Buddhism Through Epistemology
24. Epistemology (iv) The Kalama Sutta
Having discussed the inferentially connected nature of word-based knowledge in the previous post, we discussed the Kālāma Sutta in this post. The Kālāma Sutta is…
23.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…
22. Epistemology (ii) – A Mind-Body Problem?
The discussion on epistemology begins with the so-called Mind-Body Problem. The Mind-Body Problem is a Problem that “has been a central issue in philosophy of mind since…
21. Epistemology (i) Buddha and the Monkey King
Among the heroes of Chinese mythology, the Monkey King holds a prominent position. Monkey King originated from the novel Journey to the West, in which…
20. The Two Realms (iii) Verifying Adventitiousness
In this post, we try to verify the adventitious relationship between enlightenment and unenlightenment. But let’s first recall the meaning of enlightenment, unenlightenment, and adventitiousness…
19. The Two Realms (ii) – The Four Realms of Reality
In this post, we discuss the Four Realms of Reality, a Buddhist doctrine in which the Buddha teaches that there are four ways of understanding…
11. Enlightenment (ii) – The Vanishing of the Largest Possible Universe
Having discussed Adyashanti’s enlightenment experience, we now discuss the enlightenment experiences of two prominent monks from the Tang Dynasty in China hundreds of years ago….
10. Enlightenment (i) – Awareness-The Nature of All Existences
Having discussed Citta and its role in enlightenment, we now verify enlightenment in the Buddhist way. Globally, many people teach enlightenment, and enlightenment can mean…
3. A Few Fundamental Concepts
Having discussed Shakyamuni Buddha, his enlightenment, and his role as a teacher in the previous post, we explore three fundamental concepts in Buddhism: Buddha, enlightenment,…
2. The Buddha of Our Kalpa: Shakyamuni Buddha
In my opinion, any discussion of Buddhism must start with its founder. Our historical Buddha is Shakyamuni Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama Buddha. According…
