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'''Tainted''' (Skt. ''sāsrava''; Tib. [[ཟག་བཅས་]] ''zakché''; [[Wyl.]] ''zag bcas'') | '''Tainted''' (Skt. ''sāsrava''; Tib. [[ཟག་བཅས་]] ''zakché''; [[Wyl.]] ''zag bcas'') — all phenomena, with the exception of those belonging to the [[Four Noble Truths|truth]] of [[cessation]] and the [[path]], are said to be 'tainted', in the sense that they can be the focus of [[destructive emotions]], which will result in further [[samsara|samsaric]] existence. Hence, in the [[Four Seals]], it is said, "All that is tainted is [[suffering]]." | ||
==Alternative translations== | |||
*Contaminated | *Contaminated | ||
*Defiled | *Defiled | ||
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[[Category:Philosophical Tenets]] | |||
Revision as of 13:43, 9 April 2011
Tainted (Skt. sāsrava; Tib. ཟག་བཅས་ zakché; Wyl. zag bcas) — all phenomena, with the exception of those belonging to the truth of cessation and the path, are said to be 'tainted', in the sense that they can be the focus of destructive emotions, which will result in further samsaric existence. Hence, in the Four Seals, it is said, "All that is tainted is suffering."
Alternative translations
- Contaminated
- Defiled
- Impure
- With outflows