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| + | '''[[Cessation]]''' ([[Wyl.]]''[[‘gog pa]]''; Skt. ''[[nirodha]]'') — generally the [[word]] refers to the absence or [[extinction]] of a given [[entity]]. As the third of the [[four noble truths]], it refers specifically to the pacification of [[suffering]] and its [[causes]], and is therefore a {{Wiki|synonym}} of [[nirvana]]. | ||
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| + | ==Subdivisions== | ||
| + | [[Cessation]] is of two kinds: | ||
| + | *'''analytical''' (''[[so sor brtags pa'i 'gog pa]]'') and | ||
| + | *'''non-analytical''' (''[[brtags min 'gog pa]]''). | ||
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| + | In his commentary to [[Mipham Rinpoche]]’s ''[[Khenjuk]]'', [[Khenpo Nüden]] writes: | ||
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| + | ===Analytical [[cessation]]=== | ||
| + | This is the [[unconditioned]] aspect of the [[permanent]] elimination of [[destructive emotions]] and other factors to be eliminated, through the force of developing [[realization]] of the undefiling [[path]], such as the [[wisdom of discernment]], within the [[mind]]. | ||
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| + | ===[[Non-analytical cessation]]=== | ||
| + | This does not refer to the ceasing of latent [[habitual tendencies]] as a result of analysis and [[investigation]], but rather to the absence of a given thing in a particular place due to an incompleteness of necessary [[causes]] and [[conditions]], as in the case of horns on a [[horse’s]] head, for instance. Another example which is mentioned in the commentaries is the fact that other types of [[consciousness]] do not arise when the [[eye-consciousness]] is distracted by a [[visual]] [[form]]. This also includes all the various [[forms]] of [[non-existence]] (or absence), such as the absence of a vase in a particular place. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:28, 13 March 2014
Cessation (Wyl.‘gog pa; Skt. nirodha) — generally the word refers to the absence or extinction of a given entity. As the third of the four noble truths, it refers specifically to the pacification of suffering and its causes, and is therefore a synonym of nirvana.
Subdivisions
Cessation is of two kinds:
- analytical (so sor brtags pa'i 'gog pa) and
- non-analytical (brtags min 'gog pa).
In his commentary to Mipham Rinpoche’s Khenjuk, Khenpo Nüden writes:
Analytical cessation
This is the unconditioned aspect of the permanent elimination of destructive emotions and other factors to be eliminated, through the force of developing realization of the undefiling path, such as the wisdom of discernment, within the mind.
Non-analytical cessation
This does not refer to the ceasing of latent habitual tendencies as a result of analysis and investigation, but rather to the absence of a given thing in a particular place due to an incompleteness of necessary causes and conditions, as in the case of horns on a horse’s head, for instance. Another example which is mentioned in the commentaries is the fact that other types of consciousness do not arise when the eye-consciousness is distracted by a visual form. This also includes all the various forms of non-existence (or absence), such as the absence of a vase in a particular place.
