[Buddha-l] Re: Attan.com

[Chan Fu]

On 11/15/05, Malcolm Dean <malcolmdean at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > This is Ken Wheeler's site. He is good friends with Zenmar aka Ardent
> > Hollingworth the founder and master debater of Dark Zen. Wheeler is a
> > self proclaimed "Doctor of Buddhology" and also goes by the Ven
> > Shakya Aryanatta (self ordained).
> >
>
> I'd like to parse the content of http://www.attan.com a little more
> before we dismiss the subject. This kind of source is sometimes useful
> in promoting further discovery, so, for those interested, let's
> explore. (Others may prefer to return to politics.):
>
> For example, the author claims that the earliest books are doctrinally
> distinct from those that follow (mainly, I gather, in his assertions
> regarding "soul"). Is this distinction generally agreed or not? Where
> are the dividing lines? Are there good books or papers on this topic?
>
> The author provides a lengthy list of quotations regarding "soul." Is
> his translation correct, or are there divergent opinions? If correct,
> how are we to understand a set of early writings which can be
> interpreted as diverging from later teachings?
>
> The author offers a low opinion of the PTS dictionary. Is he correct?
> If not, why not?
>
> The author provides a number of books in PDF form. Some are clearly
> Theosophical, others appear to be reference volumes or translations.
> What is the quality of these works and translations? Do any have
> interesting stories behind them?
>
> Beside the details provided about the author in the previous post,
> does anyone herein know him personally, or where he lives and what he
> does for a living?
>
> Malcolm Dean

Ten direct questions (my count).
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not counting multiples within the same question, travel
and incidental expenses. Any questions?