https://www.academia.edu/9226555/The_forest_hypothesis_forthcoming_ … (inspiration for @Jayarava post) shows Western academic Buddhist history is based on wishful thinking, not evidence.
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#Buddhism has even tried to come to grips with the reality that the Mahayana scriptures as a whole make absolutely no sense.3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
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@Meaningness But in fact they do make sense from the POV of Yogacara or "Mind-Only" (in the West, sometimes called "monistic idealism").1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ZigerShamisen Since they are contradictory, that seems true only inasmuch as monist idealism is itself incoherent...
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@Meaningness Name the philosophy that is coherent.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ZigerShamisen The philosophy in the flesh: http://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Flesh-Embodied-Challenge-Western/dp/0465056741 …
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@Kalieezchild @ZigerShamisen My take on monist idealism, fwiw: http://meaningness.com/metablog/bad-ideas-from-dead-germans …
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