Early Buddhism - Words of the Buddha

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A community dedicated to supporting awakening to the truth of enlightenment (Nibbāna) through inquiring into the teachings of the Buddha (Dhamma).

One awakens to the truth of enlightenment (aka stream entry) by:

Actively learning and reflecting,
Independently verifying (without believing) to observe the truth
Putting to practise after seeing benefits to the condition of mind.

Enlightenment is the elimination of greed, anger and delusion, dissolution of the ego and realisation of non-self.

An enlightened being would experience unconditional joy, contentment, freedom from beliefs, a high degree of concentration, and blossoming personal/professional relationships.

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Anything outside 5 Aggregates? (self.buddhadhamma)

submitted 3 months ago by khushikothari22 to c/buddhadhamma

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Question, Does anything exist outside the 5 Skandas? Do the 5 skandas operate on some sort of background or just exist off each other?

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[–] waterore 1 points 3 months ago

The 5 aggregates are conditioned by each other to arise and condition the next before they pass away. The only thing that is not conditioned is nibbana.