Indian Society for Buddhist Studies

Author(s): Prachya Vidyapeeth
Publisher: Prachya Vidyapeeth

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dveṣa) and delusion (moha), which are inherently found in the stream of human personality pollute it. The consciousness, thus, polluted entangles man in the repeated cycle of existence, which is, as the Buddha explained in the form of First Noble Truth, full of suffering. To get rid of the state of suffering what is needed is to tranquilize ones consciousness.
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The Buddha has prescribed a process rather a path for the tranquilization of consciousness, which consists of three stages - Sila (moral precepts), Samadhi (concentration) and Paññā/ Prajñā (wisdom). Sila enables one to attain the physical and vocal purification while Samadhi leads to the suppression of those factors, which draw a man to indulge in the activities, resulting in rebirth and so on. The complete extirpation of all such factors, ultimately, ensures the tranquilization of consciousness, which could be attained by developing Paññā/Prajñā. The tranquilization consciousness brings forth happiness, the eternal bliss (Nibbana/Nirvana), which may also be termed as ananda.
Hence in this background the paper aims to discuss about the consciousness, its pollutants, and the process of its tranquilization.
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Buddhism Emphasizes More on Eco-Centric than Anthropocentric
Ranjana Mishra, Mumbai
Lord Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, had a great predilection and attachment with flora. In his discourse there were recurrentindication of wooded area. The purpose being his entire life orbited around the tarai of Nepal and spent his life time around gangetic provinces. Flora and foliage are very common in Buddhist temple sculptures and also appear as allegories in the discourses and writings of Buddhism. In this