A scholar once asked, "Buddhism seems a great theory, and I find it useful. Is Buddhism a Philosophy?"

"Master Shen-Kai once said 'Buddhism is not Philosophy but beyond Philosophy,'" I replied.

"Why so?" The scholar asked.

"Philosophy is a system of thoughts based upon logical reasoning." I answered. "However, Buddhism is about realizing truths while detaching from thoughts."


Note:Philosophy has been defined as: "-- the science of things divine and human, and the causes in which they are contained; -- the science of effects by their causes; -- the science of sufficient reasons; -- the science of things possible, inasmuch as they are possible; -- the science of things evidently deduced from first principles; -- the science of truths sensible and abstract; -- the application of reason to its legitimate objects; -- the science of the relations of all knowledge to the necessary ends of human reason; -- the science of the original form of the ego, or mental self; -- the science of science; -- the science of the absolute; -- the scienceof the absolute indifference of the ideal and real." -- Sir W. Hamilton (Dictionary.com, 2003).