Selfless Persons
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*{{i|'''Part 1 The cultural and social setting of Buddhist thought'''|27}} | *{{i|'''Part 1 The cultural and social setting of Buddhist thought'''|27}} | ||
| − | **{{i|1 The origins of rebirth|29}} | + | **{{i|'''1''' The origins of rebirth|29}} |
**{{i|1.1 Buddhism and early Indian religion|29}} | **{{i|1.1 Buddhism and early Indian religion|29}} | ||
**{{i|1.2 Time: ''saṃsāra''|41}} | **{{i|1.2 Time: ''saṃsāra''|41}} | ||
**{{i|1.3 Action and the person: ''karma''|53}} | **{{i|1.3 Action and the person: ''karma''|53}} | ||
**{{i|1.4 Timelessness: ''mokṣa'' (''nirvāṇa'')|58}} | **{{i|1.4 Timelessness: ''mokṣa'' (''nirvāṇa'')|58}} | ||
| − | **{{i|2 Varieties of Buddhist discourse|65}} | + | **{{i|'''2''' Varieties of Buddhist discourse|65}} |
**{{i|2.1 Buddhist thought in context|65}} | **{{i|2.1 Buddhist thought in context|65}} | ||
**{{i|2.2 Different ways of talking about 'self and 'person'|71}} | **{{i|2.2 Different ways of talking about 'self and 'person'|71}} | ||
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*{{i|'''Part II The doctrine of not-self'''|85}} | *{{i|'''Part II The doctrine of not-self'''|85}} | ||
| − | 3 The denial of self as 'right view' 87 | + | **{{i|'''3''' The denial of self as 'right view'|87}} |
| − | 3.1 Different kinds of 'right view' 87 | + | **{{i|3.1 Different kinds of 'right view'|87}} |
| − | 3.2 Arguments in support of | + | **{{i|3.2 Arguments in support of ''anattā''|95}} |
| − | 3.3 The denial of self as a strategy in 'mental culture' | + | **{{i|3.3 The denial of self as a strategy in 'mental culture'|111}} |
| − | 4 Views, attachment, and 'emptiness' 116 | + | **{{i|'''4''' Views, attachment, and 'emptiness'|116}} |
| − | 4.1 Views and attachment 117 | + | **{{i|4.1 Views and attachment|117}} |
| − | 4.2 The Unanswered Questions 131 | + | **{{i|4.2 The Unanswered Questions|131}} |
| − | 4.3 Quietism and careful attention 138 | + | **{{i|4.3 Quietism and careful attention|138}} |
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| − | 6 'Neither the same nor different' 177 | + | *{{i|'''Part III Personality and rebirth'''|145}} |
| − | 6.1 'A person is not found' 178 | + | **{{i|'''5''' The individual of 'conventional truth'|147}} |
| − | 6.2 Images of identity and difference 185 | + | **{{i|5.1 'Conventional' and 'ultimate truth'|147}} |
| − | 6.3 Self and other: compassion 188 | + | **{{i|5.2 ''Attabhāva'' 'individuality', ''puggala'' 'person'|156}} |
| − | Part IV Continuity 197 | + | **{{i|5.3 House imagery|165}} |
| − | 7 Conditioning and consciousness 199 | + | **{{i|'''6''' 'Neither the same nor different'|177}} |
| − | 7.1 The construction(s) of temporal existence 200 | + | **{{i|6.1 'A person is not found'|178}} |
| − | 7.2 The stations of evolving consciousness 213 | + | **{{i|6.2 Images of identity and difference|185}} |
| − | 7.3 Vegetation imagery 218 | + | **{{i|6.3 Self and other: compassion|188}} |
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| − | 8.1 impermanent are conditioned things' 226 | + | *{{i|'''Part IV Continuity'''|197}} |
| − | 8.2 The 'ultimate' extent of a lifetime: momentariness 234 | + | **{{i|'''7''' Conditioning and consciousness|199}} |
| − | 8.3 The | + | **{{i|7.1 The construction(s) of temporal existence|200}} |
| − | 8.4 River imagery 247 | + | **{{i|7.2 The stations of evolving consciousness|213}} |
| − | Conclusion 262 | + | **{{i|7.3 Vegetation imagery|218}} |
| − | Notes 267 | + | **{{i|'''8''' Momentariness and the ''bhavaṅga''-mind|225}} |
| − | Bibliography 310 | + | **{{i|8.1 impermanent are conditioned things'|226}} |
| − | Glossary and index of Pali and Sanskrit terms 318 | + | **{{i|8.2 The 'ultimate' extent of a lifetime: momentariness| 234}} |
| − | General index 321 | + | **{{i|8.3 The ''bhavaṅga''-mind|238}} |
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| + | ***{{i|Conclusion|262}} | ||
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| + | ***{{i|''Notes''|267}} | ||
| + | ***{{i|''Bibliography''|310}} | ||
| + | ***{{i|''Glossary and index of Pali and Sanskrit terms''|318}} | ||
| + | ***{{i|''General index''|321}} | ||
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Selfless Persons
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This book seeks to explain carefully and sypathetically the Buddhist doctrine of anatta ('not-self'), which denies the existence of any self, soul or enduring essence in human beings. The author relates this doctrine to its cultural and historical context, particularly to its Brahmanical background, and shows how the Theravāda Buddhist tradition has constructed a philosophical and psychological account of personal identity and continuity on the apparently impossible basis of the denial of self. (Source: Cambridge University Press) For relevance to the concept of buddha-nature, see chapter 8, "Momentariness and the bhavaṅga-mind."
| Citation | Collins, Steven. Selfless Persons: Imagery and Thought in Theravāda Buddhism. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1982. https://archive.org/details/thervadaselflesspersonsimagerythoughtintheravadabuddhismstevencollinsoup_564_z/mode/2up. |
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