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Ātman (Sanskrit: आत्मन्) or Atta (Pāli) literally means "self", but is sometimes translated as "soul" or "ego". The word derives from the Indo-European root *ēt-men (breath) and is cognate with the Old English æthm and German Atem. In Buddhism, the belief in the existence of an unchanging ātman is the prime consequence of ignorance, which is itself the cause of all misery and the foundation of saṃsāra. The early scriptures do, however, see an enlightened being as one whose changing, empirical self is highly developed. Some Mahayana Buddhist sutras and tantras present other Buddhist teachings with positive language by strongly insisting upon the ultimate reality of the atman when it is equated with each being's 'essential nature of mind' (Dalai Lama - see relevant section below) or inborn potential to become, and future status as, a Buddha (Tathagatagarbha doctrine). In contradistinction to early Buddhist teachings, the Theravada Dhammakaya Movement of Thailand teaches the Reality of a True Self, which it equates with Nirvana. == The need for Buddhists to understand ātman == Śāntideva (an 8th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and practitioner) informs us that in order to be able to deny something, we first of all need to know what it is that we are denying. Without contacting the entity that is imputed From Wikipedia under the
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 eng.vedanta.ru 491px x 404px | 62.10kB [source page] With profound sorrow we announce the Mahasamadhi of Srimat Swami Ranganathanandaji Maharaj the thirteenth  eng.vedanta.ru 401px x 240px | 40.40kB [source page] Yogin with six chakras Painting Kangra school Late 18th century A D  eng.vedanta.ru 350px x 222px | 31.50kB [source page] In his letter dated 20 August 1893 to Alasinga Perumal from Metcalf Massachusetts Swamiji writes Mr Lalubhai was with me up to Boston He was very kind to me 17 In the same letter he continues Ramdas s father has From Yahoo Image Search: "Atman (Buddhism)" What evidence is there that Buddhism works? Q. I already asked this and got no satisfactory answer. Let me try to be more clear. The basic concept behind Buddhism is that there is no self or soul, "anatman", as opposed to the Hindu Atman (Buddhism is the protestantism of Hinduism in this respect). Buddha taught that there was no self as such, just an illusory composite or aggregate false self. When one reaches enlightenment and dies the "fuel" (I always found this unconvincing. If enlightenment really works why does the body and self continue to exist during this life?) is burned up and this false or contingent self no longer exists as such. Since there is no self to report back on the effectiveness of his method, why believe it? By definition anyone who achieves niravana no longer… [cont.] Asked by roncriss - Sun Jun 8 23:10:22 2008 - - 8 Answers - 2 Comments A. The first stage is faith in which we have to trust the Buddha is telling the truth. We find logic and reasoning in his words, thus we trust he has merit to what he says and we trust him and practice his teaching. Then by cultivating the way and the mind, cutting off desires and practicing the precepts, then we have progress that starts to serve as an ultimate testimony to the Buddha's teachings. When you finally reach a high enough level of understanding and clarity, your wisdom opens up because you aren't so busy being defiled by desires. You don't meddle INSIDE this world, which is like a "box". So when you don't walk the path that meddles inside this box, which is a life of desire and indulgence, you walk a path that is outside the… [cont.] Answered by Greg L - Mon Jun 9 15:01:29 2008 BUDDHIST DO NOT BELIVE IN HINDUSIM VISHNU AVTARE? Q. HI i was just thinking why hindusim is claiming buddhism as hindusim buddhist was a born hindu but buddha never accept vedas basically they are two totally different religions. Hinduism is a polytheistic belief system. All of these gods are part of brahman, an indestructable world soul (so to speak) that all things are a part of. The many gods merely represent different aspects of brahman, the divine unity. The three gods that are considered important in Hinduism are Brahma, the creator, who is represented by earth; Vishnu, the preserver, who is represented by water; and Shiva, the destroyer, who is represented by fire. Their consorts, from which they derive their power, are Sarasvati, Lakshmi, and Parvati. In the Early Vedic Period,… [cont.] Asked by wisdom - Fri Jun 12 09:29:22 2009 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments A. You are wrong. Perhaps you should study a religion somewhat before going on a tirade about it. hinduism did exist long before buddhism which you cannot deny.there are many scientific poofs of this.Many scientist or historian have proved it and reached to conclusion not just by mere imaginations but by using appropriate scientific techniques such as carbon dating of ancient texts, monuments , various astronomical proof etc. they have concluded that they belonged to 2nd millennium BC. and many historians dated gautam buddhas lifetime from c. 563 BCE to 483 BCE. so you yourself compare the period. infact sanskrit is the oldest language which was originated from hinduism. for me teachings of buddism and hinduism are same. all the… [cont.] Answered by SOMIT - Sun Jun 14 02:25:27 2009 Is it possible to reconcile ontological idealism and realism (again!):?
Q. I have this theory that truth often lies in reconciling opposites (at least opposite ideas that have been thoroughly well developed)...and I'm not sure that consciousness or matter have opposites as such, technically, but perhaps they are opposite "approaches" to the same problem...so... If we are to insist on a substance for our metaphysic surely the idea of a "primal consciousness" could well be synonymous with matter? Somebody here used the terms "primacy of matter" versus "primacy of consciousness" (as a sort of pantheistic concept) and I don't see that these terms are necessarily mutually exclusive. I think the problem is as always we simply don't agree on the properties of our proposed metaphysical substance. Certainly matter does… [cont.] Asked by modernPrimitive - Wed Sep 2 17:30:06 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. There is a response: Yes, a fusion between idealism and realism will make the world better. Check this out for more information: Answered by Mirza - Fri Sep 4 11:20:11 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Atman (Buddhism)" |
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