconditioned if it's dependent on mind & brain [closed]
Often it is said that nibbana is unconditioned, but nibbana is definitely dependent on other conditions. Also, according to modern psychology nothing can be 'eliminated' (greed, hatred and delusion in ...
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Has any Buddhist philosopher claimed space is ideal because it is a whole?
Has any Buddhist philosopher claimed space is ideal because it is a whole, and wholes can't be real?
With emphasis on space, not what takes it up, except perhaps to say they're "in" space likes parts ...
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Where is Nibbana/Nirvana being Unconditioned stated in the Canon?
It is often stated particularly by Theravada Buddhism that Nibbana/Nirvana is unconditioned. In fact extensive metaphysical speculations have even been written about by esteemed monks.
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Is space impermanent?
I know that space is often said to be unconditioned, and it seems right to say that it is empty of svabhava.
But, is it impermanent?
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How is Nibbana unconditioned?
It is often said that Nibbana is unconditioned. But isn't Nibbana to be attained through practice of the Noble Eightfold Path (abandoning desire, meditation, realizing paticcasamuppada etc)? Aren't ...
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Two unconditioned dhammas?
In A history of Indian Buddhism: From Sakyamuni to Early Mahayana, Professor Hirakawa states:
Both nirvana and space were considered to be unconditioned dharmas. This fundamental classification of ...
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