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Did the Buddha ever define what he meant by “self”?

philosophy self personal-experience
Dec 3 '18 at 21:39 Angus 514
 
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Apparently stream-entrants are destined to attain Nibbana but what about non-stream-entrants?

philosophy western-philosophy stream-entry
Jul 9 '19 at 14:22 Community♦ 1
 
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Why has the “3rd precept” of the 5 precepts been interpreted as being so permissive?

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What are the differences between joy (piti), bliss (sukha) and peace (santi) and how do the qualities relate to Nibbana?

nirvana mental-factors
Sep 14 '19 at 0:11 Community♦ 1
 
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Is Nibbana joyful or not joyful?

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Sep 3 '19 at 22:23 Community♦ 1
 
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Is it possible to attain stream-entry if one is only following “the 5 precepts”?

five-precepts stream-entry precept
Jul 30 '19 at 15:59 Angus 514
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Did the Buddha ever refute the view of “extreme metaphysical nihilism” e.g. a view that “nothing is real”?

the-buddha philosophy sutras right-view wrongview
Jul 3 '19 at 18:54 Angus 514
 
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Did the Buddha according to the suttas mean anything else by the word “self” beyond simply the aspect of control/power?

philosophy sutras self
Dec 12 '18 at 20:22 Epic 21
 
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How is one supposed to be compassionate and 100% free of suffering while others are suffering?

philosophy nirvana compassion
Dec 5 '18 at 18:29 Angus 514
 
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Why does one suffer because of ignorance if ignorance is unintentional?

philosophy
Nov 12 '18 at 3:39 Community♦ 1
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Is it possible and good to know and/or talk about other/more details about the way out of suffering than the Buddha did?

personal-practice teaching
Nov 1 '19 at 9:07 Community♦ 1
 
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What is appropriate usage of medicines that are intoxicating?

five-precepts eight-precepts precept
Jul 3 '19 at 19:06 Angus 514
 
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What happens if no beings choose to act on one's bad karma?

karma metaphysics
Aug 5 at 12:21 Damith 1,159
 
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I'm confused about the seemingly irrational prioritization or vagueness (?) relating to the “3rd precept” compared to 5th precept of the 5 precepts

five-precepts
Sep 7 '19 at 16:33 Andrei Volkov♦ 50k
 
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What does “self” mean? [duplicate]

anatman self
Jul 28 '19 at 20:55 ChrisW♦ 39.7k
 
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Does one need to make amends for a bad-action done accidentally?

karma philosophy
Jul 10 '19 at 18:44 Angus 514
 
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Is the experience of suffering or enjoyment completely reducible to physics e.g. such as in materialist views i.e. materialism?

personal-practice philosophy western-philosophy personal-experience
Jul 9 '19 at 14:05 Manu Kumar 155
 
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Why is Nibbana referred to as “The destination and the path leading to the destination”?

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Jul 9 '19 at 9:17 Isuru 620
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Is ending up in hell at some point in time inevitable for those beings who are not Stream-Entrants?

philosophy nirvana hells
Jul 3 '19 at 23:32 Angus 514
 
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Can the same kamma cetana and action lead to somewhat different future physical consequences (the physical aspect of the kamma-vipaka)

karma
Jul 3 '19 at 14:29 Community♦ 1
 
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Can a being be stuck in an endless cycle of depression and suicides?

rebirth suicide depression
Feb 1 '19 at 10:03 ChrisW♦ 39.7k
 
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How does one know which kamma-cetana and action is related to which kamma-vipaka being experienced?

karma
Oct 25 '18 at 9:54 Community♦ 1
 
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Would the Buddha have considered engaging in anal sex as breaking the 1st and/or 5th precept?

the-buddha ethics five-precepts sexuality sexual-misconduct
Aug 2 '19 at 1:11 ruben2020♦ 26.4k
 
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Invalid logic pertaining to karma in sutta AN 5.129?

karma sutras
Jul 20 '19 at 13:05 Angus 514
 
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How does an arahant know that ignorance won't return/re-arise after death?

nirvana pratityasamutpada
Jul 3 '19 at 18:15 Community♦ 1
 
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Evidence of determinism in DN 2 Samaññaphala Sutta? Was the King already a faith follower?

philosophy sutras stream-entry
Dec 5 '18 at 19:34 Angus 514
 
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Is it wrong-view to think there might be more than 5 aggregates?

philosophy aggregates
Nov 19 '18 at 11:06 Community♦ 1
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How can I find a teacher who is a stream entrant?

teachers meditation-teachers
Oct 27 '18 at 20:11 Community♦ 1
 
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How does one know if one is destined to attain Nibbana?

personal-practice philosophy enlightenment personal-experience
Oct 23 '18 at 2:43 santa100 8,985
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