Reconcliation of Buddhist and Vedantic Notion of Self

Author(s): Yajneshwar S Shastri
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from the misunderstanding of the word Atman by the Buddhists. One can easily make out from the critical survey of conception of non-sou! theory of the Buddhist texts, that Buddha himself is greatly responsible for this misunderstanding. Principally, there is no difference between the Ultimate Reality of the Vedantins and the Buddhists. Due to this misunderstanding created by Buddha, they sans raison fought with each other on the philosophical battle field. C.D. Sharma had rightly pointed out that: "had Buddha refrained from committing an error of commission in degrading the Upanisadic Atman to the level of the empirical ego and also an error of omission in not identifying his Bodhi or Prajñā with the Upanisadic Atman or Brahman, the age-old battle regarding the Nairatmyavāda fought without any reasonable ground by the Buddhists and the Vedantins on the soil of Indian philosopny would have been surely avoided."
Notes & References
1, T.R.V. Murti, The central Philosophy of Buddhism, p. 17. 2. Oldenberg, Buddha, p. 218.
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M.K. XVIII-4.
9. M.K. XVIII-7.
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Samyukta-Nikaya, p. 54.
Kevalo paripūro baladhammo, Majjhima Nikāya, I.1.2.
Basic conception of Buddhism, p. 7.
Bodhicaryavatara, IX-75.
Bhrama esa tu utpanno yeyamätma-drstiḥ, MSA, VI-2, Com.
Tasmännästyätma, MSA, VI-2, Com.
13. Na catmadṛṣṭiḥ svayamatmalakṣaṇā na capi duḥsamsthitata vilakṣaṇā. Dvayanna canyad bhrama esa täditaḥ tataśca mokṣo bhramamātra samkṣayaḥ. MSA VI-2.
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Murti, Central, p. 7.
M.K. X-15.
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Katham jano vibhramamäträśritaḥ paraiti duḥkhaprakṛtim na santatām. MSA, VI-3.
15. Katamoyamidṛśastamaḥ prakāro lokasya yadvidyamanan pratityasamutpadamavipasyannavidyamānamātmānam nirikṣate. Śakyam hi näma. tamasa vidyamänamadraṣṭum syänna tvavidyamänam draştḥumiti. MSA, VI-4, Comm.
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Anarthamayatmadṛṣṭiḥ. MSA, XIV-37.
17. Sarve dharma anātmānaḥ. MSA, XVIII-101.
18. Satkāyādṛṣṭiḥ kleśalakṣano hyeṣa saṁkleśo, yaduta aham mameti. MSA, XVIII-92. Comm.
19. Parikalpita ātmā nāsti. MSA, XVIII-81, Comm.
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Ayatnamokṣaḥ sarveṣām, na mokṣaḥ pudgalosti vā. MSA, XVIII-103,