Nāgārjuna saw the Buddhism he inherited (early Buddhism to us) as *hugely* problematic both philosophically and pragmatically.
@Jayarava Buddhism too has always had the “original version MUST be correct and complete” trope. It’s invented tradition all the way down.
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@Jayarava This move arises when a culture tries to rationalize itself and fails. From at least the abhidharma era, Buddhism was doing that. -
@Jayarava I mostly am just incredulous that otherwise intelligent Buddhists (Stephen Batchelor eg) are still doing this. Obvious nonsense. - 5 more replies
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