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Is it correct view, as in renunciation, or desire, to want to die
In the first sutta (Dhammacakka) that was preached by the Buddha at Baranasi, it is mentioned three types of Desire that is the cause of Suffering.
Kama tanha
Bhava tanha
Vibhava tanha
Herein, ...
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True versus Correct in uttered speech
Based on the PTS dictionary entries for taccha and bhūta:
Taccha: ... true, real, justified, usually in combn w. bhūta. bhūta taccha tatha
If it's usually "in combination" then perhaps it'...
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Is it correct view, as in renunciation, or desire, to want to die
No. It is not a mindset of renunciation. It is simply craving.
SN45.170:0.3: Craving
SN45.170:1.1: “Mendicants, there are these three cravings.
SN45.170:1.2: What three?
SN45.170:1.3: Craving for ...
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Answering Zizek's challenge to Buddhism
I watched the first (15 minute) video, and I don't think the summary given here quite captures the nuances of Žižek's position. Nor do I think Žižek's position adequately captures Buddhist philosophy.....
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Answering Zizek's challenge to Buddhism
Zizek is not responding to Buddhism proper. His response is based on mis-readings of Buddhist concepts and terminologies. A philosopher of the stature of Zizek would produce some great arguments (for ...
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Is it correct view, as in renunciation, or desire, to want to die
Kaccayanagotta Sutta tells the following.
'Everything exists': That is one extreme. 'Everything doesn't exist': That is a second extreme. Avoiding these two extremes, the Tathagata teaches the Dhamma ...
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True versus Correct in uttered speech
The Pali in MN 58 is:
In the same way, prince, the Realized One does not utter speech that
he knows to be untrue, false and pointless, and which is disliked by others. (Sujato translation)
Evameva ...
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Is it correct view, as in renunciation, or desire, to want to die
Arahant Venerable Revata "I don’t delight in death, don’t delight in living. I await my time like a worker his wage. I don’t delight in death, don’t delight in living. I await my time mindful, ...
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Answering Zizek's challenge to Buddhism
We all should accept that there's an incongruence between Buddhist nondiscriminatory/nonjudgemental awareness and ethics. Any attempt at reconciliation between the two is mental gymnastics (like ...
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Answering Zizek's challenge to Buddhism
I don't want to study his view (nor his Hegel etc.) so I'll just reply to your summary.
To summarise, he focuses on Zen At War
Firstly:
Without throwing Japanese Buddhism under the bus, it is a bit ...
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Is it correct view, as in renunciation, or desire, to want to die
The desire for material and immaterial rebirths are not two of the ten fetters. These two fetters are lust for material jhana & lust for immaterial spheres (jhana).
In MN 144, Channa, who took the ...
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Is it correct view, as in renunciation, or desire, to want to die
Several topics on this site, tagged suicide, have answers which could help to address this question.
The second noble truth names, kāma-taṇhā, bhava-taṇhā and vibhava-taṇhā.
There are several ...
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