Revised July 14, 2018; June 15, 2019; re-written with the new title June 1, 2020; revised July 3, 2022 [Old Title: The Incessant Distress (“Pīḷana”) – Key to Dukkha Sacca] Sửa ngày 14/7/2018; 15/6/2019; viết lại với tựa mới ngày 01/6/2020; sửa ngày 3/7/2022 [Tựa cũ: The Incessant Distress (“Pīḷana”) – Key to Dukkha Sacca] […]
August 20, 2017; revised June 8, 2020 Ngày 20/8/2017; chỉnh sửa ngày 8/6/2020 Different Meanings of Anicca Những Ý Nghĩa Khác Nhau Của Anicca Anicca (pronounced “anichcha”) is a profound concept that has several meanings (impermanence is only a small part of it). We discussed one interpretation as “it is not possible to maintain anything […]
Anicca has been analyzed in several different ways in the Tipiṭaka. In the Patisambidhā Magga Prakarana in the Tipiṭaka, it is explained as, “uppāda vayattena anicca,” which means “(this world is) anicca because we just keep going through the birth (arising)/death (destruction) process.” Anicca được phân tích theo nhiều cách trong Tipiṭaka. Trong Patisambidhā Magga […]
Revised December 1, 2022; January 5, 2023 Sửa đổi ngày 1/12/2022; ngày 5/01/2023 Nirodha means stopping the arising of future effects. Nirodha nghĩa là ngăn sự khởi sinh của các quả trong tương lai. I know of several “Buddhist” groups who try to “stop” thoughts, believing that is what happens at the Arahant stage of […]
Revised May 17, 2018; revised December 18, 2018; February 16, 2020; July 19, 2021; September 21, 2022; rewritten February 5, 2023; revised February 2, 2024 Sửa ngày 17/05/2018; sửa ngày 18/12/2018; ngày 16/02/2020; ngày 19/07/2021; ngày 21/09/2022; viết lại ngày 05/02/2023; sửa ngày 02/02/2024 [This article is not found in the Pure Dhamma post. It […]
September 26, 2021; revised August 25, 2022 Ngày 26/09/2021; sửa ngày 25/08/2022 Summary of the Previous Post Tóm lược Bài Trước In the previous post “Anatta in Anattalakkhaṇa Suttā – Part 1,” we reached the following conclusions: Trong bài trước “Anatta in Anattalakkhaṇa Suttā – Part 1,” chúng ta đi đến các kết luận sau: […]
September 19, 2021; revised August 25, 2022; December 13, 2022 Ngày 19/09/2021; sửa ngày 25/08/2022; 13/12/2022 Introduction Giới thiệu “WebLink: suttācentral: Anattalakkhaṇa Suttā (SN 22.59)” was the second suttā delivered by the Buddha after his Enlightenment (attaining the Buddhahood.) He taught the first two suttās to the famous five ascetics. The first one, Dhammacakkappavattana Suttā […]
September 13, 2021; revised June 4, 2023 Ngày 13/09/2021; sửa ngày 04/06/2023 Anatta is a characteristic of this world, not about a “self.” The translation of anatta as “no-self” is a serious error. Instead, it is Sakkāya Diṭṭhi that deals with the issue of whether anything in this world can be/should be considered to be […]