Annihilation of ”mere cessation” ;)

[Dhabba]

Hello Venerable!

@Sunyo

There are other problems with this interpretation too, such as perception being limited to the six senses and dependent on contact (phassa), which nibbana is not.

Well that is not so much a problem but more, as you wrote in your essay, a paradox.

I suggest you read this most excellent thread that clarifies a lot regarding this matter with the help of plenty of quotes from the suttas:

Notez on Nibbāna

Greetings, I will explain some controversies based on the pali sutta method as to present the theravadin orthodoxy, as i see it, and to the extent that i know it. In particular i will tie together the texts as to present the expression of what is meant by a direct experience of cessation, as the removal of taints and the 3rd noble truth. A lot of this has been drawn out in our discussions here earlier but not all of it. Also i want to ask that we discuss the merit of arranging the texts in t…