An Explanation of Thales’ the First Principle and explanation of Attachment in Buddhist Philosophy: Similarities and Differences in the dimension of a cultural quest for knowledge

Abstract

It becomes a necessary for a person to have an appropriate method who actively tries to understand something because such a method would lead him/her to what is expected. In this article, an attempt was purposely made to analyze the certain method utilized by Buddhist philosophy while trying in the explanation of desire. It was clearly found that the cause-effect approach has been used by the Buddha where He could give the clear-cut explanation to the attachment in question. While trying to understand the natural phenomena Thales made use of cause-effect approach and thereby landing him the knowledge of First Principle. In this paper, it is claimed that the mentioned method has been used by both western and eastern philosophers. Furthermore, it is suggested by this work that since the external matter, natural phenomena, and internal matter, mind and its feeling and thought, could be possibly understood by such methodology and then it is necessary for us to promote the learning and utilizing it where the involved matters are needed.