Buddha Never Taught "Two Truths" (The Great Lie Of Later Buddhism)

For centuries, Buddhist philosophy has centered on the "Two Truths" theory: conventional truth (about people, beings, and worlds) and ultimate truth (that ultimately no "person" exists, only impersonal processes). But what if this entire framework is a later invention? This talk dives deep into the Pali Canon (the oldest suttas) to demonstrate that the Buddha never taught a two-truth system. It reveals how this "great lie" was created by later commentaries to solve a problem—the "no-self" doctrine—that the Buddha himself never created. Discover the original meaning of paramattha (it meant "highest goal," not "ultimate meaning") and the Buddha’s real, strategic teaching on anattā (not-self). Learn why "not-self" was a practical tool to abandon clinging, not a metaphysical denial of your existence. This is a critical correction to one of the biggest and most pervasive misunderstandings in modern Buddhism.