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Dr Chandra Kala Ghimire

I am a lecturer in the Tribhuwan University at central Department of Buddhist Studies. My area of interest is Tibetan Buddhism so my Ph D is related with Tibetan Buddhist culture in the Himalayan region of Manang, Nepal.

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Research paper thumbnail of The Mind and its Procedure in Buddhism

NUTA Journal

The mind (nāma) and matter (rūpa) are the two great constituents of the beings. Nāma refers to t... more The mind (nāma) and matter (rūpa) are the two great constituents of the beings. Nāma refers to the mental phenomena of the four aggregates vedanā, saññā, saṅkhāra and vijññān. The mind is a formless, shapeless, non-physical field that functions to store, perceive, and analyze information. It originates when the six senses; eye, ear, nose, tongue, skin and the mind get contact with their corresponding objects; form, sound, smell, taste, touch and mental constituents respectively. The mind and the brain are completely different entities. The mind is an agent that carries the seed to have the next life. The rūpa is a physical phenomenon. It is the material form of the body and of the eternal world. Earth (prithivi dhātu), water (apo dhātu), fire (tejo dhātu) and wind (vayo dhātu) element are the four fundamental elements in our body and the outer world. Mental phenomenon and physical phenomenon are different but dependents on each other. The objective of this article is to examine t...

Research paper thumbnail of The Mind and its Procedure in Buddhism

NUTA Journal

The mind (nāma) and matter (rūpa) are the two great constituents of the beings. Nāma refers to t... more The mind (nāma) and matter (rūpa) are the two great constituents of the beings. Nāma refers to the mental phenomena of the four aggregates vedanā, saññā, saṅkhāra and vijññān. The mind is a formless, shapeless, non-physical field that functions to store, perceive, and analyze information. It originates when the six senses; eye, ear, nose, tongue, skin and the mind get contact with their corresponding objects; form, sound, smell, taste, touch and mental constituents respectively. The mind and the brain are completely different entities. The mind is an agent that carries the seed to have the next life. The rūpa is a physical phenomenon. It is the material form of the body and of the eternal world. Earth (prithivi dhātu), water (apo dhātu), fire (tejo dhātu) and wind (vayo dhātu) element are the four fundamental elements in our body and the outer world. Mental phenomenon and physical phenomenon are different but dependents on each other. The objective of this article is to examine t...

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