tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post6753244521097903419..comments2024-03-29T04:21:18.218-07:00Comments on dhamma musings: Buddhism And WarShravasti Dhammikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-68766053454858079342008-09-26T05:37:00.000-07:002008-09-26T05:37:00.000-07:00Interesting points. Thanks for drawing attention t...Interesting points. Thanks for drawing attention to themShravasti Dhammikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-89321676688986605232008-09-25T03:22:00.000-07:002008-09-25T03:22:00.000-07:00Hi Bhantethank you for this review, it seems to be...Hi <I>Bhante</I><BR/><BR/>thank you for this review, it seems to be very comprehensive. But I would like to comment on this quote:<BR/><BR/><I>The bodhisattva suffers for the sake of the dharma, which if often identified with the Buddha himself (Really! Where is this ever done?)</I><BR/><BR/>Well, maybe dhamma is not "often identified with the Buddha himself", although in Vakkali Sutta (SN 22.87) the Buddha states:<BR/><BR/><I>"Enough, Vakkali! What is there to see in this vile body? He who sees Dhamma, Vakkali, sees me; he who sees me sees Dhamma. Truly seeing Dhamma, one sees me; seeing me one sees Dhamma."</I><BR/><BR/>and in Aggañña Sutta (DN 27):<BR/><BR/><I>He whose faith in the Tathagata is settled, rooted, established, solid, unshakeable by any ascetic or Brahmin, any deva or mara or Brahma or anyone in the world, can truly say: 'I am a true son of Blessed Lord, born of his mouth, born of Dhamma, created by Dhamma, an heir of Dhamma.' Why is that? Because, Vasettha, this designates the Tathagata: 'The body of Dhamma', that is, 'The body of Brahma', or 'Become Dhamma', that is, 'Become Brahma'.</I><BR/><BR/>And in the mahayana context author could refer to the doctrine of three kayas.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>Piotrene.duehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430027670044530763noreply@blogger.com