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All the ideas for 'Saundaranandakavya', 'Buddhacarita' and 'Introduction to Philosophical Papers II'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 2. Invocation to Philosophy
7910 Pursue truth with the urgency of someone whose clothes are on fire [Ashvaghosha]
7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / d. Humean supervenience
16210 Humean supervenience says the world is just a vast mosaic of qualities in space-time [Lewis]
16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 4. Denial of the Self
7906 When the Buddha reached the highest level of insight, he could detect no self in the world [Ashvaghosha]
26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature
9426 The world is just a vast mosaic of little matters of local particular fact [Lewis]
29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 3. Buddhism
7905 The Buddha sought ultimate reality and the final goal of existence in his meditations [Ashvaghosha]
7909 The Eightfold Path concerns morality, wisdom, and tranquillity [Ashvaghosha]
7904 The first stage of trance is calm amidst applied and discursive thinking [Ashvaghosha]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / d. Heaven
7908 At the end of a saint, he is not located in space, but just ceases to be disturbed [Ashvaghosha]