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David Chapman

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Better ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—around problems of meaning and meaninglessness; self and society; ethics, purpose, and value.

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    1. 𝕵𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚‏ @Jayarava 12 Nov 2015
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      Nāgārjuna saw the Buddhism he inherited (early Buddhism to us) as *hugely* problematic both philosophically and pragmatically.

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    2. 𝕵𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚‏ @Jayarava 12 Nov 2015
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      Vasubandhu saw the Buddhism he inherited (early Buddhism + Nāgārjuna) as *hugely* problematic both philosophically and pragmatically.

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    3. 𝕵𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚‏ @Jayarava 12 Nov 2015
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      So if the finest minds in mid-period Indian Buddhism rejected it, why is early Buddhist philosophy & practice seen as saviour of Buddhism?

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    4. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 14 Nov 2015
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      @Jayarava I’ve been chewing on this for two days. “Unconscious Protestantism” is the obvious answer, but too easy. Can’t be whole story…

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    5. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 14 Nov 2015
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      @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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    6. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 14 Nov 2015
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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.

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      @Jayarava I mostly am just incredulous that otherwise intelligent Buddhists (Stephen Batchelor eg) are still doing this. Obvious nonsense.

      9:41 AM - 14 Nov 2015
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        2. 𝕵𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚‏ @Jayarava 14 Nov 2015
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          @Meaningness I've also pointed out that it's implicit in NeoDarwian models of evolution - the unity of the past is a universal trope.

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        3. 𝕵𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚‏ @Jayarava 14 Nov 2015
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          @Meaningness The tree as central metaphor is central to this wrong view - unidirection, binary branches, no recombination, simple past.

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        1. 𝕵𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚‏ @Jayarava 14 Nov 2015
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          @Meaningness Partly it's confirmation bias - they don't seek out or pay attention to arguments. And scholars don't provide them either.

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        2. Matthew O'Connell‏ @Sciamanoinglese 14 Nov 2015
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          @Meaningness @Jayarava We mention this in podcast episode prior to Jayararava. I find it all so obvious. Respect Batchelor but not this

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          @Sciamanoinglese @Jayarava Yup! Willful delusion; but I like him anyway.

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