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}} | ||
| − | **{{i|''3'' The denial of self as 'right view'|87}} | + | **{{i|'''3''' The denial of self as 'right view'|87}} |
**{{i|3.1 Different kinds of 'right view'|87}} | **{{i|3.1 Different kinds of 'right view'|87}} | ||
**{{i|3.2 Arguments in support of ''anattā''|95}} | **{{i|3.2 Arguments in support of ''anattā''|95}} | ||
**{{i|3.3 The denial of self as a strategy in 'mental culture'|111}} | **{{i|3.3 The denial of self as a strategy in 'mental culture'|111}} | ||
| − | **{{i|''4'' Views, attachment, and 'emptiness'|116}} | + | **{{i|'''4''' Views, attachment, and 'emptiness'|116}} |
**{{i|4.1 Views and attachment|117}} | **{{i|4.1 Views and attachment|117}} | ||
**{{i|4.2 The Unanswered Questions|131}} | **{{i|4.2 The Unanswered Questions|131}} | ||
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*{{i|'''Part III Personality and rebirth'''|145}} | *{{i|'''Part III Personality and rebirth'''|145}} | ||
| − | **{{i|''5'' The individual of 'conventional truth'|147}} | + | **{{i|'''5''' The individual of 'conventional truth'|147}} |
**{{i|5.1 'Conventional' and 'ultimate truth'|147}} | **{{i|5.1 'Conventional' and 'ultimate truth'|147}} | ||
**{{i|5.2 ''Attabhāva'' 'individuality', ''puggala'' 'person'|156}} | **{{i|5.2 ''Attabhāva'' 'individuality', ''puggala'' 'person'|156}} | ||
**{{i|5.3 House imagery|165}} | **{{i|5.3 House imagery|165}} | ||
| + | **{{i|'''6''' 'Neither the same nor different'|177}} | ||
| + | **{{i|6.1 'A person is not found'|178}} | ||
| + | **{{i|6.2 Images of identity and difference|185}} | ||
| + | **{{i|6.3 Self and other: compassion|188}} | ||
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| + | *{{i|'''Part IV Continuity'''|197}} | ||
| + | **{{i|'''7''' Conditioning and consciousness|199}} | ||
| + | **{{i|7.1 The construction(s) of temporal existence|200}} | ||
| + | **{{i|7.2 The stations of evolving consciousness|213}} | ||
| + | **{{i|7.3 Vegetation imagery|218}} | ||
| + | **{{i|'''8''' Momentariness and the bhavahga-mmd|225}} | ||
| + | **{{i|8.1 impermanent are conditioned things'|226}} | ||
| + | **{{i|8.2 The 'ultimate' extent of a lifetime: momentariness| 234}} | ||
| + | **{{i|8.3 The bhavahga-mind|238}} | ||
| + | **{{i|8.4 River imagery|247}} | ||
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Conclusion 262 | Conclusion 262 | ||
Notes 267 | Notes 267 | ||
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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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