Buddhism Through Epistemology
11. Enlightenment (ii) – The Mind and the Universe
Having discussed the enlightenment experience of Adyashanti when he verified Nothing but Mentality and the illusional nature of the physical universe upon his enlightenment, in…
10. Enlightenment (i) – Verifying Nothing but Mentality
Having discussed how direct perception leads to enlightenment and that, during enlightenment, knowledge of the information embedded in the mental constructs of everything in the…
9. Epistemology (vi) The Wordless Flower Sermon
The Flower Sermon (Chinese = 拈花微笑) was a unique sermon that the Buddha delivered. It was unique because Buddha remained speechless throughout the Sermon until…
8. Epistemology (v) Direct Perception – The Path To Enlightenment
(Update Pending) After discussing “How Do We Know What We Know” and the Kalama Sutta, in which Buddha deems that using word-based knowledge is not…
7. Epistemology (iv) The Kalama Sutta
In the previous post, we discussed how humans use inferentially connected word-based knowledge to know what they know. However, according to Dr. Fisch, inferentially connected…
6.Epistemology (iii) – Inference-How Do We Know What We Know?
As this Wikipedia article states, “Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that examines the nature, origin, and limits of knowledge. Also called the theory of knowledge, it…
5. Epistemology (ii) – A Mind-Body Problem?
In my opinion, understanding Buddha’s unique epistemology is so essential that it is crucial to know that “To Understand Buddhism, First Understand Direct Perception.” Therefore,…
4. Epistemology (i)- Buddha And The Monkey King
Among the heroes in the pantheon of Chinese mythology, the Monkey King takes a prominent position. Monkey King originated from the novel Journey to the…
3. A Few Fundamental Concepts
Having discussed Shakyamuni Buddha, his enlightenment, and his role as a teacher, we will explore these fundamental concepts more broadly in this post. 1) Buddha…
2. The Buddha of Our Kalpa: Shakyamuni Buddha
In my opinion, the discussion of Buddhism necessarily starts with its founder. Our historical Buddha is Shakyamuni Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama Buddha. According…
