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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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When was *sila* first interpreted/translated as ethics?
From the very little I know of history it was the Pali Text Society who made the earliest surviving translations into English and the earliest dictionary.
A copy of the PTS dictionary is online here --...
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Where does morality come from in Buddhism?
Your question is perfectly valid. In my understanding, the morality in Buddhism comes from a fundamental natural law of information/representation. Let me try and summarize it here.
Sentient beings ...
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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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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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In what form or fashion might it be ethical to "bestow" consciousness on an AI? A question and conversation with ChatGPT:
What do you think this conversation got right? What did it get wrong?
Perhaps you misunderstand what "AI" is.
I think it's a text-processor, i.e. it's able to summarize text.
Google Search ...
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The Third Precept and Prostitution
Third precept about sexual misconduct, which explicitly mentions adultery. because other partners do not like it.
Men should not go to women who are protected by their guardians (parents or relatives,...
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Is exposing immoral behavior divisive speech?
I'd answer by referencing the Vinaya.
Not because journalists are bound by the Vinaya;
nor because the Vinaya is intended to regulate the behaviour of lay society;
but because I find it instructive (&...
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Where does morality come from in Buddhism?
The basis of morality (secular or religious) is the observation that causes have consequences: actions have reactions and abreactions; nothing is isolated or immune. When we talk about karma, dao, the ...
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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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What are the limits of Buddhist compassion?
Compassion is an essential quality in Mahayana because it replaces a self-centered mind with a spacious mind without bounds.
Without compassion, you measure everything you encounter relatively to your ...
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Merit versus Virtue
Some people have no trouble accepting the teaching on merit. Maybe they see some value in it (like you do with virtue) and therefore don't question it.
For those who do have some trouble accepting the ...
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Is assault against the first precept?
according to the first precept of the Buddhism, it break when a individual/animal killing another individual intentionally.
for break the first precept have to completes following stages
1. there ...
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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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What are the limits of Buddhist compassion?
From my own experience, originating from Mahayana understanding, I have come to a conclusion that cultivating compassion itself is kind of a folly. A waste of time.
I am not saying compassion is a ...
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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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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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In what form or fashion might it be ethical to "bestow" consciousness on an AI? A question and conversation with ChatGPT:
The term "consciousness" (vinnana), as an aggregate, has the very specific meaning of being the interface between the mind and the body. There is another term, "citta", that's ...
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Merit versus Virtue
What is the difference between merit and virtue from a Buddhist standpoint?
You might find this essay helpful:
Merit: A Study Guide by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
If I can summarise its Introduction:
The ...
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Merit versus Virtue
Today people at large copy-steal Dhamma and used to only conduct akusala, they think they can gain good for themselves and others, doing shares of what isn't their, thinking "no need of doing of ...
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Merit versus Virtue
Fascinating question!
Merit is for those seeking pleasure:
AN10.91:23.1: In the same way, the pleasure seeker who seeks wealth using legitimate, non-coercive means, who makes themselves happy and ...
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Merit versus Virtue
There is no "versus" as virtue is one of the 10 kind of merits.
It's just because Brahmans (using the Gems) teach only the Generosity section as merits, without the base (virtue), that some ...
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Where does morality come from in Buddhism?
Ajaan Geoff touches on morality in this segment from his book The Wings to Awakening. He's writing about the night of the Buddha's awakening and the insights that the Buddha experienced that night. ...
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Where does morality come from in Buddhism?
Within the Buddha's teaching it can seem like everything is a contradiction. This is because there are two ways to approach reality in Buddhism. Ultimate reality and conceptual reality.
In the Buddha'...
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What do "contradictions" mean in Buddhist philosophy?
You must have heard about the Four Noble Truths. There is dukkha, origination of dukkha, cessation of dukkha, and path or method of incrementally attaining said cessation of dukkha.
Dukkha is defined ...
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Where does morality come from in Buddhism?
Point 1- You dont believe in these some concepts, but you believe in certain texts that believe in those concepts. Bound to run into a paradox.
Point 2- What you might have read in some texts can be ...
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Where does morality come from in Buddhism?
Maybe not necessarily related to the question, but I think for a westerner studying religion a very important issue is how you treat knowledge. You should be not only trying to understand some ...
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