{"id":67325,"date":"2020-01-31T19:22:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T19:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=67325"},"modified":"2020-01-31T20:12:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T20:12:32","slug":"one-or-other-both-or-neither","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=67325","title":{"rendered":"One or other, both or neither?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[ by Charles Cameron<\/strong> — Modi or Trump, special or chosen? — with thanks to The Emissary on BrownPundits<\/a> — and closing in on the shining suchness of the Tathagata ]
\n.<\/p>\n

Modi <\/strong>of India, Trump <\/strong>of USA?<\/p>\n

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**<\/p>\n

Trump <\/strong>of USA proclaims himself the Chosen One<\/strong>, while Modi <\/strong>of India’s supporters claim Modi <\/strong>is the Special One<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Who knew?<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • The Emissary<\/strong>, The Special One<\/a>\n
  • Giphy<\/strong>, I am the Chosen One<\/a><\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    **<\/p>\n

    Buddhist logic from the beginnin<\/a>g differs from its Aristotelian cousin, featuring the chatushkoti <\/em>or tetralemma<\/em>:<\/p>\n

    India in the fifth century BCE, the age of the historical Buddha, and a rather peculiar principle of reasoning appears to be in general use. This principle is called the catuskoti, meaning \u2018four corners\u2019. It insists that there are four possibilities regarding any statement: it might be true (and true only), false (and false only), both true and false, or neither true nor false.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Hence my title, One or other, both or neither?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

    Oh ah<\/a>:<\/p>\n

    speaking of the Buddha, Nagarjuna states that the Buddha’s teaching is “emptiness is suchness, not suchness, both suchness and not suchness, and neither suchness nor not suchness.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Furthermore:<\/p>\n

    The suchness of the Tathagata is the suchness of all phenomena.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Rumor therefore has it that there’s a fifth possibility, a refuge from all dualities: the shining suchness of the Tathagata.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

    **<\/p>\n

    No, really — please comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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