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Buddhist Philosophy, 1 Definition(s)

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Buddhist philosophy deals extensively with problems in metaphysics, phenomenology, ethics, and epistemology.

The Buddha rejected certain precepts of Indian philosophy that were prominent during his lifetime. His general outlook has been described as empirical, as opposed to ontological or metaphysical. The Buddha taught dependent origination as the correct paradigm for analyzing causality; Buddhists view it as avoiding the two extremes of reification and nihilism.

Particular points of Buddhist philosophy have often been the subject of disputes between different schools of Buddhism. While theory for its own sake is not valued in Buddhism, theory pursued in the interest of enlightenment is consistent with Buddhist values and ethics.

Added: 29.Mar.2009 | Source: WikiPedia: Buddhism
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