Author Affiliations: Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA
關鍵詞
Unanswered Questions; Debate; No-self
摘要
In this article I look at the Buddha's refusal to answer certain questions in light of the dynamics of ancient Indian debate. Doing so foregrounds a dimension of the Buddha's interaction with his interlocutors that is central for understanding the problem of what are known as the Undetermined or Unanswered (avyākata) Questions: namely, the Buddha's knowledge and authority vis-à-vis rival teachers.
目次
The Unanswered Questions 533 The Hermeneutical Gap between the Unanswered Questions and the Doctrine of No-Self 537 Debate in the Buddhist Suttas 540 Unanswered Questions in the Context of Formalized Debate 545 The Assimilation of the Unanswered Questions to the Eternalism/ Annihilationism Problematic 549
