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Silak12 Posted 9 years ago
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As understand them to be?

Hi! everyone.
Could you tell me whether there is something missing in the following sentence? I don' get it. Could someone clarify it?
"Aspects of Buddhism as I understand them to be"
Shouldn't it have been "Aspects of Buddhism as I understand them" ?Why is there "to be" at the end?
It's causing me a lot of confusion.
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, although we don't usually use the word 'exist' like this. I see no real difference in these 3 titles. "Aspects of Buddhism as I understand them" "Aspects of Buddhism as I understand them to be" "Aspects of Buddhism as I understand them to exist"

— Clive

  • , although we don't usually use the word 'exist' like this.
  • I see no real difference in these 3 titles.
  • "Aspects of Buddhism as I understand them" "Aspects of Buddhism as I understand them to be" "Aspects of Buddhism as I understand them to exist"
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to be means to exist., although we don't usually use the word 'exist' like this.

I see no real difference in these 3 titles.
"Aspects of Buddhism as I understand them"
"Aspects of Buddhism as I understand them to be"
"Aspects of Buddhism as I understand them to exist"
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