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Is there an influence of Buddhistic thought in Liebnizs Monadology?
In his Monadology Liebniz writes:
each portion of matter can be conceived as like a garden full of plants, or like a pond full of fish. But each branch of a plant, each organ of an animal, each ...
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Prestige in Buddhist philosophy
What does Buddhist say to all forms of prestige? Starting with high-school popularity, social status, being regarded as intelligent, or honest.
Should Buddhists try to build these as long as they ...
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What is the all (sabba) in the buddhist suttas and philosophical context?
What does the Buddha mean by 'the all' (sabba) as found in the suttas? How is this perspective categorized philosophically and how does this perspective compare with other modern philosophies?
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Definition and scope of dukkha
The goal of the Buddha's doctrine is said to be the eradication of 'dukkha' variously translated as anguish, stress, unsatisfactoriness, pain... what is the definition of this term as given in the ...
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Translations of doctrine and theory
All translation is interpretation of some sort; What is a good practical method(s) for seeing through the bias of translators and teachers to arrive at the best understanding of the original meaning ...
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Is Nothing actually imaginable?
It's possible to imagine something, for example a table, we see one everyday and can bring it in front of our minds eye (although it's a moot point whether we can see it - I certainly don't). But of ...
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How consistent is this excerpt of John Cages in terms of the ethics of Zen Buddhism?
John Cage in an excerpt from his 1959 work "Indeterminacy," in which he tells 90 stories in 90 minutes taking about one minute for each story. The collision of dialogue and music, like the collision ...
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What is the karma according to buddhism?
The simple definition of karma that is given is: If you do good then you will get good in return and vice-versa. I'm not able to understand where would the effect come back from? Some says other ...
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If our perceptions are not “real”, how can common perceptions be explained?
I am trying to understand emptiness (Buddhism). As I understand it, nothing that can be changed, or broken down into smaller parts is inherently real. If my worldly perceptions of emptiness are not ...
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Is emptiness in Nagarjunas thought basically the lack of object essences?
Is Nagarjuna by affirming the Sunyata of being, that is nothingness, commenting on the lack of object essences, that this sofa that I'm sitting on has no essence in and of itself; thus it's being is ...
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How valid is Nietzsche's critique of Buddhism?
According to a paper titled Nietzsche's Reception of Buddhist Psychology With Constant Reference to Christianity by McDonald (2012), given at a conference in Copenhagen, Nietzsche's work contains 158 ...
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Is Buddhism a religion or philosophy?
I am planning to live with Buddhist monks. But I am hesitant. I am not sure whether I shall be able to live with them without leaving my current religion.
I think, if Buddhism is a religion, I am ...
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Validation of Enlightenment in Buddhism
What standards are used to evaluate and validate the potential enlightenment one may have achieved in Buddhism?
Do these vary between Theravada and Mahayana traditions, or vary in even more ...
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What would an economics that takes buddhism seriously look like?
Capitalism is predicated on desire, and on maintaining that desire. Buddhism turns away from desire. Has anyone written anything that takes Buddhism seriously enough to make it the centre of their ...
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Why apes started to contemplate and become altruistic? [closed]
Again my question raised when thinking of myths, their origins, mysticism and religious institutions. It is said that prieshood came to existence, when ape first landed from trees to earth collecting ...
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To what extent can the invention of zero in India as a number be tied to Buddhist philosophy, if at all?
The Wikipedia entry on zero suggests that the ancient Greeks were unsure about the ontological status of zero. They asked themselves, 'How can nothing be something?' whereas in Buddhism, Sunyata or ...
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Opacity of Mind in Buddhism
In various Nyingma Buddhist groups in Nepal there is a local theory of mind that, most basically, holds that you can not ever know what another person is thinking. This is a phenomenon that I have ...
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Was Aristotle aware of Buddha's teachings?
Are there any references in Corpus Aristotelicum to suggest whether Aristotle was aware of Buddhist teachings or Eastern philosophy? Aristotle travelled to Asia Minor at one stage of life, left a ...
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Rationality in Eastern and Western Philosophy
I am aware of the way Western philosophers define rationality but I do not know whether Eastern philosophers define it.
Are there any differences between the Eastern and Western philosophical ...
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being free of desires [closed]
I'm not satisfied with the situation I'm in currently. I tend to watch senseless TV shows and do other senseless things such as gaming for hours (it's ok to me to game about an hour, but if it takes ...
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How to avoid attachment to “attachment avoidance” in Buddhist philosophy? [closed]
I started practicing Buddhism and so trying to avoid attachment to anything.
This gives me benefits like a clear mind and calm spirit. But I think I'm starting to become attached to these benefits ...
