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Kapila's arguments are listed , and the last one introduces yet another fundamental concept of Buddhism: suffering . It is brought in from an unusual angle: 'Kapila argued that the process of development of the unevolved is through the activities of three constituents of which it is made up, Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. These are called three Gunas. light in nature, which reveals, which causes pleasure to men; what impels and moves, what produces activity; what is heavy and puts under restraint, what produces the state of indifference or inactivity When the three Gunas are in perfect balance, none overpowering the other, the universe appears static and ceases to evolve. When the three Gunas are not in balance, one overpowers the other, the universe becomes dynamic and evolution begins. Asked why the Gunas become unbalanced, the answer which Kapila gave was that this disturbance in the balance of the three Gunas was due to the presence of Dukkha .'
Buddhism is quite close to the Samkhya-Yoga viewpoint: to Samkhya for its philosophical framework, to Yoga for its methods of meditation. (en) |
