
Let’s pick up the word from words from the Heart Sutra, which is one of the representative Mahanaya Buddhist sutras.
The word MU KU SHU METSU DO , which means MU is nothing, KU is suffering. SHU is the cause of the suffering, METSU is a nirvana, which is the peace that is relief from the suffering.
And the DO is a way. Where the Heart Sutra says there’s no suffering, no cause of suffering, there’s no nirvana and there’s no way, the way or the path for all.
And the cause of suffering is desire. It’s an interesting Chinese character that is thirsty for love, another desire, thirst for love.
Well, anyway, yes, the cause of suffering is desire.
And the path is that the very first beginning of the primary Buddhism teachings is eight right paths, which is very famous.
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