[Buddha-l] The root of ignorance?

[Jim Peavler]

With great fear and trepidation I submit that I that I have always  
thought of ignorance as the lack of something and that absences  
cannot arise.

I hope this doesn't kick off that awful (in the old sense) discussion  
of the presence of absence again. Or was it the absence of presents?


On Nov 22, 2006, at 2:45 AM, Stefan Detrez wrote:

> Lack of information is the root of ignorance.
>
> Stefan
>
> 2006/11/22, Piya Tan <dharmafarer at gmail.com>:
> Shian,
>
> Ignorance is the root because "I don't know" reality.
>
> Or, it can be said to be latent tendencies, we habitually do things  
> without thinking. Then thoughtlessness is the root of ignorance.  
> Or, we assume that since we have been doing it for so long, that it  
> is right and proper, hence not learning new things.
>
> Piya
>
>
> On 11/22/06, [DPD Web] Shen Shi'an <shian at kmspks.org > wrote:
>
> Perhaps the most difficult Buddhist question of all to ask...
> What is the root of ignorance? (How did it arise?)
> (Yes, that question arose from ignorance itself)
> Any comments, anyone?
>
> - Amituofo, Shen Shi'an
>
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Jim Peavler
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