The Categoreal Scheme in "Hua-yan" Buddhism and Whitehead's Metaphysics

If, after a century of analysis there is a turn to synthesis, Hua-yan and Whitehead will become important resources. Especially given the radical difference of their historical contexts, their similarity is striking, but they differ on time. Whitehead is clear that relations to the future always dif...

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Main Author: Yu, Yih-hsien (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Illinois Press 2007
In: Process studies
Year: 2007, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 306-329
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Summary:If, after a century of analysis there is a turn to synthesis, Hua-yan and Whitehead will become important resources. Especially given the radical difference of their historical contexts, their similarity is striking, but they differ on time. Whitehead is clear that relations to the future always differ in kind from those to the past, and Theravada Buddhists agree. But Hua-yan is open to a greater symmetry in enlightened experience.
ISSN:2154-3682
Contains:Enthalten in: Process studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/44799038