Dear Kumaara Bhikkhu,
bhante, I always thought that you, as a Theravada Buddhist monk,
should be more Theravadin than any of us. Anyway, a group is always
defined collectively by its members, although it is often a few who
play a steering role.
As for your question on the use of 'soul', I like to know too. In
Chinese, the word for 'soul' is 'hun' (Pinyin), and it is hardly used
in Chinese Buddhist literature.
My view is anatta refers to the sentient/non-material dimension(s), as
long as an entity exists within the samsaric confines, that very
existence is based on the mechanics of paticca samuppada.
The adoption of 'soulless' is probably some "novel" "English"
quick-fix. ;-)
metta,
Yong Peng.
--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Kumaara Bhikkhu wrote:
I wonder if I'm unsuited to this group, since I've become more of a
truth-seeker, while this is more of a Theravadin group. Let me stick
around a while longer.