/lit/ - Literature

>>22652737
>desire is the very root of suffering
it's ignorance, which makes your misconception all the more funny

>>22473717
>clings to strawmanned hostile take anyway
may these posts benefit lurkers

>>21754624
Only if they are hyperprotestant-nihilist reconstructionists projecting their baggage into Theravada, then they need to go do the touch grass mūdra.

>>20492027
The Abhisamayalamkara, which comments on the Prajñaparamita sutras and is attributed to Asanga-Maitreya

>>20207373
>The goal is undeniably the cessation [of ignorance of the stainless and ineffable non-discursiveness] of being, eliminating the possibility of experiencing suffering
ftfy

>>19940474
Literally just found it by conquering some dragons. No suicide by Roman cop required

>>19923947
basado

>>19630211
>Can someone explain how Buddhism doesn't teach self-annihiliation?
There's no self, or a permanent ego-substance, to annihilate
>If there is no self and no rebirth then what do we have to look forward to?
The eternal return of nirvana in samsara. But more importantly, if you're concerned about living in the future as a projection of your present "self," a self that is going to experience changes and consequences of what you do or think now, this very belief of yours undermines the notion of a permanent unchanging self.
It's worth noting that the suttas are not really attempting to expound philosophy as much as they are outlining a method of religious experience. You will need to read commentaries or scholastic works to get a more in depth explanation of how it's all supposed to "work." The suttas generally don't care to delve into these questions.

>>19523941
>I'm sorry, but I'm not interested in whichever religion of the month is being shilled this time. Come back in a month with Taoism
Likewise I'm not interested in whatever you're shilling. I am merely pointing out that Nietzsche largely used Buddhism as a character in the drama of his own philosophy, one with some but not exact correspondence to the actual religion. You rephrasing Nietzsche only illustrates my point.
>>19523970
Right he uses Buddhism to beat up Christianity. He considers it beyond good and evil and free of ressentiment, unlike the more moralizing Christianity. But he also considers both to be nihilism. No Buddhist or Christian has ever argued their beliefs are nihilism, but if we follow Nietzsche in centering the definition on world or life denial, the Christian who wants to escape to heaven and be with God is a nihilist and the Buddhist who believes nirvana is in samsara is not.

>>19511014
Nagarjuna was responding to abhidharmikas, who by definition were not the Buddha either but a later school themselves. But i suppose you're the expert right?

Any books explaining the Eastern obsession with Buddhism and other idolatry? Why are they so susceptible to falling into it? It's literally a statue.

Start with the jeets. Digha Nikaya or Majjhima Nikaya.

>>19466308
>India and China are quite isolated from each other historically, so they have completely different philosophical traditions.
Why would you mouth off on a topic you know nothing about?

Any books explaining the Eastern obsession with Buddhism and other idolatry? Why are they so susceptible to falling into it? It's literally a statue.