Essence of the Mahayana Teachings
author: Khenpo Samdup
edition: 2015, Majnu ka Tila
pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780986446016
Topic: Mahayana
2.4 - Contemplating the Defects of Samsara
This page describes Contemplating the Defects of Samsara which is part 2.4 located on page 36 in the book: Essence of the Mahayana Teachings by Khenpo Samdup. This book is a commentary on Jigten Sumgon鈥檚 Lam Rim text and contains the summarized essence of the Buddha鈥檚 teachings contained within the Sutras and Tantras. It is part of the series 鈥渁bandoning the faults of the vessel鈥�. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase 鈥淐ontemplating the Defects of Samsara鈥� according to 166 books dealing with Buddhism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Patthana Dhamma [by Htoo Naing]
Vana is the dhamma that bind various different lives in the samsara. So nibbana means liberated from binding in the samsara. This binding is tanha. Even though there is a single nibbana as its nature, nibbana is talked to have two different forms, saupadisesa nibbana and anupadisesa nibbana. Saupadisesa nibbana is nibbana when sattas are still in the samsara are when they are alive. This nibbana is only present in arahats or anagams while they are in nirodha samapatti....
Read full contents: Chapter 4 - Nibbana (or absolute peace)
Dhammapada (Illustrated) [by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero]
Through many of samsara s births I hastened seeking, finding not the builder of this house: pain is birth again, again. 154. O builder of this house you re seen, you shall not build a house again, all your beams have given way, rafters of the ridge decayed, mind to the Unconditioned gone, exhaustion of craving has it reached. Long in Samsara, the house-builder I sought, never did I find. Birth s recurrence is painful. House-builder, you are shattered. You shall build no more....
Read full contents: Verse 153-154 - Venerable Ananda鈥檚 Stanzas
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) [by Gyurme Dorje]
Moreover, samsara is not brought about by the appearance of the six classes of living beings who resemble either the six sages or apparitional and illusory creatures. The different kinds of suffering will indeed be reversed if the causal basis or egotism which gives rise to the suffering of samsara is reversed. However in this circumstance the nature of the teachers who appropriately appear in samsara through the spirituality of the arising basis, i. e....
Read full contents: Commentary 3.2: The Recognition of Rudra
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