
In particular, this age is characterized by five degenerations (snyigs-ma lnga ): shortening of life span, degeneration of the environment, degeneration of the views of beings, decline of their faculties, and increase of negative emotions. snyigs-dus), equivalent to the Sanskrit Kaliyuga: the “age of debris” or dark age, in which all that remains of the perfections of the golden age of the distant past are degenerated traces. Everyone is desperately thirsting for happiness, but the prevailing views and lifestyles of our times lead only to more suffering.įootnote : Degenerate Age (Tib.
People these days turn their backs on the teachings of the Buddha, and there are only a very few great beings who really live according to the Dharma. The present age is known as the Degenerate Age or the age of residues, for it retains only residues of the qualities and perfections of the great golden age of the distant past. So without further ado, here comes the “bad news” (especially for all you Materialists “out there”) although I’d say it is meant as a “wake up call” for all of us with the “ears to hear” eh ? 😉
It's difficult to see aeon of strife in a sentence.Ah, now the following excerpts from The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones may or may not be of interest to you, and even if one does have an interest in Buddhism and / or Dzogchen, I’d say the Text as-it-stands can seem quite shocking in some senses as it unapologetically points to the apparent “Futility of Life” as a “Citizen of Samsara” eh ?. " Defense of the Ancients " ( " DotA " ), a map based on " Aeon of Strife " for " Warcraft III : Reign of Chaos " and " The Frozen Throne ", was one of the first major titles of its genre and the first MOBA for which sponsored tournaments have been held. The genre largely began with " Aeon of Strife " ( " AoS " ), a custom map for " StarCraft " where four players each controlling a single powerful unit and aided by weak computer-controlled units were put against a stronger computer.
" Defense of the Ancients " ( " DotA " ), a map based on " Aeon of Strife " for " Warcraft III : Reign of Chaos " and " The Frozen Throne ", was one of the first major titles of its genre and the first MOBA for which has been held sponsored tournaments.
The genre traces its roots to " Aeon of Strife ", a custom map for " StarCraft " where four players each controlling a single powerful unit and aided by weak computer-controlled units were put against a stronger computer-controlled faction. The first version of " Defense of the Ancients " was released in 2003 by a mapmaker under the alias of Eul who based the map on a previous " StarCraft " scenario known as " Aeon of Strife ". At this point in time, there were few commercial games released using this formula ( although many Starcraft and Warcraft III maps existed such as Aeon of Strife ), but they decided it had the potential to be a commercial genre. Some custom maps have enjoyed great success, particularly maps based on AoS ( Aeon of Strife ) such as " Defense of the Ancients ", which became a tournament item at BlizzCon 2005 and other tournaments around the world. In the Aeon of Strife map, players controlled a single powerful hero unit fighting amidst three lanes, though terrain outside these lanes was nearly vacant. A modder known as Aeon64 made a custom map named " Aeon of Strife " ( AoS ) that became very popular. Eul substantially improved the complexity of play from the original Aeon of Strife mod.