The Types of Suffering in the Mah
vyutpatti and the P
li Canon
Author: Ferenc Ruzsa
Source: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, Volume 56, Number 1, 7 April 2003 , pp. 49-56(8)
Publisher: Akademiai Kiado
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Abstract:
In this paper an analysis is attempted of the triple suffering (duhkha-duhkhat
, samsk
ra-duhkhat
, vipari
ma-duhkhat
) as it appears in the Mah
vyutpatti and in earlier sources. Comparing it to some non-buddhistic triads (e.g. in the Yoga-s
tra) and similar concepts in the P
li Canon and its commentaries, a connection is suggested to the trilak
a
a (duhkha, anitya, an
tman) and to the frequent series old age - disease - death. It appears that the original understanding of samsk
ra-duhkhat
was probably not the suffering related to subliminal impressions but rather the suffering inherent in anything of a composite nature.
Keywords: Yoga-s?tra; Mah?vyutpatti; samsk?ra; P?li Canon; trilakºa?a; duhkhat?; suffering
Document Type: Research article
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