THE PARADOX OF BECOMING

Glossary Arahant: A “worthy one” or “pure one;” a person whose mind is free of defilement and thus is not destined

Appendix II Some scholars, in an attempt to place the Buddha’s teachings in an historical context, have maintained that his

Appendix I “And what is dependent co-arising? From ignorance as a requisite condition come fabrications. From fabrications as a requisite

Chapter 7: No Location, No Limitation To contrast with the analogies discussed in Chapter Two, the Buddha provided three analogies

Chapter 6: One Way Out As the Buddha stated in his first sermon, the knowledge that led to his Awakening

Chapter 5 : Two Incorrect Paths, One Incomplete The discourses tell of many individuals who, in experiencing the types of

Chapter 4: Four Clingings As we noted in Chapter Two, craving and clinging determine the location of a particular becoming

Chapter 3: Three Levels When analyzing becoming as a factor in dependent co-arising, the Buddha does not define it. Instead,

Chapter 2: Two Analogies AN 3:76 provides an analogy to describe how becoming is produced: “Kamma is the field, consciousness

CHAPTER 1: TWO STORIES In his first sermon, the Buddha begins his definition of the cause of stress and suffering

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