Dependent arisal (was Re: Hey TJN)( alt.religion.buddhism.tibetan,talk.religion.buddhism,alt.zen,alt.buddha.short.fat.guy)

[Tang Huyen]

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Mahasanti wrote:

Tang Huyen: <<To talk about "the final that" is to defeat Dependent Arisal
and to stand it on its head, for Dependent Arisal implies that there is no
"final that". In Buddhism there is no possibility of getting to any "final
that".>>

Mahasanti: <<Precisely, there is no final that.>>

Tang: <<That would be the Brahmanical/Hinduist All-is-One theology. That is
probably what Mahasanti means by "simple arising", or what I would call
"unique arising".>>

Mahasanti: <<Precisely.

Well said.>>

So, Mahasanti, are you a stooge of mine, or am I a stooge of yours? Are you
going to order your Dharma protectors to protect me or what?

Tang Huyen