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Jason · God Emperor · Moderator
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Re: Treating the buddha as a philospher?
Another perspective. The Buddha wasn't a metaphysician, but he was a philosopher. From my reading of the Pali Canon, it seems to me that the Buddha's teachings generally tend to avoid metaphysics, in… (View Post)
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Re: Treating the buddha as a philospher?
Personally, I think it's kind of a silly distinction since most philosophies in general have practical applications, whether in terms of logic, linguistics, existential issues, best ways of living, e… (View Post)
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Re: Buddhist atheism
One the hand, Buddhism doesn't point to a God but rather at ourselves, asking us to look at our actions and intentions with an eye to training ourselves to think and do what's skillful for the long-t… (View Post)
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Re: Grade A Buddhist Shade
So, just for comparison, Bhikkhu Bodhi translates this line as: "Who, indeed, is the female lay-follower Migasala, a foolish, incompetent woman with a woman's intellect?" (911). This is bas… (View Post)
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Re: Grade A Buddhist Shade
Re: some of the biases found in Buddhism, I think they exist due to the same cultural norms prejudices, and institutions that give rise to them today. Reviewing the story of the first council after t… (View Post)2