Samudaya 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesBuddhismASAQA Created by: EmilieredmanCreated on: 17-05-16 16:01 Samudaya The arising of suffering- craving or thirst (tanha) Craving fuels desire (Fire Sermon- 'humans are ablaze with desire') Addictive pleasures of samsara- 3 mental poisons Paticca Samupadda shows everything is linked Non- acceptance of anicca and anatta leads to dukkha (story of Kisagotami) Mind processes are just as important (karma phala) The consequences of samudaya are being trapped in samsara and being unable to become enlightened The escape link of samsara is between craving and suffering. To break it, you need to understand that craving causes suffering. Buddha is the supreme example as he achieved enlightenment and identified the root of dukkha Vinaya- thirst produces re-becoming and re-existence Middle way- living life without extremities helps overcome craving Buddha told Rattapula 'the world...is ensalved to thirst' Tanha is the root of suffering because it cannot be satisfied Craving shows itself most clearly as 'grasping' or 'attachment' 1 of 2 Tanha Craving for sensual pleasures Sensual desire rather than knowledge, understanding the nature and purpose of life Leads to endless pleasure seeking and suffering is never satisfied Craving for existence Wish to experience happiness and fulfilment in this life, assumes mortality and eternal life Craving for rebirth as attachemt to human existence and wish to continue forever Craving for non-existence Resulting in behaviour rooted in aversion and hatred Denial of value of human existence, desire to destory life, nihilist Craving causes suffering as it is rooted in ignorance, it will never be satisified Traps humans in samsara- prevents freedom and nibbana Dependent Origination- need to break the 8th link (between craving and suffering) 2 of 2
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