From 85715db34afe3dea6931cc989f3e62925228a432 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Khemarato Bhikkhu Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2024 17:16:32 +0700 Subject: [PATCH] Bodhi on Anatta visavis Geoff --- _content/excerpts/anatta-as-ontology_bodhi.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++++ .../investigating-the-dhamma_bodhi.md | 16 +++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _content/excerpts/anatta-as-ontology_bodhi.md create mode 100644 _content/monographs/investigating-the-dhamma_bodhi.md diff --git a/_content/excerpts/anatta-as-ontology_bodhi.md b/_content/excerpts/anatta-as-ontology_bodhi.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..aaf73ade35 --- /dev/null +++ b/_content/excerpts/anatta-as-ontology_bodhi.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +--- +title: "*Anattā* as Strategy and Ontology" +authors: + - bodhi +drive_links: + - "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sxIJGwvQ7jJIwOEUQcehg9wBKiFCH7Sh/view?usp=drivesdk" +course: emptiness +tags: + - hermeneutics + - epistemology +year: 1993 +from_book: investigating-the-dhamma_bodhi +pages: "25--39" +chapter: 3 +--- + +> The reason the teaching of *anattā* can serve as a strategy of liberation is precisely because it serves to rectify a misconception about the nature of being, hence an ontological error. +It accomplishes this task by promoting a correct comprehension of the nature of being... + +Bhikkhu Bodhi agrees with Ajahn Geoff that "the Buddha’s teachings on self and not-self are strategies" but disagrees strongly when he says that ["true and false can be put aside."](https://www.dhammatalks.org/books/Noble&True/Section0010.html) diff --git a/_content/monographs/investigating-the-dhamma_bodhi.md b/_content/monographs/investigating-the-dhamma_bodhi.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3effa59616 --- /dev/null +++ b/_content/monographs/investigating-the-dhamma_bodhi.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +--- +title: "Investigating the Dhamma: A Collection of Papers" +authors: + - bodhi +editor: "Bhikkhu Nyanatusita" +external_url: "https://www.bps.lk/olib/bp/bp437s_Bodhi_Investigating-Dhamma.pdf" +tags: + - dialogue + - philosophy +year: 2015 +olid: OL50534114M +publisher: bps +pages: 169 +--- + +Miscellaneous papers by Bhikkhu Bodhi, especially in conversation with other, Western Buddhist scholars.