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An 8 page research paper that answers questions about Buddhism and the Utilitarian philosophy of John Stuart Mill. These answers serve to outline the fundamental precepts of each philosophy and personal evaluations of each are offered by the writer. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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first of the teachings of Buddha after achieving enlightenment (The Four Noble Truths). The first truth, Dukkha-ariyasacca, has been traditionally translated in the West as the "Noble Truth of Suffering"
(Rahula 16). Due to this translation, the prevalent concept in the West is that Buddhists conceive life solely in terms of "suffering and pain" (Rahula 16). Due to this rather
inaccurate translations and "superficial interpretation," many people have been misled into thinking of Buddhism as a pessimistic faith (Rahula 16). In actuality, Buddhism is not neither pessimistic nor optimistic, it
is, rather, realistic. Buddhism looks at the world objectively, and shows the individual that there is no "perfect freedom, peace, tranquility and happiness" (Rahula 17). The Four Noble Truths are:
1) Life is suffering; 2) The origin of suffering is attachment; 3) The cessation of suffering is attainable; and 4) The path to the cessation of suffering (consists of the
Eightfold Path) (Knierim Four Noble Truths). Explain Buddhas analysis of the cause of suffering and what he means by writing that the "five aggregates of grasping are suffering"? What
are the aggregates and what do they stand for? The five aggregates of grasping, to which the Buddha refers are "matter or form, feelings, perception, volitional activities and
consciousness" (Sayadaw). These are the normal processes of perception, movement, and consciousness. With this concept Buddha arrived several centuries ahead of either Descartes or Freud at the realization that the
sensory data is just that-data-and not the same as reality or the mind that perceives it. The "grasping" aspect of the aggregates of perception is the tendency of the mind
"that thinks, imagines, and reflects as being the I, the ego" to see them as inseparable from the self (Sayadaw). Why does Buddha think overcoming our ignorance is he
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