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Daniel san

['Member']Joined: April 28, 2020 at 23:11Last active: February 16, 2022 at 22:323 discussions16 comments

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MA student in Asian studies with a focus on Buddhist philosophy.
I want to eventually get a PhD in Buddhist philosophy.

I wanna master the study of Buddhism and other Asian religions as best as I can. :)

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Shakyamuni Buddha, Zhiyi, Nagarjuna, Vasubandhu, John Searle

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In: Vaibhasika Buddhism and the lifespan of the rupa dharmas/atoms  — view comment
thanks friend! I’ve been trying to learn Buddhism over the last few years as best as I can!
October 30, 2020 at 04:37
In: Vaibhasika Buddhism and the lifespan of the rupa dharmas/atoms  — view comment
I think I see what you’re saying because the Abhidharmikas were for the most part mereological nihilists so the objects we see do not actually exist a...
October 30, 2020 at 04:21
In: Vaibhasika Buddhism and the lifespan of the rupa dharmas/atoms  — view comment
true and There are differences between what we predominantly believe actual virtual particles do and what the sautrantika claimed the rupa dharmas do....
October 30, 2020 at 04:17
In: Vaibhasika Buddhism and the lifespan of the rupa dharmas/atoms  — view comment
I think the rupa dharmas are similar to virtual particles in a school of Buddhism known as the Sautrantika. The Sautrantika argued that the rupa dharm...
October 27, 2020 at 02:52
In: How radical was the Buddha?  — view comment
In connection to your starting families question, there's different answers from different Buddhist traditions. Theravada says that ultimately it's be...
May 06, 2020 at 01:56
In: Sarvastivada Buddhist Arguments for Karma: Thoughts & Feedback? (A little long)  — view comment
Well, to get back to my essay I'll be honest in that I personally believe karma is an experience that happens. I find the Sarvastivada's argument at l...
May 06, 2020 at 00:42
In: Sarvastivada Buddhist Arguments for Karma: Thoughts & Feedback? (A little long)  — view comment
Gotcha :smile: To be honest, I think the tantra is really weird and can easily be dangerous. But to be fair, I don't know much about tantra or as much...
May 05, 2020 at 23:17
In: Sarvastivada Buddhist Arguments for Karma: Thoughts & Feedback? (A little long)  — view comment
Are you talking about the tantra?
May 05, 2020 at 23:01
In: Sarvastivada Buddhist Arguments for Karma: Thoughts & Feedback? (A little long)  — view comment
well, I personally think I agree more with the Mahayana, such as Madhyamka, than the Sarvastivada. I’d say all in all I probably most identify with a ...
May 05, 2020 at 22:58
In: Sarvastivada Buddhist Arguments for Karma: Thoughts & Feedback? (A little long)  — view comment
I don’t know as much about Nietzsche and nothing about the other philosopher, so I’m the wrong person to ask. :cry: but from the little I know about n...
May 05, 2020 at 22:52
In: Sarvastivada Buddhist Arguments for Karma: Thoughts & Feedback? (A little long)  — view comment
Yep that's right. Reality for Nagarjuna seems to be ambiguous for Nagarjuna and beyond certainty of existence and certainty of non-existence. But Sarv...
May 05, 2020 at 22:33
In: Sarvastivada Buddhist Arguments for Karma: Thoughts & Feedback? (A little long)  — view comment
So, of the post the basic argument of Sarvastivada Buddhism is that we are all made up of mental and physical atomic constituents; called "dharmas". T...
May 05, 2020 at 21:45
In: Sarvastivada Buddhist Arguments for Karma: Thoughts & Feedback? (A little long)  — view comment
you mean of my paper? Or a condensed version of this post?
May 05, 2020 at 21:37
In: Vaibhasika Buddhism and the lifespan of the rupa dharmas/atoms  — view comment
That's a good point about how terms don't exactly align in translation. I'm still learning so much in Buddhist studies. Thank you for the information ...
April 29, 2020 at 20:20
In: Vaibhasika Buddhism and the lifespan of the rupa dharmas/atoms  — view comment
So, are the rupa dharmas not actually atoms? Because rupa (form) basically means matter, right? It might be that different Abhidharma traditions say d...
April 29, 2020 at 06:07
In: Vaibhasika Buddhism and the lifespan of the rupa dharmas/atoms  — view comment
Yes, I guess the atoms in ancient Greece are like physical entities whereas the rupa dharmas in Buddhism are temporary pieces of physical energy?
April 29, 2020 at 00:34
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