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CyganAngel Away on the wind~ from Arcadia Since: Oct, 2010
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#244651: Aug 15th 2011 at 2:57:23 AM

I like the number 108 because it's 9 x 12. That's 3 x 3 x 3 x 4- or, in other words, 3 x 3 x 3 x 2 x 2 x 1, or 33 x 22 x 11. Nice awesome numbers.

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CentralAvenue Literally A Princess from The Palace of Serenity Since: Sep, 2014
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#244652: Aug 15th 2011 at 2:58:18 AM

So 108, is like, the Arc Number of Real Life?

(I'm spouting nonsense as if I'm loopy, but I don't feel tired. Weird.)

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Aondeug Oh My from Our Dreams Since: Jun, 2009
Oh My
#244653: Aug 15th 2011 at 2:58:31 AM

And the scary thing is is that Buddhists have likely come with significant meanings to each of those numbers as you have written them.

Buddhism has a fetish for numbers.

^I suppose so. Buddhism's main arc numbers are 3, 4, and 5. Pretty much every other number in the religion can be divided by those. Into other numbers significant to Buddhism.

edited 15th Aug '11 2:59:43 AM by Aondeug

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CyganAngel Away on the wind~ from Arcadia Since: Oct, 2010
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#244654: Aug 15th 2011 at 2:59:42 AM

@CA: Probably O_o

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thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
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#244655: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:01:15 AM

Going to bed.

UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOI
Idler20 Rabbit Season Since: Oct, 2010
Aondeug Oh My from Our Dreams Since: Jun, 2009
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#244657: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:02:43 AM

Like so...

108/3=36. There are 36 passions.

3x3=9x12=108/4=27/9=3

I am bored.

edited 15th Aug '11 3:03:52 AM by Aondeug

If someone wants to accuse us of eating coconut shells, then that's their business. We know what we're doing. - Achaan Chah
CyganAngel Away on the wind~ from Arcadia Since: Oct, 2010
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#244658: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:03:44 AM

but what does the 3 mean

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Aondeug Oh My from Our Dreams Since: Jun, 2009
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#244659: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:05:26 AM

It means a lot of things.

The most common thing in my mind is The Three Marks of Existence. Impermanence, Anatta, and Dukkha.

There are also The Three Gems which are The Buddha, The Dhamma, and The Sangha. We also call these The Three Refuges and take them during all ceremonies and spontaneously when we feel we must.

If someone wants to accuse us of eating coconut shells, then that's their business. We know what we're doing. - Achaan Chah
Kinkajou I'm Only Sleeping Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#244660: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:07:12 AM

108, for the curious.

INT is knowing a tomato is a fruit. WIS is knowing it doesn't belong in a fruit salad. CHA is convincing people that it does.
CyganAngel Away on the wind~ from Arcadia Since: Oct, 2010
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#244661: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:07:38 AM

How many?We must find out how many three's there are and multiple that by 3.

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Aondeug Oh My from Our Dreams Since: Jun, 2009
Oh My
#244662: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:08:02 AM

There are also The Three Worlds that break up into various realms. Each Buddha has Three Bodies, there are Three Roots of Evil, Three Pillars of Zen, and our religious canon consists of three sections called baskets. Hence Tipitaka.

^I am not certain how many instances of 3 there are. Not all 3's are considered significant by all schools. Like The Three Pillars which are a Zen thing.

edited 15th Aug '11 3:08:51 AM by Aondeug

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CentralAvenue Literally A Princess from The Palace of Serenity Since: Sep, 2014
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#244663: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:08:11 AM

I seem to have given Aon a rambling point.

It's always fun when someone gives you a rambling point.

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CyganAngel Away on the wind~ from Arcadia Since: Oct, 2010
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#244664: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:11:05 AM

We must count all the 3's that are significant anywhere.

Triangles are 3's.

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Aondeug Oh My from Our Dreams Since: Jun, 2009
Oh My
#244665: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:13:15 AM

Oh my.

I must go to bed.

It is 3:12.

3x12=36.

36 passions. Good time to sleep.

If someone wants to accuse us of eating coconut shells, then that's their business. We know what we're doing. - Achaan Chah
Kinkajou I'm Only Sleeping Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#244666: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:13:37 AM

4 = 1 + 3

INT is knowing a tomato is a fruit. WIS is knowing it doesn't belong in a fruit salad. CHA is convincing people that it does.
Aondeug Oh My from Our Dreams Since: Jun, 2009
Oh My
#244667: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:14:42 AM

4 Noble Truths+ The 1 Mind=The 3 Marks of Existence?!

If someone wants to accuse us of eating coconut shells, then that's their business. We know what we're doing. - Achaan Chah
CentralAvenue Literally A Princess from The Palace of Serenity Since: Sep, 2014
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#244668: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:15:54 AM

It's 6:15 here.

6 and 15 are both divisible by 3.

...I got nothin'.

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Kinkajou I'm Only Sleeping Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#244669: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:16:07 AM

Yes.

But 6 ? 1 ? 2...?

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Aondeug Oh My from Our Dreams Since: Jun, 2009
Oh My
#244670: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:16:38 AM

THREE IS THE ARC NUMBER OF LIFE.

This proves Buddhism is truth.

If someone wants to accuse us of eating coconut shells, then that's their business. We know what we're doing. - Achaan Chah
CentralAvenue Literally A Princess from The Palace of Serenity Since: Sep, 2014
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#244671: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:16:50 AM

^^ 6 = 3 + 3 and also 1 + 2 = 3

edited 15th Aug '11 3:16:57 AM by CentralAvenue

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RocketScience Not dead yet. from a dark place Since: Jan, 2001
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#244672: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:17:07 AM

6 + 15 = 21 -> 2 + 1 = 3

CyganAngel Away on the wind~ from Arcadia Since: Oct, 2010
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#244673: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:17:09 AM

8:16.

128.

Fuck yeah.

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CentralAvenue Literally A Princess from The Palace of Serenity Since: Sep, 2014
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#244674: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:18:23 AM

^ not enough 3 in that one

try again

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Aondeug Oh My from Our Dreams Since: Jun, 2009
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#244675: Aug 15th 2011 at 3:18:42 AM

That is also three threes, CA. Which make nine. There are nine ways to not accept something as truth as given by The Kalama Sutta. The only way to accept something as truth is to test and observe it.

If someone wants to accuse us of eating coconut shells, then that's their business. We know what we're doing. - Achaan Chah

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