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maraṇa
maraṇa (Skt.; Pali, death). General term meaning death. In Buddhist thought this has two senses. (1) Physical death as it occurs at the end of life: in this sense maraṇa is the twelfth link in the chain of Dependent Origination (pratītya-samutpāda). (2) Death as the dying process: in this sense, particularly common in the Abhidharma, death occurs continuously as each moment perishes to be replaced by the next. Death in both senses is a product of the universal principle of anitya, or impermanence.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "maraṇa." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "maraṇa." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-maraa.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "maraṇa." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-maraa.html |
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Maraṇa
Maraṇa. Death in Buddhism, not of the bodily aggregation, which is cuti, but of all phenomena as they rise into appearance and pass away.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Maraṇa." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Maraṇa." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Maraa.html JOHN BOWKER. "Maraṇa." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Maraa.html |
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