Answer THREE out of the following questions. At least ONE of the questions must come from Section A.
Each answer must be no longer than 800 words in length.
Section A
- . Give reasons for why it is or is not plausible.
- Provide an account of realisation that makes sense of Dōgen’s three kinds of thinking. Give reasons to support your view.
Section B
- What do you think is the best Buddhist argument for no-self? Explain the argument and evaluate it by providing your own reasons for why the argument is or is not plausible.
- Explain the notions of ultimate and conventional truth from a Mādhyamika point of view and give reasons for why it is or is not plausible.
- Explain the notion of inference from Dharmakīrti’s point of view and give reasons for why it is or is not plausible.