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12 - Non-Conceptuality, Critical Reasoning and Religious Experience: Some Tibetan Buddhist Discussions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2024

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Paul Williams
Edited by
Michael McGhee
Michael McGhee
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University of Liverpool
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The Dalai Lama is fond of quoting a verse attributed to the Buddha to the effect that as the wise examine gold carefully by burning, cutting and polishing it, so the Buddha’s followers should embrace his words after examining them critically and not just out of respect for the Master. A role for critical thought has been accepted by all Buddhists, although during two and a half millennia of sophisticated doctrinal development the exact nature, role and range of critical thought has been extensively debated.

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Spiritual Life , pp. 307 - 343
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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