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The Bundle and Anatta

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Hume's bundle theory and Buddhist anatta converge from independent traditions: both deny an enduring self behind experience, on introspective grounds.

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The flame image and the bundle image do the same work an ocean apart—continuity without a persisting thing.

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Convergence is not identity of doctrine: anatta anchors an ethics and practice; Hume shrugged and played backgammon.