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To: alt.magick.tyagi,alt.zen,alt.religion.buddhism From: tyagi@houseofkaos.abyss.com (nagasiva) Subject: MEPresseau: impermanence Date: 16 May 1997 15:06:28 -0700 [from talk.religion.buddhism:] According to the theory of Ichinen Sanzen of the Lotus Sutra Schools, all the states of life including Buddhahood are impermanent and transcendent at the same time. Just quickly, according to this theory there are ten states of life that an entity can inhabit at any one time: Hell, Hunger, Anger, Animality, (the four evil paths) Humanity, Rapture, (the six paths, these two along with the lower four) Learning, Realization, Bodhisattva and Buddhahood. The life state of the person is reflected in the way in which the individaul perceives the environment around them. For instance, a person in the world of anger perceives an angry world around them, and a person in Buddhahood perceives a Buddhaland or Nirvanna around them. These two people can stand right next to each other and perceive differnt worlds due to there different Karma. Therefore, according to this theory, Nirvanna or Buddhahood is a subjective state that can come and go as an experience (impermanent) and an eternally potential state for every entity, as well (permanent). How's that for a spinning answer. M -- see http://www.hollyfeld.org/~tyagi/nagasiva.html and call: 408/2-666-SLUG!!! ---- (emailed replies may be posted) ---- CC public replies to author ---- * * * Asphalta Cementia Metallica Polymera Coyote La Cucaracha Humana * * *
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