Did the Buddha said that there is no self there is no soul? In this article, the writer of the article claims, purports or alleges that Bhikkhu Thanissaro and Bhikkhu Bodhi state that the Buddha NEVER said that there was no self. The Buddha NEVER said that there is no soul. 

The views and opinions expressed in this article are  contrary to many response given in this platform, for example response given for one of the most frequently vised question here is described as fatalism and NOT Buddhism. 

The question is, is the view presented widely accepted view in Buddhism or is it a new development?
The Pali suttas unambiguously state the entire universe is void of self (SN 35.85). 

When the deluded idea of 'self' is born (SN 22.81) in the human mind, according to the Pali suttas, it is not a real 'self' but merely a 'view' (SN 5.10), merely a verbal convention (SN 1.25; MN 98), merely the arising of suffering (SN 5.10; SN 12.15), merely a disease (Ud 3.10) &amp; a cancer (MN 140)  or, in short, neurosis. 


  This world is burning. Afflicted by contact, it calls disease a 'self.'
  
  This world, overcome by contact, is tormented, It speaks of a disease as the self,
  
  Udana 3.10


Also, it is a mistake to refer to SN 44.10 &amp; insist the Buddha did not take a position on the question of whether or not there is a self. In SN 44.10, the Buddha kept silent because the questioner Vacchagotta was confused &amp; befuddled.