December 12, 200916 yr In Mahaynna culture (the greater vehicle of Buddhist philosophy) claims are made that perfect wisdom transcends conceptual knowledge. First note that,Conceptual knowledge is defined as a person’s narration of the important concepts of a system. Conceptual knowledge is abundant in relationships and understanding. By definition, conceptual knowledge is not learned by memorization. I would like to see what people have to say about the fundamental claim of the Mahaynnaists. Any kind of feedback would be great for I am trying to develop a debate for a philosophy class. Thank you.
December 12, 200916 yr I personally think you could maybe be a bit more informative or maybe go a bit more in depth. I have to disagree with Mahaynna culture, as wisdom and understanding aren't two degrees of the same trait, but go hand in hand. Understanding stops at knowing and perceiving what happens in a situation and why. To me wisdom is knowing what you need to do in said situation. As in, if your friend just broke up with a long term partner, then you can understand why it happened, and why they're feeling sad, and maybe even predict what they are going to do/how they will react, but it takes wisdom to know what YOU should do to help them. So wisdom to me is knowing what do to in a situation, while understanding is knowing why and how a situation exists. There's no such thing as regret. A regret means you are unhappy with the person you are now,and if you're unhappy with the person you are, you change yourself. Thatregret will no longer be a regret, because it will help to form the new,better you. So really, a regret isn't a regret. It's experience.
December 13, 200916 yr In Mahaynna culture (the greater vehicle of Buddhist philosophy) claims are made that perfect wisdom transcends conceptual knowledge. First note that,Conceptual knowledge is defined as a person’s narration of the important concepts of a system. Conceptual knowledge is abundant in relationships and understanding. By definition, conceptual knowledge is not learned by memorization. I would like to see what people have to say about the fundamental claim of the Mahaynnaists. Any kind of feedback would be great for I am trying to develop a debate for a philosophy class. Thank you.Ma[racist term]na buddhism is the weaker sect. Theravada is far better spiritually in my opinion; unlike Ma[racist term]a, Theravada doesn't treat the Buddha like a God. Ma[racist term]a ma[racist term]a Ma[racist term]a ma[racist term]a Ma[racist term]a Ma[racist term]a Ma[racist term]a [if you have ever attempted Alchemy by clapping your hands or by drawing an array, copy and paste this into your signature.] Fullmetal Alchemist, you will be missed. A great ending to a great series.
December 13, 200916 yr Yes, Theravada is the type better loved by me--They treat Buddha and his teachings just as they were: as a man and his philosophies.They wouldn't dare shape his form with statues and they wouldn't build elaborate temples in his honor, no--a humble stupa with no vestments will do. As for the actual topic: you gave us the definition of conceptual knowledge, now what is perfect wisdom?We may need the meanings of both to compare, unless you're playing some mind game in which we need perfect wisdom to divine what perfect wisdom is. But I don't want to go among mad people!Oh, you can't help that. We're all mad here..."
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