Jujutsu Kaisen 238 spoilers
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The Edo period was crazy
A part of me unironically expects Higuruma to do better.
Also @Shiroyru what do you think of this top 40?
The Edo period was crazy
A part of me unironically expects Higuruma to do better.
Also @Shiroyru what do you think of this top 40?
It’s gonna be even funnier when Sukuna claims he’s not a human so the laws don’t apply to him the same way, and winds up beating his case via argumentation
Higuruma looking fly as fuck so hoping he’s going to come in with a plan and do something massively impressive.
Instead of analyzing for weak points, he said it is perfect.
Ngl, the x ray could have been used to show a weak point in Sukuna, or in general, Kashimo's experience could point a flaw in Sukuna. Why?
So that Yuji and co could exploit that in their fight. It should have worked and eventually make Sukuna's defeat a much more reasonable without the use of obvious asspulls/power creep.
But hey, the questions is, will Sukuna be defeated in this series or not?
From what I have seen, I think he will be sealed in some way (trapped in Yuji's body or sth else).
Ngl, the x ray could have been used to show a weak point in Sukuna, or in general, Kashimo's experience could point a flaw in Sukuna. Why?
So that Yuji and co could exploit that in their fight. It should have worked and eventually make Sukuna's defeat a much more reasonable without the use of obvious asspulls/power creep.
But hey, the questions is, will Sukuna be defeated in this series or not?
From what I have seen, I think he will be sealed in some way (trapped in Yuji's body or sth else).
I've read some few interesting stuffs about the last chap and cooked a theory concerning Sukuna's possible (and paradoxical) weakness.
If Kashimo couldn't see any physical weak point(s) it's simply because he has none. He truely is the embodiment perfection when it comes to jujutsu.
This being said, what would have Kashimo seen if he had x-rayed Satoru Gojo? Probably a similar physical perfection.
But if both were similarly perfect, both "enlightned" beings, how comes Sukuna eventually won?
Long version:
Here the tl;dr short version:
If Kashimo couldn't see any physical weak point(s) it's simply because he has none. He truely is the embodiment perfection when it comes to jujutsu.
This being said, what would have Kashimo seen if he had x-rayed Satoru Gojo? Probably a similar physical perfection.
But if both were similarly perfect, both "enlightned" beings, how comes Sukuna eventually won?
Long version:
Lessgo full buddhist mode:
Sukuna explained it to Kashimo: no matter how physically strong/perfect was Gojo, he had a psychological weakness, namely his (human) emotions. Gojo really cared for his students and actually loved them. Same for his team mates. He also (somehow) cared for the sake of humanity. He felt remorses toward his friend and mate Geto Suguru. He felt anger toward the jujutsu high elders. He took care of kid Megumi, then Yuji.
In other words, he was "cursed" by his own feelings, or more precisely by his sympathy/empathy toward other ppl, because care/love inevitably implies and brings fear, remorses and anger.
This is a fundamental point here, cause in buddhism those emotions are the root of and what cause samsara: the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth that all sentient beings are believed to be trapped in. It is characterized by impermanence, suffering (dukkha), and the absence of a permanent, unchanging self (anatta).
By feeling those antagonistic emotions (love/fear), Gojo stayed trapped in samsara, preventing him to reach true enlightment by reaching the nirvana, a state of liberation, freedom from suffering, and the end of the cycle of birth, death, which implies the extinguishing of the fires of greed, hatred, and delusion.
On the other hand, Sukuna managed to get rid of any feelings toward (almost) anything by (almost) transcending his human condition.
As he explained it to Kashimo this chapter (and before to Yuji and Jogo), what made him the King of curses was his (partial) understanging of what love is, or most precisely, that love/care (for other) is a worthless and restrictive illusion that only weakens ppl by keeping them trapped in samasara.
By (partially) freeing himself from it, Sukuna (almost) reached the nirvana, hence the true enlightment. The status of an (half) god/buddha.
Partially. That's fundamental. Cause that's the core point of my peak fiction theory.
Let's go back to the actual reason that made Gojo lose. Was it his love/care for the others? Was it fear?
Nope. If Gojo actually loved and cared for his students and the sake of humanity, it's his selfishness and greed for acknowledgment and reciprocal love that caused his defeat. (As you can foresee it, Gojo's not the only one to be selfish here...).
Gojo's ego, self-confidence and cockiness made him let his guard down for the result we all know. I insist: it is not his emotions for the others, but his massive ego.
In buddhism, getting rid of empathy, sympathy, love for the others (what Sukuna managed to do), isn't enough to reach nirvana and get truely enlightned.
One must before all supress his own ego/ egoistical self and become "selfless". Selflessness is the only path toward true enlightment and absolute empathy/pure love (emotionless love).
And there we come to Sukuna's weakness: does he have suppressed his own ego/egoistical self?
Nope. He's the embodiment of absolute egoistical self/egoism/greed.
This is why he's not THE enlightned, but the fallen angel. He almost reached the nirvana, but was rejected because of his absolute egoism and self-love.
Now how can it be a weakness toward Yuji?
Simple: he will nerf himself for the pure sake of being entertained by him, the one he liked to humiliate and bully for his own fun.
For some (almost obvious) reasons, he likes to bully and humiliate Yuji. He could have killed him many times, but he didn't, because Yuji's his favorite toy, his fav distraction. Because by the end, no matter what he can say, Sukuna feels alone, and he needs the others for his entertainment, for his greed, for his egoistical self.
Accordingly, he will restrict/nerf himself to enjoy his fight against his fav toy, letting him get stronger in the process. Because once again he lives for that: his own fun/entertainment.
And this is his weakness. His ego/self confidence, as for Gojo, IS his weak point.
He will eventually let his guard down, allowing Yuji to cast his soul-related CT and somehow defeat him.
Why all the buddhist shit then?
Because Yuji is the true enlightned one. The only honored one by the heavens. Not Gojo, not Sukuna, but Yuji.
Why? Because he's been selfless since his birth. Yuji embodies the buddhist absolute selflessness, therefore the absolute altruistic love and empathy (compassion).
Sukuna explained it to Kashimo: no matter how physically strong/perfect was Gojo, he had a psychological weakness, namely his (human) emotions. Gojo really cared for his students and actually loved them. Same for his team mates. He also (somehow) cared for the sake of humanity. He felt remorses toward his friend and mate Geto Suguru. He felt anger toward the jujutsu high elders. He took care of kid Megumi, then Yuji.
In other words, he was "cursed" by his own feelings, or more precisely by his sympathy/empathy toward other ppl, because care/love inevitably implies and brings fear, remorses and anger.
This is a fundamental point here, cause in buddhism those emotions are the root of and what cause samsara: the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth that all sentient beings are believed to be trapped in. It is characterized by impermanence, suffering (dukkha), and the absence of a permanent, unchanging self (anatta).
By feeling those antagonistic emotions (love/fear), Gojo stayed trapped in samsara, preventing him to reach true enlightment by reaching the nirvana, a state of liberation, freedom from suffering, and the end of the cycle of birth, death, which implies the extinguishing of the fires of greed, hatred, and delusion.
On the other hand, Sukuna managed to get rid of any feelings toward (almost) anything by (almost) transcending his human condition.
As he explained it to Kashimo this chapter (and before to Yuji and Jogo), what made him the King of curses was his (partial) understanging of what love is, or most precisely, that love/care (for other) is a worthless and restrictive illusion that only weakens ppl by keeping them trapped in samasara.
By (partially) freeing himself from it, Sukuna (almost) reached the nirvana, hence the true enlightment. The status of an (half) god/buddha.
Partially. That's fundamental. Cause that's the core point of my peak fiction theory.
Let's go back to the actual reason that made Gojo lose. Was it his love/care for the others? Was it fear?
Nope. If Gojo actually loved and cared for his students and the sake of humanity, it's his selfishness and greed for acknowledgment and reciprocal love that caused his defeat. (As you can foresee it, Gojo's not the only one to be selfish here...).
Gojo's ego, self-confidence and cockiness made him let his guard down for the result we all know. I insist: it is not his emotions for the others, but his massive ego.
In buddhism, getting rid of empathy, sympathy, love for the others (what Sukuna managed to do), isn't enough to reach nirvana and get truely enlightned.
One must before all supress his own ego/ egoistical self and become "selfless". Selflessness is the only path toward true enlightment and absolute empathy/pure love (emotionless love).
And there we come to Sukuna's weakness: does he have suppressed his own ego/egoistical self?
Nope. He's the embodiment of absolute egoistical self/egoism/greed.
This is why he's not THE enlightned, but the fallen angel. He almost reached the nirvana, but was rejected because of his absolute egoism and self-love.
Now how can it be a weakness toward Yuji?
Simple: he will nerf himself for the pure sake of being entertained by him, the one he liked to humiliate and bully for his own fun.
For some (almost obvious) reasons, he likes to bully and humiliate Yuji. He could have killed him many times, but he didn't, because Yuji's his favorite toy, his fav distraction. Because by the end, no matter what he can say, Sukuna feels alone, and he needs the others for his entertainment, for his greed, for his egoistical self.
Accordingly, he will restrict/nerf himself to enjoy his fight against his fav toy, letting him get stronger in the process. Because once again he lives for that: his own fun/entertainment.
And this is his weakness. His ego/self confidence, as for Gojo, IS his weak point.
He will eventually let his guard down, allowing Yuji to cast his soul-related CT and somehow defeat him.
Why all the buddhist shit then?
Because Yuji is the true enlightned one. The only honored one by the heavens. Not Gojo, not Sukuna, but Yuji.
Why? Because he's been selfless since his birth. Yuji embodies the buddhist absolute selflessness, therefore the absolute altruistic love and empathy (compassion).
Here the tl;dr short version:
Read the long version!
Basically: Gojo and Sukuna both share the same weakness: their massive ego/self-confidence. Gojo lost to Sukuna because of it, and Sukuna will lose to Yuji for the very same reason. And Yuji's the actual enlightned one. Now read the full theory you lazy ass.
Basically: Gojo and Sukuna both share the same weakness: their massive ego/self-confidence. Gojo lost to Sukuna because of it, and Sukuna will lose to Yuji for the very same reason. And Yuji's the actual enlightned one. Now read the full theory you lazy ass.
Gege: *Makes a complex manga based on the buddhist philosophy, its values and the meaning of life*
Retarded readers: "My fav too stronk. Giant d*cks > your filozofy
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Retarded readers: "My fav too stronk. Giant d*cks > your filozofy
Gojo is the strongest and some nerdy boys looking for crazy theories just to be *liked* in the internet.
Be simple. Be humble. Be the water, my friend. And accept. Gojo is stronger than Sukuna and there is nothing but simple logic - beautiful fights, interesting abilities to discuss and thats all.
Wanna continue? U will lose btw, your loss is inevitable
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If Kashimo with X-ray will look at you he will laugh. Hard.
Loud.
If this story followed Budhist themes to a T Gojo would return and beat Sukuna after acheiving another enlightening (as "foreshadowed" by 236)
But guess what? It ain't happening
The furthest budhist themes go is the hand signs used for Domain Expansions and the names of the expansions to some extent
But guess what? It ain't happening
The furthest budhist themes go is the hand signs used for Domain Expansions and the names of the expansions to some extent
It's ok not to know any buddhism philosophy basics bro.
I can teach you if you want (you can also use google btw, or chatGPT if you're lazy).
But JJK is absolutely all about the said buddhist philosophy of life, since chapter one.
You're free to ignore it my friendo, but you wont understand the manga and its meanings, at all.
So either you give it a look, try to get them basics, and you'll fully enjoy the manga, or you prefer to ignore the obvious author 's intentions and stay in the "muh muh it's not my agenda this is bad writting" mode.
It's up to you brother.
It's ok not to know any buddhism philosophy basics bro.
I can teach you if you want (you can also use google btw, or chatGPT if you're lazy).
But JJK is absolutely all about the said buddhist philosophy of life, since chapter one.
You're free to ignore it my friendo, but you wont understand the manga and its meanings, at all.
So either you give it a look, try to get them basics, and you'll fully enjoy the manga, or you prefer to ignore the obvious author 's intentions and stay in the "muh muh it's not my agenda this is bad writting" mode.
It's up to you brother.
Dude talking like he achieved enlightening or smt. Please
Just because you read/wtached someone else's analysis doesn't mean you understand budhism and how it's presented in the story.