Introduction   Vasubandhu was an Indian Buddhist scholar from the 3rd to 4th Century CE. The final chapter of his Ābhidharmakośa is a treatise called “Refutation of the Theory of the Self” (Refutation). In Refutation, Vasubandhu seeks to prove that a person or self does not exist and that our identities can be reduced … Continue reading In the Ābhidharmakośa Vasubandhu argues that what we call a ‘person’ is not substantially real by showing that the parts are real but a whole is not. Explain his argument and evaluate it by providing your own reasons to defend or object to the argument.