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**Caliwany** · 03-10-2011, 12:05 AM

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I remember hearing the expression "beginningless time" a lot in Tibetan Buddhist teachings and I wondered if there was something similar in Theravada.

Here's an example from Tibetan Buddhism.. ..

"Because we have had a selfish point of view throughout beginningless time, we experience the sufferings of the six realms and are unable to liberate ourselves from samsara."

Source = http://www.kagyu.org/kagyulineage/lineage/kag01.php

03-10-2011, 12:05 AM	#1
Caliwany Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 511 Senior Member	The concept of time in Theravada . I remember hearing the expression "beginningless time" a lot in Tibetan Buddhist teachings and I wondered if there was something similar in Theravada. Here's an example from Tibetan Buddhism.. .. "Because we have had a selfish point of view throughout beginningless time, we experience the sufferings of the six realms and are unable to liberate ourselves from samsara." Source = http://www.kagyu.org/kagyulineage/lineage/kag01.php Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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