The Unanswered Questions and the Limits of Knowledge

Hugh Nicholson

doi:10.1007/s10781-012-9165-0

The Unanswered Questions and the Limits of Knowledge

Hugh Nicholson

Department of Theology

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<div class="line" id="line-13"> In this article I look at the Buddha's refusal to answer certain questions in light of the dynamics of ancient Indian debate. Doing so foregrounds a dimension of the Buddha's interaction with his interlocutors that is central for understanding the problem of what are known as the Undetermined or Unanswered (avy&amacr;kata) Questions: namely, the Buddha's knowledge and authority vis-à-vis rival teachers.</div>

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Indian Philosophy
Volume	40
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10781-012-9165-0
State	Published - Aug 11 2012

Keywords

Unanswered questions
Debate
No-self

Disciplines

Religion

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