Theravāda Philosophy of Mind and the Person: Anatta-lakkha a Sutta, Mahā-nidāna Sutta, and Milindapañha
Buddhist Philosophy April 21, 2009 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195328165.003.0024 (opens in new tab)
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThe abstract introduces three Buddhist texts: two from the Theravādin Pali canon—the Anatta-lakkhaṇa Sutta and a portion of the Mahānidāna Sutta—and one postcanonical text, the Milindapañha. Although these works contain philosophically relevant points and arguments, they are not systematic philosophical texts. To properly grasp their nuances and implications, one must understand their context of thought and practice.
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| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Citations | 2 |
| Key finding | Argues that the three Pali texts contain philosophically relevant arguments but require contextual understanding of Buddhist thought and practice to be properly appreciated. |
Abstract
Abstract Of the following three selections, the first two, the Anatta-lakkha a Sutta and a part of the Mahānidā na Sutta, are from the Theravādin Pali canonical collection of discourses attributed to the Buddha. The third is from a postcanonical Pali text, the Milindapañha. While they all contain points and arguments of philosophical relevance, they are not as such systematic philosophical texts, and to properly appreciate their nuances and implications, one needs to understand something of their context of thought and practice.