An Analysis of Natthikadihi Concept in Indian Philosophy and Anatt in Theravada Buddhist Philosophy

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the concept of Natthikadihi concept in Indian philosophy, 2) to study the concept of Anatt in Theravada Buddhist philosophy; 3) to analyze the concept of Natthikadihi in Indian philosophy and the Anatt in Theravada Buddhist philosophy. This study was conducted by documentary research by studying information from primary and secondary sources. The obtained data were analyzed by a descriptive method based on the inductive principle.
The research results were as follows:
1. Natthikadihi has the view that human beings are formed from the combination of matters or four elements called Att. When humans die, the combined matter is just the extinguishing of Att, and the four elements return to the four elements. The concept of Ucchedadihi is divided into three characteristics: (1) after death, all of Att are
extinguished. (2) After death, Att and the world no longer exist. (3) It is to deny all existence by denying the non-existence of the consequences of good and evil actions. There is also the view that what is real must only be perceived by the senses. Real things, therefore, have only matter or objects. Other things such as air, mind, and tman are not real things because they cannot be perceived by the senses.
2. Buddhist philosophy has the view that Anatt is the renunciation of attachment to one's self (Ahakra-mamakra) and is a guideline for practice to reach the ultimate goal of emptiness from one's self and attaining Nirvana. Anatt principle covers three areas: (1) Anatt which covers the Five Khandha; (2) Anatt which covers the whole Sakhata-dhamma; (3) Anatt has implications covering the Asakhata-dhamma as Nirvana. Buddhist philosophy denies that Att does not exist because Att is just a meeting of the elements, not a real state or concrete and abstract things. It will follow the law of cause and effect.
3. The results of the analysis of Natthikadihi showed that Natthikadihi has a view of life as merely a combination of the four elements. When one's life ends, the four elemental states are dissolved and returned to their original state. There is no such thing as an infestation of the introduction to a new world; it is a denial of existence in the next world, which is specific to living beings. The Anatt principle is the renunciation of self-existence. It is a practice guideline to achieve the highest goal, Nirvana which covers life (Five Khandha), Sakhata-dhamma, and Asakhata-dhamma or Nirvana. All of these conditions fall under the rule of three characteristics.