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 […]
August 30, 2021 Ngày 30/08/2021 Both physical rūpa (objects we see, sounds, particulates that lead to odors, physical food, objects we touch), AND our memories/hopes based on past, present, and future physical rūpa (i.e., rūpakkhandha) have the anicca nature. Craving/attachment for either kind will eventually lead to suffering (dukkha). However, giving up such attachments must […]
August 23, 2021; revised December 13, 2022 Ngày 23/08/2021; sửa ngày 13/12/2022 Dukkha usually means suffering. That is dukkha vedanā. But things that appear to bring happiness have the “dukkha lakkhaṇa.” The Buddha explained that in the First Noble Truth, Dukkha Sacca (the Truth about suffering.) Dukkha thường được hiểu là khổ. Đó là dukkha […]
August 16, 2021; revised December 13, 2022 Ngày 16/08/2021; chỉnh sửa ngày 13/12/2022 Dukkha – An Inherent Characteristic of This World and Not the Dukkha Vedanā Dukkha – Bản Chất Vốn Có Của Thế Giới Này, Không Phải Dukkha Vedanā The most misunderstood aspect of Tilakkhaṇa (anicca, dukkha, anatta) is to think that dukkha means […]
July 27, 2021; revised August 2, 2022 Ngày 27/07/2021; chỉnh sửa ngày 02/08/2022 This world is of “anicca nature,” meaning there is no refuge from suffering anywhere in this world. The translation of “anicca” as “impermanent” is wrong. Thế giới này mang bản chất “anicca,” nghĩa là không có nơi nào trong đó có thể […]
August 9, 2021 Ngày 09/08/2021 To attain the Sotāpanna stage, two conditions must be met. One must get to Anuloma Khanti, i.e., one must see that suffering hugely dominates the rebirth process. One must also get to Sammattaniyāma, i.e., realize that the ultimate bliss is in Nibbāna (reached via stopping the rebirth process.) [Here, “anu” […]
August 2, 2021 Ngày 02/08/2021 Anatta is a characteristic of this world and not about a “self.” While impermanence is a part of anicca nature, it does not describe the full meaning of anicca. Anatta là một đặc tính của thế giới này, chứ không phải nói về một “bản ngã.” Dù “vô thường” là […]