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quote:no-proof-by-means-of-direct-perception-no-proof-by-means-of-inference-establishes-a-self-independent-from-the-aggregates"no proof by means of direct perception, no proof by means of inference [establishes a self independent from the aggregates]"
Vasubandhu's argument against the existence of an independent self in Abhidharmakośa-bhāṣya.
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extracted_from(2025) · Primož Krašovec
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- The source essay published in Religions 2025, arguing that AI may fulfill Buddhism's aim of self-overcoming by migrating intelligence to a non-organic substrate.
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