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| Two Definitions of "avyakata" in the Theravada Texts | ||
| 作者 | Kim, Kyung Rae |
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| 出處題名 | International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture=국제불교문화사상사학회 |
| 卷期 | v.22 |
| 出版日期 | 2014.02 |
| 頁次 | 115 - 125 |
| 出版者 | International Association for Buddhist Thought and Culture |
| 出版者網址 | http://iabtc.org/ |
| 出版地 | Seoul, Korea [首爾, 韓國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 關鍵詞 | Theravada; Avyakata; Undecided; Unanswered; Abhidhamma |
| 摘要 | In the Pali texts of Theravada tradition, the term ‘avyakata`` has two different meanings: undecided and unanswered. The common analysis of the first meaning, ‘undecided,’ is based on the Abhidhamma texts, the Vissudhimagga and the Abhidhammattha Sangaha. According to these texts, all phenomena have three characteristics: unwholesome (akusala), wholesome (kusala) and undecided (avyakata). In this way, the first meaning of avyakata is one of the three attributes to measure the attributes of all phenomena. The second meaning of avyakata is found in the Sutta texts of Nikaya. In relation to this meaning, ‘unanswered,’ there are narratives, and in which there are two characters, Potthapada and Vacchagotta, who asked ten metaphysical questions to the Buddha. At that time, the Buddha did not respond to either questioner. But in this case, his silence was also a kind of answer. The Buddha intended for the questioners to awake from their own ignorance, and in order to attain his intention he used silence as his method of teaching. |
| ISSN | 15987914 (P) |
| 點閱次數 | 187 |
| 建檔日期 | 2015.06.15 |
| 更新日期 | 2021.02.24 |
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