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The Words of Dependent Arising: Viññāṇa

Saturday, March 19th, 2022

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Posted in Bhikkhu Bodhi, context, dependent origination, dukkha, namarupa, pariyāya, paticca samuppada, responses to blogs &c, Richard F Gombrich, sankhara, SN 12.65 "The City", SN 22.56, SN 22.57, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, vedana | No Comments »

Dependent Arising’s Links Described By the Buddha as “Not Literal”

Monday, January 3rd, 2022

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Posted in Bhikkhu Bodhi, Buddhist Vocabulary, dependent origination, DN 15, dukkha, Maurice Walshe, Nanavira Thera, pariyāya, Rebirth, Richard F Gombrich, Sujato, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, Translating | 5 Comments »

Diṭṭheva Dhamme As The Way We See Things For Ourselves

Friday, May 27th, 2011

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Posted in AN 10.208, Bhikkhu Bodhi, direct experience, diṭṭheva dhamme, Maurice Walshe, Richard F Gombrich, Translating | 1 Comment »

In Translation, but not just from the Pali to English

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

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Posted in A K Warder, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Bhikkhu Nanamoli, Buddhist Vocabulary, MN 117 Great Forty, Richard F Gombrich, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, Translating | 2 Comments »

If the Buddha Taught Karma and Rebirth, He Also Taught Ritual Sacrifice (and that the world exists just as we believe it to be)

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

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Posted in Bhikkhu Bodhi, Bhikkhu Nanamoli, causality / non-causality, kamma, MN 117 Great Forty, nihilism, non-action, Rebirth, Richard F Gombrich, Suttas, Thanissaro Bhikkhu | 5 Comments »