Eastern Enlightenment lets go of meanings imposed by motivation. Its goal is liberation. Western Enlightenment lets go of meanings imposed by religion and superstition. Its goal is rationality.
Except that this would be epistemologically unclean. Other lifetimes only exist like this lifetime: as false memories and runaway projections. (And there is no 'elsewhere', only 'constructing otherwise'.)
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Well, take it up with the international community of buddhists. You were talking about 'what liberation meant to them' :) and I thought I'd point out that you had the all the concepts mixed up. Source: I read a single introductory text book about buddhism at Harvard ext. school.
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I cannot judge Buddhist beliefs from a Buddhist perspective. I can only use my own. Use your perspective to judge mine.
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