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Are reasons causes?

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When we ask someone "why do you do that?", we are asking for her/his reasons. It someone asks me "why do you play tennis?" and I say "I like to stay fit and I like to have fun. Tennis is good exercise and good fun, therefore I play tennis", I am giving my reasons. (It doesn't matter if having fun actually is a form of suffering. My reasons are still my reasons.) In light of Buddhist philosophy, would it be right to say that my reasons are the *causes* of my behavior? Is there any general agreement across tenet systems? Or is it one answer for Vaibhashika, one for Sautrantika, one for Chittamatra and one for Madhyamika?
Asked by Mr. Concept (2683 rep)
Dec 10, 2015, 10:21 AM
Last activity: Dec 10, 2015, 01:25 PM