Eastern Traditions: What is the Human Person?
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The Illusion of Self in Buddhism
The concept of self in Buddhism is likened to Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy, believed to exist but fundamentally nonexistent. Buddhism teaches that suffering stems from perceiving things as more real than they are, including the illusion of the self as more real than it actually is.
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