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The universe existing as a byproduct of God?

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The universe existing as a byproduct of God?
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RE: The universe existing as a byproduct of God?
June 27, 2016 at 10:29 pm
I think I'm starting to understand where these arguments are coming from. It's not so much grounded in Western Philosophy as Eastern Philosophy. I just had this gem thrown at me:


Quote:"Lord, the Tathagatagarbha is void of all the defilement-stores, which are discrete and
knowing as not liberated.
"Lord, the Tathagatagarbha is not void of the Buddha dharmas which are nondiscrete,
inconceivable, more numerous than the sands of the Ganges, and knowing as liberated.

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The universe existing as a byproduct of God? - by Ayen - June 26, 2016 at 4:58 am
RE: The universe existing as a byproduct of God? - by Ayen - June 27, 2016 at 10:29 pm

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