Re: Brief Overview of Buddhist Philosophy
Namaste Atanu,
thank you for the post.
Originally Posted by
Atanu Banerjee
Again there is some difference in words. I said the ONE who is seeking the truth (apparently) does not vanish. I said "eternal Buddha within" and you said "Buddha nature" is a quality and not matter. Well, isn't it again a play of words? Buddha nature cannot exist without Buddha. Can it?
yes, Buddhanature exists without Buddhas hence the Solitary Realizers which attain Liberation when there are no Buddhas present in the world system.
nevertheless, as Buddhagosha so succiently put it:
there is no doer who does
and no reaper who reaps.
constituant parts roll on alone.
this, alone, is Right Discernment.
If Vajradhara meditates well and penetrates through all the 'Buddha nature' part then does He cease to exist?
the being that is Vajradhara (the poster on this thread) has never existed and thus will not cease to exist. it is quite correct, however, that this ego tends to impute a sense of self unto the 5 clinging aggregates and this can be quite difficult to uproot.
But it is definitely not defined as a non-being. It is merely beyond the definition of beingness. To reiterate: where does the Buddha nature come from? Is it also root less?
Om Namah Shivayya
indeed without substance or ground Buddhanature is, for lack of a better term, simply a phrase to denote the capability for all sentient beings to Awaken. it is a bit of Buddhist shorthand as it were.
metta,
~v
Meditation brings Wisdom, lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back.
~Buddha Shakyamuni
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I have gained this from philosophy:
That i do, without being commanded, what others do only through fear of Law.
~Aristotle
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