Who Identifies with the Aggregates? Philosophical Implications of the Selected Khandha Passages in the Nikāyas.
In this paper, I discuss some philosophical problems connected with the notion of regarding the aggregates (khandha) as self in the Nikāyas. In particular, I focus on the attitude represented by the formula "I am this" (esohamasmi) which may be labeled as that of identifying with the aggregates. In...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Indian Philosophy Vol. 51; no. 5; pp. 663 - 686 |
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