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Masks — Anthropology on the Sinhalese Belief System
... the point of view of those who live, feel, and think within that culture. Anthropologists want to perceive the culture as the insiders perceive it. And, later, when they present the results of their research they hope that insiders will recognize their own views and feelings and that outsiders also ...
... the point of view of those who live, feel, and think within that culture. Anthropologists want to perceive the culture as the insiders perceive it. And, later, when they present the results of their research they hope that insiders will recognize their own views and feelings and that outsiders also ...
Linear Contextual Modal Type Theory
... logic in Section 3. To this end we give a sound and complete proof theoretical account of availability, truth, and contextual validity in form of a sequent calculus. Next we prove the admissibility of cut, which guarantees the existence of canonical proofs in linear contextual modal logic. The cutel ...
... logic in Section 3. To this end we give a sound and complete proof theoretical account of availability, truth, and contextual validity in form of a sequent calculus. Next we prove the admissibility of cut, which guarantees the existence of canonical proofs in linear contextual modal logic. The cutel ...
A System of Interaction and Structure
... These ideas find a simple technical realisation by employing the unifying notion of ‘structure’. I borrowed the terminology from Belnap’s [23], and in general from the tradition in philosophical and substructural logics [25]: a structure is an expression intermediate between a (one-sided) sequent an ...
... These ideas find a simple technical realisation by employing the unifying notion of ‘structure’. I borrowed the terminology from Belnap’s [23], and in general from the tradition in philosophical and substructural logics [25]: a structure is an expression intermediate between a (one-sided) sequent an ...
A Buddhist`s Insight 12 Steps of Recovery
... We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. The final two Purifying Powers of Buddhism, the Power of Repair and the Power of Remedial Actions, are directly related to and are put into action by making amends. The Powers of Repair and Reme ...
... We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. The final two Purifying Powers of Buddhism, the Power of Repair and the Power of Remedial Actions, are directly related to and are put into action by making amends. The Powers of Repair and Reme ...
EIGHT STEPS TO FREEDOM FOLLOWING THE BUDDHA`S EIGHT
... Water Polo, Basket Weaving, or whatever. After all isn't Zen just doing meditation and being one in the moment? It would be wonderful to say that all western practitioners of Zen and other Buddhist traditions did not share this simple world view, but unfortunately it can be found to one extent or an ...
... Water Polo, Basket Weaving, or whatever. After all isn't Zen just doing meditation and being one in the moment? It would be wonderful to say that all western practitioners of Zen and other Buddhist traditions did not share this simple world view, but unfortunately it can be found to one extent or an ...
11. Predicate Logic Syntax and Semantics, Normal Forms, Herbrand
... formulae θ* is the (infinite) set of all ground terms formed from the symbols of θ* (in case there is no constant symbol, one is added). This set is denoted by D(θ*). The Herbrand expansion E(θ*) is the instantiation of the Matrix ψi of all formulae in θ* through all terms t ∈ D(θ*): E(θ*) = {ψi [ x ...
... formulae θ* is the (infinite) set of all ground terms formed from the symbols of θ* (in case there is no constant symbol, one is added). This set is denoted by D(θ*). The Herbrand expansion E(θ*) is the instantiation of the Matrix ψi of all formulae in θ* through all terms t ∈ D(θ*): E(θ*) = {ψi [ x ...
From Syllogism to Common Sense Normal Modal Logic
... ‣ More generally, in a fixed language, the class of all normal modal logics is defined as any set of formulae that ‣ (1) contains K (2) is closed under substitution and (3) Modus Ponens ‣ In particular, any normal extension of K contains the Axiom of Box-Distribution: ...
... ‣ More generally, in a fixed language, the class of all normal modal logics is defined as any set of formulae that ‣ (1) contains K (2) is closed under substitution and (3) Modus Ponens ‣ In particular, any normal extension of K contains the Axiom of Box-Distribution: ...
BUSL-IC-Proceedings 2015 - Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka
... As the Acting Vice Chancellor of the Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, I am happy to extend my greetings to the 4th International Buddhist Conference of the University. With the expertise gained through three International Conferences and two National Conferences, our university is getting ready to pu ...
... As the Acting Vice Chancellor of the Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, I am happy to extend my greetings to the 4th International Buddhist Conference of the University. With the expertise gained through three International Conferences and two National Conferences, our university is getting ready to pu ...
Burma`s Rohinga origin in the ancient kingdom of Arakan:Dr.Abid
... rulers came to be known as the Chandras and controlled the territories as far north as Chittagong. “(3) “The Anand Chandra Inscription, which contains 65 verses (71 and a half lines) and now sited at the Shitthaung pagoda, provides some information about these early rulers. Interestingly, neither th ...
... rulers came to be known as the Chandras and controlled the territories as far north as Chittagong. “(3) “The Anand Chandra Inscription, which contains 65 verses (71 and a half lines) and now sited at the Shitthaung pagoda, provides some information about these early rulers. Interestingly, neither th ...
Untitled - Shambhala Publications
... things just as they are. There are shifting appearances and conventions, the manners and traditions of the vast and diverse world; and then there is the mystery of the sheer reality of things. And yet we cannot find this reality anywhere else but right here. ...
... things just as they are. There are shifting appearances and conventions, the manners and traditions of the vast and diverse world; and then there is the mystery of the sheer reality of things. And yet we cannot find this reality anywhere else but right here. ...
Buddhist philosophy and practices as applied to unlearning racism
... sanctioned beliefs which, regardless of the intentions involved, defend the advantages whites have because of the subordinated position of racial minorities” (p. xi). Wellman (1993) has argued convincingly that limiting the definition of racism to prejudiced ideas does not adequately take into accou ...
... sanctioned beliefs which, regardless of the intentions involved, defend the advantages whites have because of the subordinated position of racial minorities” (p. xi). Wellman (1993) has argued convincingly that limiting the definition of racism to prejudiced ideas does not adequately take into accou ...
PowerPoint - Just be Good
... Though Buddhism claims to be scientific and rational, many theories in Buddhist scriptures have turned out to be completely erroneous, including medical teachings, astrological views and theories of cosmology. Regarding the latter, Buddhists of all schools taught for centuries – based on the alleged ...
... Though Buddhism claims to be scientific and rational, many theories in Buddhist scriptures have turned out to be completely erroneous, including medical teachings, astrological views and theories of cosmology. Regarding the latter, Buddhists of all schools taught for centuries – based on the alleged ...
No Inner Core
... not because any kind of self of the person is continuing. Actually, the human individual does not remain the same for two consecutive moments; everything is a succession of forces and elements, and there is nothing substantial. Therefore, on the conventional level, we may say that individual differe ...
... not because any kind of self of the person is continuing. Actually, the human individual does not remain the same for two consecutive moments; everything is a succession of forces and elements, and there is nothing substantial. Therefore, on the conventional level, we may say that individual differe ...
The Role Of Genus And Difference In
... Before I begin, however, I should briefly explain and motivate the central contrast that I find in the thought of Avicenna, namely, between logic and science. In the Madkhal, Avicenna, following al-F∞r∞b± 8 , distinguishes two aspects that are involved in knowing something scientifically ( √alima , ...
... Before I begin, however, I should briefly explain and motivate the central contrast that I find in the thought of Avicenna, namely, between logic and science. In the Madkhal, Avicenna, following al-F∞r∞b± 8 , distinguishes two aspects that are involved in knowing something scientifically ( √alima , ...
The Taming of the (X)OR
... a part of the overall formula. This is indeed the case for DES encodings whereas xor clauses are just the hard core part (4% of whole) [Mas99,Li00]. This is true for many other problems such as model checking [BCC+99,Li00]. So we want to have affine-logic reasoning in our calculus and, at the same t ...
... a part of the overall formula. This is indeed the case for DES encodings whereas xor clauses are just the hard core part (4% of whole) [Mas99,Li00]. This is true for many other problems such as model checking [BCC+99,Li00]. So we want to have affine-logic reasoning in our calculus and, at the same t ...
Fine`s Theorem on First-Order Complete Modal Logics
... step of allowing languages to have arbitrarily large sets of variables, from which arbitrarily large canonical frames can be built for any given logic. The above body of work by Fine can be seen as part of a second wave of research that flowed from the publication by Kripke [41] of his seminal work ...
... step of allowing languages to have arbitrarily large sets of variables, from which arbitrarily large canonical frames can be built for any given logic. The above body of work by Fine can be seen as part of a second wave of research that flowed from the publication by Kripke [41] of his seminal work ...
AN INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
... understand how to design circuits using transistors is very old and predates the invention of the transistor by over 100 years. In 1854, George Boole (1815–1864), an English mathematician, wrote a book, An investigation of the laws of thought, where he tried to show that some of the ways in which we ...
... understand how to design circuits using transistors is very old and predates the invention of the transistor by over 100 years. In 1854, George Boole (1815–1864), an English mathematician, wrote a book, An investigation of the laws of thought, where he tried to show that some of the ways in which we ...
The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Buddhist
... these Byusingtheterms"Mahayana"and "HTnayana"monolithically, thinkers of and that are the doctrines, ignore plurality goals, paths presentintheschools. The thirdprobleminherent in thestatements of thesewriters, and whichwillbe thefocusof thisarticle,is thattheyassumethatall followersofthe Hinayanaar ...
... these Byusingtheterms"Mahayana"and "HTnayana"monolithically, thinkers of and that are the doctrines, ignore plurality goals, paths presentintheschools. The thirdprobleminherent in thestatements of thesewriters, and whichwillbe thefocusof thisarticle,is thattheyassumethatall followersofthe Hinayanaar ...
Loop Formulas for Circumscription - Joohyung Lee
... the process of “literal completion”—a translation similar to Clark’s completion. This idea has led to the creation of the Causal Calculator (CC ALC) 1 , a system for representing commonsense knowledge about action and change. After turning a definite causal theory into a classical propositional theo ...
... the process of “literal completion”—a translation similar to Clark’s completion. This idea has led to the creation of the Causal Calculator (CC ALC) 1 , a system for representing commonsense knowledge about action and change. After turning a definite causal theory into a classical propositional theo ...
Pursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way
... precision. There are some who argue that what constitutes happiness is purely subjective, relativistic, emotive, or attitudinal. They also maintain that sources of happiness cannot be properly identified. On this issue, Buddhism takes a different position. The Buddhist position is that there is an ...
... precision. There are some who argue that what constitutes happiness is purely subjective, relativistic, emotive, or attitudinal. They also maintain that sources of happiness cannot be properly identified. On this issue, Buddhism takes a different position. The Buddhist position is that there is an ...
Word of the Buddha
... Not only the fact of Suffering do I teach, but also the deliverance from it. The texts, translated from the original Pali, have been selected from the five great collections of discourses which form the Sutta-Pitaka. They have been grouped and explained in such a manner as to form one connected whol ...
... Not only the fact of Suffering do I teach, but also the deliverance from it. The texts, translated from the original Pali, have been selected from the five great collections of discourses which form the Sutta-Pitaka. They have been grouped and explained in such a manner as to form one connected whol ...
page 113 THE AGM THEORY AND INCONSISTENT BELIEF
... beliefs from implicit beliefs which are derived from the explicit beliefs, or separating relevant beliefs from irrelevant beliefs. Based on this approach, several formal techniques have been developed in recent years to deal with inconsistent beliefs; for example, Chopra and Parikh (2000), Hansson a ...
... beliefs from implicit beliefs which are derived from the explicit beliefs, or separating relevant beliefs from irrelevant beliefs. Based on this approach, several formal techniques have been developed in recent years to deal with inconsistent beliefs; for example, Chopra and Parikh (2000), Hansson a ...
Religious lmagery at the Khmer Pagoda of Canada: The
... men'. ~vhichprobably reflccts the casualties of male soldiers through many years of war (Ibid. 1997: 24). After amiving in Canada, Cambodian immigrants have found a place where the Buddhist values of peace. non-violence and respect for human life. nature and diversity of opinion are also appreciated ...
... men'. ~vhichprobably reflccts the casualties of male soldiers through many years of war (Ibid. 1997: 24). After amiving in Canada, Cambodian immigrants have found a place where the Buddhist values of peace. non-violence and respect for human life. nature and diversity of opinion are also appreciated ...
Streams of Tradition - Buddhist Study Center
... authority of the Vedas, embarked on independent spiritual quests in an effort to experience union with ultimate reality called Brahman within their own psyches, termed atman. It was what we might generally called a mystical teaching. The independence which the sages of the Upanishads had shown towar ...
... authority of the Vedas, embarked on independent spiritual quests in an effort to experience union with ultimate reality called Brahman within their own psyches, termed atman. It was what we might generally called a mystical teaching. The independence which the sages of the Upanishads had shown towar ...
Safety Metric Temporal Logic is Fully Decidable
... that language emptiness is undecidable for one-clock alternating automata with Büchi or even weak parity acceptance conditions [17]. Thus the restriction to safety properties is crucial. As in [16], we make use of the notion of a well-structured transition system (WSTS) [9] to give our decision pro ...
... that language emptiness is undecidable for one-clock alternating automata with Büchi or even weak parity acceptance conditions [17]. Thus the restriction to safety properties is crucial. As in [16], we make use of the notion of a well-structured transition system (WSTS) [9] to give our decision pro ...