This paper examines the relationship between interbeing and compassion in the thought of Thích Nhất Hạnh. It places his teachings within the wider framework of Buddhist philoso-phy by considering selected writings of Thích Nhất Hạnh alongside relevant classical Buddhist sources. Interbeing is understood as a relational view of existence in which all phenomena are interconnected and the self...
This paper takes the concept of sabbakāya-pat ̣isaṃvedī (“experi-encing the whole body”) in the Ānāpānasati Sutta as an anchor point to examine the interpretative differences between Theravada and some Selected Northern Buddhist traditions. Since the original canonical phrasing is brief and open-ended, it leaves ample room for the later interpretations. In the Theravada (Southern) tradition,...