On Jun 1, 2007, at 10:13 AM, new.morning wrote:
There are several loosely connected themes in this thread, including the above -- and other related posts in the past, revolving around the issues, questions and insights about: How do we know what is true / valid / predictable? What is "truth" (and is this even a meaningful and useful concept)? How do we know anything? What is valid "knowdge? What is the relation of beliefs to knowledge, truth and the way one perceives the world and "universe"? What if any are the limits of knowledge? What is right or ethical action? What is a valid foundation for ethics?
According to Buddhist metaphysics, one would need a high degree of awakening in order to know the truth, i.e. exemplify the dharmakaya, the body of truth. This would mean one would need to be established in unimpeded omniscience and have resolved emotional and mental obscurations completely.
These questions are exhaustively detailed in madhyamika.
