{"id":33,"date":"2009-03-03T15:09:17","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T23:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/podcast.shin-ibs.edu\/?p=33"},"modified":"2011-03-10T16:05:15","modified_gmt":"2011-03-10T23:05:15","slug":"the-importance-of-self-in-buddhism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/podcast.shin-ibs.edu\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of &#8216;Self&#8217; in Buddhism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lecture by Leslie Kawamura<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video Version<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kawamura begins his lecture by reiterating the usual understanding of anatman (no-self) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d that a &#8220;self&#8221; does not exist. But if a self does not exist, then there would be little or no need to be concerned or involved in the Buddha-Dharma (teachings of the Buddha). What does it mean to say &#8220;no-self&#8221; in Buddhism? In his lecture Dr. Kawamura will approach this issue from a purely Mahayana perspective and discuss both Madhyamaka and Yogacara systems.<\/p>\n<p>Originally recorded Spring 2007, &copy; Leslie Kawamura<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7748\"><div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-33-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"none\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/shinibs\/podcast.shin-ibs.edu\/content\/episode_3.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/shinibs\/podcast.shin-ibs.edu\/content\/episode_3.mp4\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/shinibs\/podcast.shin-ibs.edu\/content\/episode_3.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp4\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/shinibs\/podcast.shin-ibs.edu\/content\/episode_3.mp4\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/podcast.shin-ibs.edu\/?powerpress_pinw=33-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/shinibs\/podcast.shin-ibs.edu\/content\/episode_3.mp4\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"episode_3.mp4\">Download<\/a> (27.3MB)<\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lecture by Leslie Kawamura Video Version Dr. Kawamura begins his lecture by reiterating the usual understanding of anatman (no-self) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d that a &#8220;self&#8221; does not exist. 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