Three Kinds Of Craving: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Buddhist Information: A Discourse on PaticcasamuppadaThe first kind of craving (kamatanha) is focused on sensual objects and it is most prevalent among the living beings of the sensual world.
The craving for existence (bhavatanha) is bound up with the eternity belief (sassata ditthi). It presupposes the permanence of a living being and the indestructibility of the ego despite the dissolution of the physical body. The belief is not deep rooted among the Buddhists, but non Buddhists hold it so firmly that it is a major impediment to their spiritual liberation. Their craving for existence is evident in their illusion of permanent self and their love of sensual pleasure.
The craving for non existence (vibhavatanha) is born of the annihilation belief (uccheda ditthi). The belief is not found among Buddhists and no one is a true Buddhist if he or she holds the belief. The craving for non existence means the desire for the automatic cessation of the life stream after death as well as the love of pleasure rooted in the materialistic view of life.
Each of these three cravings stems from the failure to realize anicca, dukkha and anatta through the introspection of feelings. So in order to forestall craving and its consequences, namely, rebirth and suffering, the yogi should contemplate every phenomenon, and try to see everything as it really is.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Full-text: Tanha Sutta.
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A Discourse on Paticcasamuppada (by Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw)
The Catusacca Dipani (by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw)
The Interpretation Of Magga-sacci < [Part I - The Manual Of The Four Noble Truths]
Buddhist Education in Thailand (critical study) (by Smitthai Aphiwatamonkul)
3. Basic Principles of Buddhism < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
Dependent Origination (viii): Craving < [Chapter XVII - Dependent Origination (paññā-bhūmi-niddesa)]
Buddha Desana (by Sayadaw U Pannadipa)
Chapter 6 - Links In Reverse Order < [Part II - The Dependent Origination]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 26-27 - The Story of Bāla Nakkhatta Festival < [Chapter 2 - Appamāda Vagga (Heedfulness)]
Verse 277-279 - The Story of Five Hundred Monks < [Chapter 20 - Magga Vagga (The Path)]