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Encyclopedia > Eternalism

The word eternalism has at least four meanings:

  • Eternalism is a position in phenomenology that the world must be seen as static and fixed. This worldview is in opposition to mobilism, which states that the world must be seen as in a constant state of flux. These worldviews are particularly relevant to paradoxology.
  • Eternalism is the term for the belief system including the Almighty Force, the Eternal, the Seven Deities, and the prophet Godzimir. An Eternalist is a practitioner of said belief system.
  • Eternalism/Perpetualism is the common English translation of sasatavada, the doctrine of eternal becoming rejected by Buddhism.

Eternalism is a philosophical approach to the ontological nature of time. ... This article is about the philosophical movement. ... Paradoxology is the study of paradoxes. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Sasatavada (English: eternalism/perpetualism) is the Pali term for the Buddhist doctrine of eternal becoming or eternal life, one life after another, or the round of Samsara. The idea of eternal becoming is a perfect example of this. ... Buddhism is a dharmic, non-theistic religion and a philosophy. ...

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