We may have heard the metaphor of the "luminous mind" in Buddhist discourse. We'll discuss one famous source of that metaphor and how it has influenced some aspects of Buddhist thought in the abhidharma and thereafter, as well as certain implicit tensions arising from that influence.
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Suttas mentioned:
AN 1.49-52: suttacentral.n...
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Papers and books:
Anālayo, “Luminous Mind in Theravāda and Dharmaguptaka Discourses”. In JOCBS 2017 (13). www.buddhismus...
Rupert Gethin, “Bhavaṅga and Rebirth According to the Abhidhamma”. www.academia.e...
Bhikkhu Bodhi, Numerical Discourses of the Buddha amzn.to/2TOF0Na
Steven Collins, Selfless Persons amzn.to/2VUyvKh
Peter Harvey, The Selfless Mind amzn.to/2FzO5Wi
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16 окт 2024