Difference between revisions of "Inversion"
(Created page with "thumb|250px| <poem> inversion (顛倒). The seven inversions are (1) taking the impermanence of dharmas as permanence; (2) taking misery as happiness; ...") |
|||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:Science.jpg|thumb|250px|]] | [[File:Science.jpg|thumb|250px|]] | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
| − | inversion (顛倒). The seven inversions are | + | [[inversion]] ([[顛倒]]). The [[seven inversions]] are : |
| − | (1) taking the impermanence of dharmas as permanence; | + | |
| − | (2) taking misery as happiness; | + | (1) taking the [[impermanence]] of [[dharmas]] as [[permanence]]; |
| − | (3) taking impurity as purity; | + | (2) taking [[misery]] as [[happiness]]; |
| − | (4) taking no self as self; (5) inverted perceptions, which refer to the inverted differentiations in the first four inversions; (6) inverted views, which refer to the establishment of, attachment to, and delight in the first four inversions; and (7) inverted mind, which refers to afflictions arising from the first four inversions. According to the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra (T12n0375), fascicle 7, the first four inversions also include | + | (3) taking [[impurity]] as [[purity]]; |
| − | (1) taking the eternity of the Tathāgata as impermanence, | + | |
| − | (2) taking the bliss of the Tathāgata as suffering, | + | (4) taking [[no self]] as [[self]]; |
| − | (3) taking the purity of the Tathāgata as impurity, and | + | (5) inverted [[perceptions]], which refer to the inverted differentiations in the first four inversions; |
| − | (4) taking the true self as no self. | + | (6) inverted [[views]], which refer to the establishment of, [[attachment]] to, and [[delight]] in the first four inversions; and |
| + | (7) inverted [[mind]], which refers to [[afflictions]] [[arising]] from the first four inversions. According to the [[Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra]] (T12n0375), fascicle 7, the first four inversions also include | ||
| + | |||
| + | (1) taking the {{Wiki|eternity}} of the [[Tathāgata]] as [[impermanence]], | ||
| + | (2) taking the [[bliss]] of the [[Tathāgata]] as [[suffering]], | ||
| + | (3) taking the [[purity]] of the [[Tathāgata]] as [[impurity]], and | ||
| + | (4) taking the [[true self]] as [[no self]]. | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
{{R}} | {{R}} | ||
Latest revision as of 07:46, 21 January 2015
inversion (顛倒). The seven inversions are :
(1) taking the impermanence of dharmas as permanence;
(2) taking misery as happiness;
(3) taking impurity as purity;
(4) taking no self as self;
(5) inverted perceptions, which refer to the inverted differentiations in the first four inversions;
(6) inverted views, which refer to the establishment of, attachment to, and delight in the first four inversions; and
(7) inverted mind, which refers to afflictions arising from the first four inversions. According to the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra (T12n0375), fascicle 7, the first four inversions also include
(1) taking the eternity of the Tathāgata as impermanence,
(2) taking the bliss of the Tathāgata as suffering,
(3) taking the purity of the Tathāgata as impurity, and
(4) taking the true self as no self.
