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Bertram Gregory Liyanage

Being Majority Became Minority:

My Reading on Affirmative Action

Jul 2, 2023

Being Majority Became Minority:

Jul 2, 2023

Bertram Gregory Liyanage
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Buddhist  Notes

The Quandary of Nirvana: Or, why become a monk

If you ask, “is there nirvana?” that can be either a religious or philosophical question. But if you ask, “can I achieve nirvana?” or…

Nov 12, 2022

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Nov 12, 2022

Bertram Gregory Liyanage
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Buddhist  Notes

How Nāgārjuna Says It

Have you ever tried to read Nāgārjuna closely? If yes, you also might have observed the eccentricities of his writing style. Nāgārjuna, a…

Sep 1, 2021

How Nāgārjuna Says It

Sep 1, 2021

Bertram Gregory Liyanage
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Buddhist  Notes

Desire to cease desire: historical controversy in Buddhism

Regarding Four Noble Realities in Buddhism, there's an interesting internal inconsistency - not paradox or contradiction, of course - of…

Sep 17, 2020

Desire to cease desire: historical controversy in Buddhism

Sep 17, 2020

Bertram Gregory Liyanage

Island Mentality, Where Darkness Matters

Thousands of uncharted islands are still in the darkness in this IT age too. Many have neglected them, somehow.

Apr 21, 2020

Island Mentality, Where Darkness Matters

Apr 21, 2020

Bertram Gregory Liyanage
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Buddhist  Notes

The Story of the Soul: Indian Version

The very idea of ‘soul’ emerged from the primitive mind and steadily evolved into a full-fledged metaphysical theory in Indian Philosophy…

Apr 8, 2020

The Story of the Soul: Indian Version

Apr 8, 2020

Bertram Gregory Liyanage
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Buddhist  Notes

Is Buddhism a consistent philosophical system?

Some philosophical frameworks of Buddhism created in the different phases of Buddhism, which are underpinning to conciliate…

Mar 28, 2020

Is Buddhism a consistent philosophical system?

Mar 28, 2020

Bertram Gregory Liyanage
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Buddhist  Notes

Vasubandhu’s Crazy Answers

Vasubandhu was a Buddhist monk and a philosopher in the 4th century CE in India. He was one of the pioneering philosophers who championed…

Mar 9, 2020

Vasubandhu’s Crazy Answers

Mar 9, 2020

Bertram Gregory Liyanage

Bertram Gregory Liyanage

I am a Ph.D. student at the Department of Religion of Temple University and my research interest is mainly in South Asian Intellectual Traditions.

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