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Is “there is no such thing as a ‘thing’” a buddhist view?

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On the Eleven-ThirtyEight blog , I found the following statement: > [...] the Buddha would argue that there is no such thing as a ‘thing’ - that the concept of an independent, autonomous ‘thing’ is an illusion. Every action affects every other action in some way or another, no matter how great or small. Every act of being affects another act of being, which affects another act of being, anon and so forth. Is this really a Buddhist view? If yes, are there more authoritative sources supporting and explaining it? Thanks. The question is specifically about “there is no such thing as a ‘thing’” or “the concept of an independent, autonomous ‘thing’ is an illusion”, not just about the idea that all things (assumed to exist) are interdependent. I see this as different from pratītyasamutpāda, which I understand to refer to the latter.
Asked by Georges (21 rep)
Feb 14, 2023, 09:39 AM
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