Empty dhammas

[RobertK]

@Ceisiwr

And the word 'void* for what is non-existent contradicts the Blessed One’s use of it above for the 'world* and also the words of the books of logic and linguistics (ñāyasaddagantha); and it contradicts many logical arguments. Therefore that assertion should be rejected as rubbish. In many such passages in the Buddhaword as this 'Bhikkhus, what sages in the world say is not, of that too I say that it is not; what sages in the world say is, of that too I say that it is … Sages in the world say of
impermanent, painful and changeable materiality that it is, and I too say of it that it
is* (S iii 138-9), and in many logical arguments, ideas exist in their own moments*
(Sdhp 460-1 Se, see PTS edn. pp. 634-5). <See pp. xvii-xviii, xiii, xlviii

And I think where it says “ideas exist in their own moments*” . the word ideas is actually dhammas (realities). Unfortunately the PTS translation is taken from a work in progress by Nanamoli at the time of his death, and is a poor choice of terminology.

Venerable Bodhi should have his translation completed this year I believe which will be a great boon for Dhamma.
here is a realted topic on this:

Paṭisambhidāmagga

According to Grammar means and does not mean . And you said So ?