Jarāmaraṇa is Sanskrit and Pāli for "old age" ( jarā ) and "death" ( maraṇa ). In Buddhism , jaramarana is associated with the inevitable decay and death-related suffering of all beings prior to their rebirth within saṃsāra (cyclic existence).
4-549: Jarā and maraṇa are identified as the twelfth link within the Twelve Links of Dependent Origination . The word jarā is related to the older Vedic Sanskrit word jarā, jaras, jarati, gerā , which means "to become brittle, to decay, to be consumed". The Vedic root is related to the Latin granum , Goth. kaurn , Greek geras, geros (later geriatric) all of which in one context mean "hardening, old age". The word maraṇa
8-592: Is based on the Vedic Sanskrit root mṛ , mriyate which means death. The Vedic root is related to later Sanskrit marta , as well as to German mord , Lith. mirti , Latin morior and mors , and Greek μόρος , all of which mean "to die, death". Within the teachings on the Four Noble Truths , jarā and maraṇa are identified as aspects of dukkha (suffering, anxiety, unsatisfactoriness). For example, The Discourse That Sets Turning
12-667: The Wheel of Truth states: Elsewhere in the canon the Buddha further elaborates on Jarāmaraṇa (aging and death): Jarāmara ṇ a is the last of the Twelve Nidānas , directly conditioned by birth ( jāti ), meaning that all who are born are destined to age and die. In the Buddhist Pali Canon 's "Subjects for Contemplation Discourse" ( Upajjhatthana Sutta , AN 5.57), the Buddha enjoins followers to reflect often on
16-787: The following: In the Pali Canon , aging and death affect all beings, including gods , humans, animals and those born in a hell realm . Only beings who achieve enlightenment ( bodhi ) in this lifetime escape rebirth in this cycle of birth-and-death ( sa ṃ sāra ). As what the Buddha instructed King Pasenadi of Kosala about aging and death in the Pabbatopama Sutta ( SN 3.25) : The Dhammapada has one chapter known as "Jaravagga", that consisted of eleven verses about old age, (from verse 146 to 156). Twelve Nid%C4%81nas Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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