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**Heaneisismich** · 09-02-2010, 12:50 AM

The problem with obtaining verifiable evidence for what the Buddha seems to have taught is that such evidence is inherently subjective and anecdotal, which makes it practically inadmissible as evidence.

It might be seen that way if one wished to "show another one's own experience". But the Buddha taught that his Dhamma was "verifiable to oneself". To see the veracity of his teachings and the benefits of his practice for oneself is enough.

09-02-2010, 12:50 AM	#35
Heaneisismich Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 447 Senior Member	The problem with obtaining verifiable evidence for what the Buddha seems to have taught is that such evidence is inherently subjective and anecdotal, which makes it practically inadmissible as evidence. It might be seen that way if one wished to "show another one's own experience". But the Buddha taught that his Dhamma was "verifiable to oneself". To see the veracity of his teachings and the benefits of his practice for oneself is enough.
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