In the Bāhiya Sutta, the Buddha appears to provide instructions on unmediated awareness. That which is seen (diṭṭha), heard (suta), sensed (muta), and cognized (viññāta) are simply seen, heard, sensed, and cognized. 1/
Otherwise, how are we to hold a conversation? Such constructs help with conceptually organizing experience, but they do not map directly onto experience itself. 2/
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At least in Buddhism, such terms are mere expressions without substantial referents. They are not to be reified as ultimately or inherently existing, but may be wielded for conventional communication. On this subject, see the Arahanta Sutta (SN 1.25): https://suttacentral.net/sn1.25/en/sujato … 3/
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Likewise, rebirth is a construct that helps with conceptually organizing the impersonal processes of cause and effect (also constructs) across time (another construct). 4/
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