Talk:Buddhist philosophy

I just wanted to thank the anonymous person who wrote this excellent start of an article on Buddhist philosophy. --Larry Sanger

I think that something about philosophy of Zen and other non-traditional Buddhist sects should be written. Taw

Many philosophers of Zen would maintain that Zen is anti-philosophy.  :-)

I would like to see something about commonly practiced forms of Buddhism, such as Nichiren Buddhism, Tendai and Nembutsu. [bddougie]

(Nichiren Buddhism, Tendai Buddhism, Nembutsu Buddhism).

To my knowledge, the Buddha clearly states in the Pali Suttas that there is no self or soul (anatta). Also the four noble truths would be better stated as: There is suffering, There are causes of suffering, There is a cessation of suffering, There is a path that leads to the cessation of suffering. Furthermore, it should be noted that Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) is only defined in the Pali suttas by the characteristics it doesn't have (eg. it is free of suffering) but does not say anything about 'oneness with the universe' which is suggested toward the end. - Clive