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The Shorter Discourse on Emptiness (Cūḷasuññatasutta, Majjhima-nikāya 121): translation and commentary |
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Satyadhana, Dharmacari
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Western Buddhist Review
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| Volume | v.6 |
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| Date | 2013 |
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| Pages | 78 - 104 |
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| Publisher | Triratna Buddhist Order |
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https://thebuddhistcentre.com/
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| Location | London, UK [倫敦, 英國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Dharmacari Satyadhana (Kevin Schanilec) was ordained in the Traratna Buddhist Order in 2002. He has a keen interest in the original meditation methods given by the Buddha and how those methods might be best practiced today. A bureaucrat by day, he lives with his family near Seattle, WA, USA. |
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| Abstract | Comprehensive descriptions of meditation practices are somewhat rare in the Pāli Canon. In the Cūḷasuññata-sutta, the Buddha gives us his approach to traversing the formless spheres (arūpa-āyatanas). The Buddha frequently taught the formless spheres to his disciples, usually as the final meditation practice in a sutta. Unfortunately, exactly how
such a practice might be done has been surprisingly absent from postcanonical commentaries and modern ublications. While the formless spheres are different from and perhaps more subtle than the rūpa jhānas, familiarity with and even mastery of the formless spheres is not necessarily a difficult undertaking. This article provides a full translation and detailed commentary on this important sutta, and includes numerous suggestions based on the meditative experiences of the author. |
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| Table of contents | Introduction 79
The Shorter Discourse on Emptiness 82
1. Perception of Forest 83
2. Perception of Earth 86
3. Perception of the Sphere of Limitless Space 88
4. Perception of the Sphere of Limitless Consciousness 90
5. Perception of the Sphere of Nothingness 93
6. Perception of the Sphere of Neither Perception nor Non-Perception 95
7. Perception of the Signless Concentration of Mind 98
8. Perception of the Signless Concentration of Mind – Liberation 100
Conclusion 103
Bibliography 104 |
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| ISSN | 13577581 (P) |
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| Hits | 375 |
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| Created date | 2016.04.07 |
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| Modified date | 2017.10.26 |
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