Anatman The Five Skandas And Emptiness
Anatman, The Five Skandhas, and Emptiness
Anatman and the Five Skandhas:
Anatman (trans: “no self”): the doctrine that there is no _________ or __________ entity that can be identified as the “self.”
The Five Skandhas
In particular, the notion of anatman amounts to the claim that the “self” is nothing more than a set of five ______________ and everchanging _____________.
The processes are collectively called the five skandhas (trans: “aggregates”). They are:
_____________: the matter that makes up the world around us and our body (and thus the body’s sensory organs).
Note: literally translated as “form.”
_____________: the sensory information provided by matter and consequent evaluation of whether the sensory information is pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral.
Note: often simply called “sensation.”
_____________: the mental act of recognizing an object as some type or sort of thing.
Note: often translated as “perception.”
_____________: the beliefs, desires, volitions, opinions, decisions, etc. that are formed as a consequence of cognition, sensationvalence, and matter.
______________: awareness of mental formations, cognition, sensationvalence, and matter.
In short, the doctrine of the five skandas implies that the “self” is radically
_________.
Returning to the Second Noble Truth:
The Second Noble Truth states: dukkha has specifiable origins. Remember, the root of dukkha is, in part, _________. But this is a result of believing that the self is an
_________ thing and thus foolhearted. In addition, we can now see that
________ is brought about by ___________ of the fact that “you” are no more than anatman.
The three roots of suffering are thus:
1. ________________ (craving to have)
2. ________________ (craving to not have)
3. ________________ (of the truth of anatman)
Emptiness:
The Sanskrit word _____________ is commonly translated as “emptiness.” Due to the negative connotations of the word, many
Anatman and the Five Skandhas:
Anatman (trans: “no self”): the doctrine that there is no _________ or __________ entity that can be identified as the “self.”
The Five Skandhas
In particular, the notion of anatman amounts to the claim that the “self” is nothing more than a set of five ______________ and everchanging _____________.
The processes are collectively called the five skandhas (trans: “aggregates”). They are:
_____________: the matter that makes up the world around us and our body (and thus the body’s sensory organs).
Note: literally translated as “form.”
_____________: the sensory information provided by matter and consequent evaluation of whether the sensory information is pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral.
Note: often simply called “sensation.”
_____________: the mental act of recognizing an object as some type or sort of thing.
Note: often translated as “perception.”
_____________: the beliefs, desires, volitions, opinions, decisions, etc. that are formed as a consequence of cognition, sensationvalence, and matter.
______________: awareness of mental formations, cognition, sensationvalence, and matter.
In short, the doctrine of the five skandas implies that the “self” is radically
_________.
Returning to the Second Noble Truth:
The Second Noble Truth states: dukkha has specifiable origins. Remember, the root of dukkha is, in part, _________. But this is a result of believing that the self is an
_________ thing and thus foolhearted. In addition, we can now see that
________ is brought about by ___________ of the fact that “you” are no more than anatman.
The three roots of suffering are thus:
1. ________________ (craving to have)
2. ________________ (craving to not have)
3. ________________ (of the truth of anatman)
Emptiness:
The Sanskrit word _____________ is commonly translated as “emptiness.” Due to the negative connotations of the word, many