The View Of "Avidya" And "Vimoksa" In Buddhism

For Buddhism, the Dharma is natural law. There are two parts of the Dharma, the one part is the Dharma of nature of dependent arising, and the other part is the Dharma of unconditioned phenomena.The Dharma of nature of dependent arising is also known as cause and effect karmic retribution-what we do resulted what we get. The process from cause to effect is also called "dependent arising" in Buddhism. All things are not independent. Everything depends on each other. Nothing is perpetually immutable. In Buddhism, everything is changing. It is called all experiences are suffering and impermanent.Buddhism tells us that sentient beings under Dharma of nature of dependent arising do not know there is an unchanged existed in the world of Dharma of unconditioned phenomena.In Buddhism doctrine, sentient beings are like the stream of life, birth, death, rebirth and continuing. It is a non-stopping process. For Sentient beings, it is only a different power of karma. It is impossible to find an unchanged self. For all sentient beings, the law of cause and effect is fair to everyone, No one is special, and No one is different.Chapter1:What is the reason Sentient beings can not stop cyclic existence? It is Nescience. Nescience is the reason to cause Sentient beings falling into cyclic existence. There is no beginning for the First Nescience, then, after Nescience, Karma is beginning. From a cause by condition to a result, this is "dependent arising" all about in Buddhism. What is the different key point of Nescience among early Buddhism, Nikaya Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism? This is the main discussion in first chapter. Chapter2:What is Nescience functioning for cyclic existence and retribution of good and evil karma in the past, present, and future. No matter how long, karma will not disappear until the cause becomes a result. This is the key point in Second chapter.Chapter3:The third chapter is to discuss the basic requirements to the path of liberation. However, what is the basic requirements needed? The first requirement is a human being; the second one is in obedience to five precepts and ten kinds of wholesome behavior. This chapter is to discuss the basic condition to the path of liberation.Chapter4:What is the way to get liberation in north Buddhism and south Buddhism? In traditional Buddhism, Sentient beings fall into transmigration through the six kinds of rebirth. They must work very hard by themselves to get liberation. However, in north Buddhism, there are two ways to get liberation. One is Pure Land School. Sentient beings were born in pure land and liberation in pure land. The other way is sentient beings can liberate in the intermediate state.Chapter5:1low many obstacles in the path of liberation for Sentient beings? In different Buddhism schools, what is the main obstacles in the path of liberation for Sentient beings? This is key point in chapter5.Chapter6:What is the meaning of the liberation between north Buddhism and south Buddhism? Is it possible to backslide in path of cultivation? This chapter introduces the point in different Buddhism schools.The final conclusion is the overview of the thesis.