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All the ideas for 'A Résumé of Metaphysics', 'The Confessions' and 'Buddhacarita'

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7 ideas

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]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / a. Nature of pleasure

5049	Intelligent pleasure is the perception of beauty, order and perfection [Leibniz]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 9. Communism

19745

The nature of people is decided by the government and politics of their society [Rousseau]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 3. Divine Perfections

5048	Perfection is simply quantity of reality [Leibniz]

29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 3. Buddhism

7905	The Buddha sought ultimate reality and the final goal of existence in his meditations [Ashvaghosha]

7904	The first stage of trance is calm amidst applied and discursive thinking [Ashvaghosha]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / b. Human Evil

5050	Evil serves a greater good, and pain is necessary for higher pleasure [Leibniz]