The Doctrine of the Buddha: The Religion of ReasonAllen & Unwin, 1957 - 536 pages eople of the twentieth century seek a religion that relies not on dogma or blind faith but that appeals to reason. The author argues that Buddhism is that religion, but that it must be the teaching as originally promulgated by the Buddha himself and not the distorted variations invented by later monks and scholars. The author sets out to discover the original genuine teaching of the Buddha. Such teaching fortunately is able to be distinguished by infallible criterion furnished by the Buddha. |
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... suffering . Therefore the Buddha also pro- ceeds from this self - evident definition of suffering , when , in the first of the four excellent truths , defining suffering as follows : " Birth is Suffering , old age is Suffering , disease ...
... suffering . Therefore the Buddha also pro- ceeds from this self - evident definition of suffering , when , in the first of the four excellent truths , defining suffering as follows : " Birth is Suffering , old age is Suffering , disease ...
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... suffering grounded in our own essence , suffering thus being merely an eman- ation of the same ? Or is it something that reaches us only as an alien element ? " Only in the latter case is there a possibility of freeing ourselves from it ...
... suffering grounded in our own essence , suffering thus being merely an eman- ation of the same ? Or is it something that reaches us only as an alien element ? " Only in the latter case is there a possibility of freeing ourselves from it ...
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... SUFFERING amsara is an endless chain of single personalities strung one on to the other . Personality , as we know , consists in the interworking of the five groups ... SUFFERING Old Age and Death-Birth as Immediate Condi- tions of Suffering.
... SUFFERING amsara is an endless chain of single personalities strung one on to the other . Personality , as we know , consists in the interworking of the five groups ... SUFFERING Old Age and Death-Birth as Immediate Condi- tions of Suffering.
Contents
THE FOUR MOST EXCELLENT TRUTHS | 13 |
General Introduction | 201 |
Old Age and DeathBirth as Immediate Condi | 210 |
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able according activities Ananda anattā Anguttara Nikaya annihilation arises ascetic Atman attained become bhikkhu birth bliss body endowed boundless Brahmin Buddha called cause Certainly clear cognition complete concentration conception conditioned consciousness consequence consists contemplation corporeal form corporeal organism course death deed deliverance dependence desire Digha Nikaya direction disciples Discourse doctrine element entirely eternal everything evil Exalted existence feel five groups fundamental further Gotama groups of grasping holy insight kind king knowledge living Majjhima Nikaya Māra means mental mentation mind Nagasena nature Nibbana object odours organ of thought organs of sense ourselves painful penetrate perceive perfect perishes personality possible precisely processes pure question realm reason rebirth recognize Recollectedness regard reverend rūpa saint Samsara Sankhārā Sariputta Schopenhauer sensation and perception six realms six senses six senses-machine suffering teaching thereby things thinking thirst touch transitory Upanishads Vacchagotta verily whole words Yamaka ye monks
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