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ISSENCE OF SOUL
4. The designation Sangya Skandha:
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The explicit knowledge we secure on the basis of sense and experience and the name we give to the object based on that sense and experience only shows that 'this is something' or 'at Kinchit Idam' and in designating it we go even further upto its name and its type In 'IMPRESSION' aic included all the mental activities. Equally important are the elements of affection and 1ancour. Love, rancour, affliction, pide, and arogance etc along with religion fall under Ur's skandha.
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The essence of Buddhist Philosophy is the association of all these pimcipals (skandhas)-association which means the combination and collection of these principles 10 Accordingly Buddha has always answered in a somewhat my sterious way all the questions relating to the subject of 'SOUL' This view is 1evealed from the following dialogue between King Pashen and Lord Buddha
Once King Pashan asked Lord Buddha,11 "O, Lord' enlighten me whether Tathagata exists after death or not "
Buddha replied "O King the answer to your question is inexpressible."
The king again asked "Does not then Tathgata
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Bhamti 11 Samyukta Nikaya
