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What are the five aggregates? Why did Buddha mention them?
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08-20-2012, 02:37 AM
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As I understand it at the moment, they are functional attributes of life, The body is the physical manifestation, perception is the things that come into consciousness, from the millions of sense impressions that can come into consciousness, for instance if you develop an interest in Kawasaki Ninja motorcycles, suddenly you see them everywhere whereas previously you never saw / recognize one, Feelings are apparent to every one, whether trained or untrained every one is capable of discerning if they feel pleasure or aversion, It is also a a common perception that people have habitual behaviors, this is a lot of peoples security blanket, they feel safe within the same routines, similarly sense consciousness is easily understandable, you know when you are touching, smelling hearing etc..
All these things are everyday understandable things, which to my mind reflect the Buddha's pragmatic teaching, taking the every day easily recognizable experience and showing how this is related to the way suffering is created in our life
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