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'''Eternalism''' (Skt. ''nitya dṛṣṭi''; [[Wyl.]] ''rtag pa'i lta ba'' or Skt. ''nityānta''; | '''Eternalism''' (Skt. ''nitya dṛṣṭi''; [[Wyl.]] ''rtag pa'i lta ba'' or Skt. ''nityānta''; Wyl. ''rtag pa'i mtha<nowiki>'</nowiki>'') — one of the so-called '[[two extremes]]', eternalism is the belief that there is a permanent and causeless creator of everything; in particular, that one's identity or consciousness has a concrete essence which is independent, everlasting and singular. | ||
There are many different brands of eternalism; they can be classified into three hundred sixty views, sixty-two false positions, [[eleven systems of Indian philosophy|eleven systems]], and so on. All can, however, be condensed into the [[Five tarka schools|five tarka schools]], or speculative systems.<ref>Mipham Rinpoche - Shantarakshita, ''The Adornment of the Middle Way: Shantarakshita's Madhyamakalankara with Commentary by Jamgon Mipham'', Translated by Padmkara Translation Group (Boston: Shambhala, 2005), p. 217.</ref> | There are many different brands of eternalism; they can be classified into three hundred sixty views, sixty-two false positions, [[eleven systems of Indian philosophy|eleven systems]], and so on. All can, however, be condensed into the [[Five tarka schools|five tarka schools]], or speculative systems.<ref>Mipham Rinpoche - Shantarakshita, ''The Adornment of the Middle Way: Shantarakshita's Madhyamakalankara with Commentary by Jamgon Mipham'', Translated by Padmkara Translation Group (Boston: Shambhala, 2005), p. 217.</ref> | ||
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Eternalism (Skt. nitya dṛṣṭi; Wyl. rtag pa'i lta ba or Skt. nityānta; Wyl. rtag pa'i mtha') — one of the so-called 'two extremes', eternalism is the belief that there is a permanent and causeless creator of everything; in particular, that one's identity or consciousness has a concrete essence which is independent, everlasting and singular.
There are many different brands of eternalism; they can be classified into three hundred sixty views, sixty-two false positions, eleven systems, and so on. All can, however, be condensed into the five tarka schools, or speculative systems.[1]
Alternative Translations
- Absolutism (Geshe Thupten Jinpa)
- Permanence (Dharmachakra Translation Committee)
Notes
- ↑ Mipham Rinpoche - Shantarakshita, The Adornment of the Middle Way: Shantarakshita's Madhyamakalankara with Commentary by Jamgon Mipham, Translated by Padmkara Translation Group (Boston: Shambhala, 2005), p. 217.