The Buddha denies the existence of any permanent entity
either physical or mental. He considers the human person as a psychophysical complex.
For him all worldly things are momentary and likewise the self is not more than it and
rejects commonly believed conception of self.
According to the Buddha, all of our senses and
thoughts are on fire with lust and desire. Although there is no-abinding self or soul,
we cannot deny the reality of our experiences.
They
are:
1. Rupa: Material Form-the material givenness of experience.
2.
Vedana: Sensation- the initial sensory apprehension of forms.
3. Samjna :
Cognition- the determine classification of experience.
4. Samskara:
Disposition- the volitional response that colours experiences.
5. Vijnana:
Consciousness- awareness of the six sensory ranges (indriya).
The Buddha is
said to have declared with reference to each of the five skandhas “It is not mine. He is
not me. He is not myself”., thereby rejecting the existence of some mysterious entity
that might be thought to ‘own’ or ‘possess’ the skandhas and to deny that any such
substantial self can be found within the skandhas themselves.
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