Greetings Andre,
Consider this:
" Experience in Buddhism is comprised of two components - the objective
component and the subjective component. In other works, the things around
us and we the perceivers. Buddhism is noted for its analytical method in the
area of philosophy and psychology. What we mean by this is that the Buddha
analyzes experience into various elements, the most basic of these being the
five Skandhas or aggregates - form, feeling, perception, mental formation or
volition and consciousness. The five aggregates in turn can be analyzed
into the eighteen elements (Dhatus) and we have a still more elaborate
analysis in terms of seventy two elements. This method is analytical
as it breaks up things. We are not satisfied with a vague notion of
experience,
but we analyze it, we probe it, we break it down into its component parts like
we break down the chariot into the wheels, the axle and so on. And we do
this in order to get an idea how things work. When we see for instance a
flower, or hear a piece of music, or meet a friend, all these experiences
arise as a result of components. This is what is called the analytical
approach.
And again this analytical approach is not at all strange to modern science and
philosophy."
(Peter D. Santina, 'Fundamentals of Buddhism',BAUS)
The BAUS is The Buddhist Association of the United States and is associated
with the Chuang Yen Monastery
http://www.baus.org/baus/index.html
While awakening, realization or enlightenment seem to transcend the subject/
object dichotomy, Buddhist wisdom has always participated in the Intellectual
Level., at least it seems to me.
Btw, it is my understanding that there is very little sign of a renewed
interest in
Buddhism in China. Do you see it differently?
Marsha
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