Relationship between the 5 higher fetters and the Three Characteristics or the Three Doors
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I use the definition of Three Doors posted here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Buddhism/comments/6rrbl8/any_commentaries_on_the_three_doors_of_liberation/dl7h0e1/
To me, it looks like there is a connection:
* Desire for existence in the realm of form
* Desire for existence in the immaterial realms
They are about the tension between being and non-being. In other words, existence or non existence of the self, and that pretty much is **Emptiness** of the self.
* Conceit
The conceit "I am... (this or that)". This looks related to **Signlessness** (there are no inherent attributes).
* Restlessness
Seems related to **Wishlessness**.
* Ignorance
This kind of encompasses everything.
Of course, the Three Doors are related to the Three Characteristics too.
* Emptiness -> no-self.
* Signlessness -> impermanence.
* Wishlessness -> unsatisfactoriness.
I am understanding the fetters wrong and making up the relation or does this makes sense? I'm trying to understand them as good as I can.
Asked by Exequiel
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Feb 17, 2020, 02:35 PM
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