II : Insight
This part focuses more on deeper understanding of Buddhist concepts and an intellectual approach to Nirvana.
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Rebirth is transfer of life from one physical body to another. Normally soul is supposed to be a permanent entity residing in the body of a living being that differentiates it from non-living things. When a living being dies that soul leaves the body and finds another body to be reborn as another living being.…
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What is Karma? Karma or kamma in simple sense is any action that can have a good or bad future effects. It is sometimes referred as cause eg. “Whatever is happening in your life is because of your good karma or bad karma”. Similarly karma is also referred as effect eg. “What is happening to you is your karma”. This…
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This Insight Chart is adapted from ‘Dependent Origination’ or ‘Wheel of Life’ chart ? On the day Buddha attained Nirvana, during his meditation, he saw the true nature of all things and why people are unhappy. He understood the dependent origination. One thing leads to other and it forms a cycle which is difficult to…
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The ‘Dependent Origination’ is also known as The ‘Wheel Of Life’ or Bhavachakra. It shows how and why beings suffer due to their karma or willful actions. At the center of the chart there is A pig with its ears falling over its eyes representing ignorance / delusion, A cock who feeds continuously representing greed…
Attaining Nirvana 