How Can Buddhists Prove That Non-Existent Things Do Not Exist?

Koji Tanaka

doi:10.1093/oso/9780198846222.003.0006

How Can Buddhists Prove That Non-Existent Things Do Not Exist?

Koji Tanaka^*

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Abstract

This paper explores a Buddhist view that denies the existence of all truths and facts, and how Buddhists have supported this doctrine. Tanaka clarifies the meaning of the doctrine, objections against it, and how Buddhist have engaged and might have engaged with the objections.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Non-Being
Subtitle of host publication	New Essays on the Metaphysics of Nonexistence
Editors	Sara Bernstein, Tyron Goldschmidt
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	82-96
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9780198846222
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198846222.003.0006
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2021

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