The eight worldly conditions are gain and loss, fame and disrepute, praise and blame, pleasure and pain. Buddhist teaching distinguishes encountering these changing circumstances from being governed by attraction and aversion toward them. The concern is the response as well as the condition.
- Entry typeKey concept
- CategoryDoctrines, Principles & Normative Frameworks
- DomainEvidence & Evaluation
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Entry type
Key concept
Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.
Editorial orientation · Category
Doctrines, Principles & Normative Frameworks
Sets out principles or criteria for what should be pursued, considered legitimate or done. Its contribution is evaluative or prescriptive: it gives reasons for judging conduct and arrangements, rather than merely describing their frequency.