[MD] Nagasena & King Milinda by Mark Siderits

[MarshaV]

Greetings Joe,

This story was not from a Buddhist text.  The term 'empty' in "empty sound" did not represent the Buddhist's Emptiness.  Metaphysics fulfills a certain interest so I would consider it more than "empty sound". 


Marsha




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On Dec 26, 2011, at 2:39 PM, Joseph  Maurer <jhmau at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Marsha and all,
> 
> Is there an indefinable principle in reality.  No! Reality is an empty
> sound.   Has anyone defined empty sound?  Pirsig proposes DQ as a reality
> for empty sound.  Is definition reality?  No!  Are metaphysics reality?  No!
> Metaphysics are indefinable empty sounds.
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> On 12/25/11 9:28 AM, "MarshaV" <valkyr at att.net> quoted:
> 
>> 'Sir, although I question you very closely, I fail to discover any Nagasena.
>> Verily, now sir, Nagasena is a mere empty sound.  What Nagasena is there here?
>> Sir you speak a falsehood, a lie: there is no Nagasena.'"
>> 
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