Why did Bodhidharma go to the east? Buddhism’s struggle with the mind in the world
This question—why did Bodhidharma come from the West?— is ubiquitous in Chinese Ch’an Buddhist literature. Though some see it as an arbitrary question intended merely as an opener to obscure puzzles, I think it represents a genuine intellectual puzzle: Why did Bodhidharma come from theWest—that is,...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
2006
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Sophia
Year: 2006, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 61-80 |
Further subjects: | B
Conceptual Thought
B Conceptual Innovation B Direct Perception B Epistemic Authority B Epistemic Goal |
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