Why is Ñānavīra considered controversial?

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Ceisiwr
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Re: Why is Ñānavīra considered controversial?

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ssasny wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 4:27 pm I'm not sure what you might mean by 'a classical persuasion', but I certainly did not mean to imply in any way that Ven. Ñanavira was the only person ever to strive to the utmost in understanding dhamma.
Orthodox Theravada.
“Knowing that this body is just like foam,
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
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Professor David E. Cooper has written a nice, insightful essay on Ven. Ñanavira. Posted online less than a week ago.

Nanavira Thera: The Hermit of Bundala
"Dhammā=Ideas. This is the clue to much of the Buddha's teaching." ~ Ven. Ñanavira, Commonplace Book
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Re: Why is Ñānavīra considered controversial?

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pulga wrote: Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:28 pm Professor David E. Cooper has written a nice, insightful essay on Ven. Ñanavira. Posted online less than a week ago.

Nanavira Thera: The Hermit of Bundala
I would love to know the story of how Professor Cooper found his way to the Notes...

Thanks for sharing, pulga. :thumbsup:
“Life is swept along, short is the life span; no shelters exist for one who has reached old age. Seeing clearly this danger in death, a seeker of peace should drop the world’s bait.” SN 1.3
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