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Latest revision as of 20:20, 18 May 2022
10 unanswered questions regarding views (cannot be known by logic alone):
- 1. The world is eternal.
- 2. The world is not eternal.
- 3. The world is (spatially) infinite.
- 4. The world is not (spatially) infinite.
- 5. The being imbued with a life force is identical with the body.
- 6. The being imbued with a life force is not identical with the body.
- 7. The Tathagata (a perfectly enlightened being) exists after death.
- 8. The Tathagata does not exist after death.
- 9. The Tathagata both exists and does not exist after death.
- 10. The Tathagata neither exists nor does not exist after death.
Majjhima Nikaya 63, 72
References
- The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
- http://www.thedhamma.com/