Difference between revisions of "Five false views"
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| − | (1) Though the [[mind]] and {{Wiki|body}} are no more than a {{Wiki|temporary}} union of the [[five components]], one regards them as possessing a {{Wiki|self}} that is [[absolute]]; and though [[nothing]] in the {{Wiki|universe}} can belong to an {{Wiki|individual}}, one [[views]] one's [[mind]] and {{Wiki|body}} as one's own possession; | + | (1) Though the [[mind]] and {{Wiki|body}} are no more than a {{Wiki|temporary}} union of the [[five components]], one regards them as possessing a {{Wiki|self}} that is [[absolute]]; and though [[nothing]] in the {{Wiki|universe}} can belong to an {{Wiki|individual}}, one [[views]] one's [[mind]] and {{Wiki|body}} as one's [[own]] possession; |
(2) the [[belief]] in one of [[two extremes]] concerning {{Wiki|existence}}: that [[life]] ends with [[death]], or that {{Wiki|life}} persists after {{Wiki|death}} in some {{Wiki|eternal}} and [[unchanging]] {{Wiki|form}}; | (2) the [[belief]] in one of [[two extremes]] concerning {{Wiki|existence}}: that [[life]] ends with [[death]], or that {{Wiki|life}} persists after {{Wiki|death}} in some {{Wiki|eternal}} and [[unchanging]] {{Wiki|form}}; | ||
| − | (3) denial of the [[law of cause and effect]]; | + | (3) {{Wiki|denial}} of the [[law of cause and effect]]; |
(4) adhering to misconceptions and viewing them as {{Wiki|truth}}, while regarding {{Wiki|inferior}} [[views]] as {{Wiki|superior}}; and | (4) adhering to misconceptions and viewing them as {{Wiki|truth}}, while regarding {{Wiki|inferior}} [[views]] as {{Wiki|superior}}; and | ||
Latest revision as of 19:39, 19 March 2015
five false views
五利使 (Jpn go-rishi )
According to The Treatise on the Establishment of the Consciousness-Only Doctrine, the five views that, along with the five delusive inclinations, constitute the ten fundamental earthly desires. T'ient'ai (538-597) included these ten in the illusions of thought and desire, the first of the three categories of illusion.
The five false views are:
(1) Though the mind and body are no more than a temporary union of the five components, one regards them as possessing a self that is absolute; and though nothing in the universe can belong to an individual, one views one's mind and body as one's own possession;
(2) the belief in one of two extremes concerning existence: that life ends with death, or that life persists after death in some eternal and unchanging form;
(3) denial of the law of cause and effect;
(4) adhering to misconceptions and viewing them as truth, while regarding inferior views as superior; and
(5) viewing erroneous practices or precepts as the correct way to enlightenment.
See also earthly desires.
