Eternalism: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mNo edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Eternalism''' (Skt. ''nityānta''; [[Wyl.]] ''rtag pa'i lta ba'') — the belief that there is a permanent and causeless creator of everything; in particular, that one's identity or consciousness has a concrete essence which is independent, everlasting and singular. | '''Eternalism''' (Skt. ''nityānta''; [[Wyl.]] ''rtag pa'i lta ba'') — one of the so-called '[[two extremes]]', eternalism is the belief that there is a permanent and causeless creator of everything; in particular, that one's identity or consciousness has a concrete essence which is independent, everlasting and singular. | ||
There are many different brands of eternalism; they can be classified into three hundred sixty views, sixty-two false positions, [[eleven systems of Indian philosophy|eleven systems]], and so on. All can, however, be condensed into the [[five tarka]], or speculative systems.<ref>Mipham Rinpoche - Shantarakshita, ''The Adornment of the Middle Way: Shantarakshita's Madhyamakalankara with Commentary by Jamgon Mipham'', Translated by Padmkara Translation Group (Boston: Shambhala, 2005), p. 217.</ref> | There are many different brands of eternalism; they can be classified into three hundred sixty views, sixty-two false positions, [[eleven systems of Indian philosophy|eleven systems]], and so on. All can, however, be condensed into the [[five tarka]], or speculative systems.<ref>Mipham Rinpoche - Shantarakshita, ''The Adornment of the Middle Way: Shantarakshita's Madhyamakalankara with Commentary by Jamgon Mipham'', Translated by Padmkara Translation Group (Boston: Shambhala, 2005), p. 217.</ref> | ||
==Notes== | |||
<references/> | <small><references/></small> | ||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Philosophical Tenets]] | [[Category:Philosophical Tenets]] | ||
[[Category:Non-Buddhist Schools]] | [[Category:Non-Buddhist Schools]] |
Revision as of 13:34, 8 November 2010
Eternalism (Skt. nityānta; Wyl. rtag pa'i lta ba) — one of the so-called 'two extremes', eternalism is the belief that there is a permanent and causeless creator of everything; in particular, that one's identity or consciousness has a concrete essence which is independent, everlasting and singular.
There are many different brands of eternalism; they can be classified into three hundred sixty views, sixty-two false positions, eleven systems, and so on. All can, however, be condensed into the five tarka, or speculative systems.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Mipham Rinpoche - Shantarakshita, The Adornment of the Middle Way: Shantarakshita's Madhyamakalankara with Commentary by Jamgon Mipham, Translated by Padmkara Translation Group (Boston: Shambhala, 2005), p. 217.