The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study)

by Dr Kala Acharya | 2016 | 118,883 words

Buddhism Theravada

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This page relates ‘Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism’ of the study on the Buddhist path to enlightenment. The Buddha was born in the Lumbini grove near the present-day border of India and Nepal in the 6th century B.C. He had achieved enlightenment at the age of thirty–five under the ‘Bodhi-tree’ at Buddha-Gaya. This study investigates the teachings after his Enlightenment which the Buddha decided to teach ‘out of compassion for beings’.

Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism

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1. Religious Background Sixth Century B.C.

2. Vedic System

3. The Origin of Śramaṇa Tradition

4. Jainism and Buddhism

5.1. The Two Categories of Mokṣa in Jainism

5.2. Bondage of Soul in Jainism

5.3. Three Stages (1): Saṃvara (Self-restraint)

The five Samitis (voluntary movements of the Jīva)

The three Guptis (processes of controlling the inner nature of a Jīva)

The ten-fold Yati-dharma (duties of the Monk)

The twelve Bhāvanās (reflection or thinking)

The twenty-six Parīṣahas (endurance of hardships)

The five Charitras (conduct for further stoppage of the influx)

5.3. Three Stages (2): Nirjarā (Dissociation of Karma)

Two types of Tapas (Austerities)

5.3. Three Stages (3): Mokṣa (Liberation)

6. Nibbāna (Liberation) in Theravāda Buddhism (Introduction)

6.1. Nibbāna in Pāli Canonical Texts

6.2. Nibbāna in Pāli Commentarial Texts

6.3. Terms for Nibbāna

6.4. Four Aspects of Nibbāna

6.5. The Types of Nibbāna

6.6. Where Nibbāna is

6.7. The Way to Nibbāna

6.8. How to Attain Nibbāna

6.9. Happiness of Nibbāna

7. Difference between Mokṣa and Nibbāna

Last Updated: 24 March, 2023

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