Understanding Buddhism (i.e. dhamma)

3^rd generation

The white background suggests the undisturbed ground of appearance. The Buddha must have had a clear understanding of (and belief in) atman in order to be able to claim that the person (i.e. any cluster-as-thing) is anatman (i.e. not atman, Pali: anatta). Unfortunately - possibly for tactical reasons - he never defined this key term; nor did he define nirvana, which happens when the divers of life and therefore the self are extinguished. He did claim - at least for himself - that upon attaining nirvana amata, the deathless (elsewhere translated as the immortal) happened.

2^nd generation understanding of Buddhism (i.e. dhamma)

The Buddha’s pilgrimage to nirvana

Buddhist Pilgrimage Site Index

The Tathagata Site Index