[Buddha-l] Useful for Enlightenment?

[Clough, Bradley]

Sure, for example there are the three l?evels of wisdom that one must cultivate: 1) wisdom based on thinking (cinta-maya?-pan~n~a?)? 2) wisdom based on "what is heard" or learning (suta-maya?-pan~n~a?)? and 3) wisdom based on mental cultivation or meditation (bha?vana?-maya?-pan~n~a?).

If one wanted, the academic study of Buddhism could certainly contribute greatly to developing at least the first two kinds of wisdom.

Brad

Bradley Clough <bradley.clough at mso.umt.edu>
Assistant Professor of Asian Religions
The University of Montana
Liberal Studies Program
LA 101
Missoula, MT 59812

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Subject: [Buddha-l] Useful for Enlightenment?
 
Forgive me, but is any form of academic study of Buddhism of any use at all to people who want to become arahants? I am asking not to provoke but to find out what you all think. Thanks.
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