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Does a Buddha have an "awareness" separate from the five aggregates?

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I read the following on the internet: > Yes. The Buddha repeatedly states his awareness to be separate from > the consciousness aggregate. > Lord, freed (nissaṭo), dissociated (visaṁyutto) & released (vippamutto) from how many things does the > Tathāgata dwell with unrestricted (vimariyādīkatena) awareness (cetasā)? > > Freed, dissociated & released from ten things, Vāhuna, the Tathāgata > dwells with unrestricted awareness. Which ten? Freed, dissociated, & > released from form, the Tathāgata dwells with unrestricted awareness. > Freed, dissociated, & released from feeling… Freed, dissociated, & > released from perception… Freed, dissociated, & released from > fabrications… **Freed, dissociated, & released from consciousness**… > Freed, dissociated, & released from birth… Freed, dissociated, & > released from aging… Freed, dissociated, & released from death… Freed, > dissociated, & released from stress… Freed, dissociated, & released > from defilement, the Tathāgata dwells with unrestricted awareness. > > Just as a red, blue, or white lotus born in the water and growing in > the water, rises up above the water and stands with no water adhering > to it, in the same way the Tathāgata — freed, dissociated, & released > from these ten things—dwells with unrestricted awareness. > > [AN 10.81 Thanissaro translation](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN10_81.html) Does a Buddha really have an "awareness" separate from the five aggregates? Are there any suttas that explicitly say a Buddha is with or without the five aggregates? Are there any suttas offering insight into the meanings of the words 'nissaṭo', 'visaṁyutto'. 'vippamutto' and 'vimariyādīkatena'?
Asked by Paraloka Dhamma Dhatu (45860 rep)
Jun 8, 2024, 09:47 PM
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