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*{{i| ''The activity of discernment (viññāṇa)''|143}} | *{{i| ''The activity of discernment (viññāṇa)''|143}} | ||
*{{i| ''The functions of discernment in the Abhidhamma 'process of cittas'''|145}} | *{{i| ''The functions of discernment in the Abhidhamma 'process of cittas'''|145}} | ||
*{{i| The nature of viññāṇa''|148}} | *{{i| ''The nature of viññāṇa''|148}} | ||
*{{i| ''The effect of karma on discernment in the perceptual process''|151}} | *{{i| ''The effect of karma on discernment in the perceptual process''|151}} | ||
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Is the | *{{i| ''Is the bhavaṅga concept ruled out by the 'early Sutta' world-view?''|155}} | ||
Sutta' world-view? 155 | *{{i| '''Early Sutta' evidence for a bhavaṅga-type state''|151}} | ||
'Early Sutta' evidence for a | *{{i| ''The meaning of 'bhavaṅga'''|160}} | ||
The meaning of ' | *{{i| ''The roles of bhavaṅga''|162}} | ||
The roles of | *{{i| ''The brightly shining citta''|166}} | ||
The brightly shining citta 166 | *{{i| ''Freedom from defilements''|169}} | ||
Freedom from defilements 169 | *{{i| ''The shining citta and bhavaṅga''|170}} | ||
The shining citta and | *{{i| ''The Arahat's ever-shining citta''|173}} | ||
The Arahat's ever-shining citta 173 | *{{i| ''The shining citta and the Buddha-nature''| 114}} | ||
The shining citta and the Buddha-nature 114 | *{{i| ''The shining citta and the realms of rebirth''| 111}} | ||
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Revision as of 12:44, 28 April 2020
This careful analysis of early Buddhist thought opens out a perspective in which no permanent Self is accepted, but a rich analysis of changing and potent mental processes is developed. It explores issues relating to the not-Self teaching: self-development, moral responsibility, the between-lives period, and the 'undetermined questions' on the world, on the 'life principle' and on the liberated one after death. It examines the 'person' as a flowing continuity centered on consciousness or discernment (vinnana) configured in changing minds-sets (cittas). The resting state of this is seen as 'brightly shining' - like the 'Buddha nature' of Mahayana thought - so as to represent the potential for Nirvana. Nirvana is then shown to be a state in which consciousness transcends all objects, and thus participates in a timeless, unconditioned realm. (Source: Routledge)
See especially chapter 10, Bhavaṅga and the Brightly Shining Mind.
| Citation | Harvey, Peter. The Selfless Mind: Personality, Consciousness and Nirvāṇa in Early Buddhism. London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2004. First published 1995 by Curzon Press. http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/The%20Selfless%20Mind_Personality_Consciousness%20and%20Nirvana%20in%20Early%20Buddhism_Harvey_1995-2004r.pdf. |
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