From Hegel to Nietzsche to Alan Watts, the West has always presumed to know what Buddhism is all about. See if you can distinguish the truth from the falsehood.
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Aug 25 06
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Buddhism
...if there is such a thing. Nota bene: the German word Dasein is literally "Being-there". It is our way of being-always already thrown into the world. All passages from "Being and Time" are translated by Macquarrie and Robinson.
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Jul 16 08
Category:
Philosophy
Madhyamaka and Yogacara Buddhist doctrine and doxography from the Indian Subcontinent.
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Feb 06 06
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Buddhism
The world of Buddhist hagiography is filled with unlikely heroes and heroines. Identify some of India and Tibet's most infamous saints.
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Jan 07 15
Category:
People of Buddhism
From the Nikayas to the Mahayana sutras, I'll give you a passage and you identify the source. Each passage is carefully chosen to make things easier for you, but the 'obvious' answer isn't necessarily the right answer.
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Jan 17 04
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Buddhism