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Buddha and Mara
I have a question, mostly to Jundo, but would like to hear other's opinions on that too.
In his book, "Living with the Devil", Stephen Batchelor seems to argue that the Buddha still experienced troubling thoughts and emotions after he attained nirvana. He thinks that this is the only way to explain passages in the early canon in which Mara keeps appearing before and challenging the Buddha after his enlightment. He says that the orthodox Buddhis view in virtually every school is that Buddha is perfect: he simply doesn't have a negative thought or self-centered emotion. For the author this is highly questionable, both psychologically and neurobiologically.
What are your thoughts on this?
Gassho
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