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Mūlamadhyamakakārikā Ch 2 and Zeno?

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:57 pm
by kirtu
How do the arguments in commentaries differ from a rehash of Zeno's Paradox wrt Ch 2 on Going? The focus of the two arguments are different but the function appears to be the same. And since Zeno is flawed then this makes the commentarial arguments suspect as well.

Kirt

Re: Mūlamadhyamakakārikā Ch 2 and Zeno?

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:30 pm
by catmoon
Is that by Nagarjuna? If so, I have found that the only way through is to painstakingly work through the reasoning for oneself. You may not like what you find...

Re: Mūlamadhyamakakārikā Ch 2 and Zeno?

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:55 pm
by kirtu
catmoon wrote:Is that by Nagarjuna?
Yes, Nagarjuna's Verses on the Middle Way - in two commentaries for Chapter 2 on Going they basically rehash Zeno (although I will need to reread both commentaries more carefully to make this a definitive statement).

Actually there are a lot of Western academic papers on exactly this so it's nearly certain to be wrong. But Western academics have addressed the seeming similarities.
If so, I have found that the only way through is to painstakingly work through the reasoning for oneself. You may not like what you find...
hmmmm ....
You may not like what you find?
You may not like what you find?
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Kirt

Re: Mūlamadhyamakakārikā Ch 2 and Zeno?

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:03 pm
by catmoon
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