Sunyo
March 2, 2023, 7:43am
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If you read closely, you’ll see that the quote is not spoken by the Buddha but by the Brahma Baka, who had wrong view. Nibbāna is not a type of consciousness.
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(This essay is also available in the MettāShelf Library in various formats.)
Introduction
A wide range of opinions has long surrounded two innocent Pali words: viññāṇa anidassana. They are translated variously, as ‘consciousness that is without feature / signless / invisible / non-manifesting / makes no showing / can not be characterized’, et cetera. This variety already indicates that their meaning is somewhat obscure. This obscurity has, however, not stopped interpreters from giving the words…
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