Mrs. Rys-Davids rejection of "anatta" is usually attributed
to the loss of her young child.
Apparently, she couldn't accept that there was no "soul"
or something that continued on.
Best Wishes,
Sumano
--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "ruwanr2003" <ruwanr2003@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Friends
>
> I was reading the life story of Carolyn Rhys Davis and found that she
> rejected the concept of "Anatta" as an original teaching of Gotama
> Buddha.
>
> I am just wondering whether she had done any writing describing why she
> came to that conclusion.
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Augusta_Foley_Rhys_Davids
>