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Old 01-22-2012, 08:53 AM   #16
sandracuk

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Nothing has an intrinsic existence even the dhamma is empty...
hello Bothi

the Buddha used the word emptiness (sunnata) and empty (sunno) in many ways

predominantly, it means empty of 'self' (SN 35.85)

othertimes, it means empty of literal existence; empty of arising (eg. MN 121)

other times, it means empty of inherent existence, substance & permanence (eg. SN 22.95)

the Dhamma is certainly empty of self but the Dhamma is certainly not empty of inherent existence, substance & permanence

only conditioned things (sankhata dhamma) are empty of inherent existence

about the Dhamma (Truth; Law of Nature), the Buddha said:

So they say, no permanence, no self...
if the dhamma of impermanence had no inherent existence then the realisation of not-self could not occur

thus the dhamma of impermanence has inherent existence

as the Buddha taught, the dhamma of impermanence is 'steadfast' and 'orderly'

all the best
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