Emptying the Mind: Nothingness in Mahāyāna Buddhism and in the Chan Tradition: In Comparison to Western Philosophical Conceptualizations of Nothingness
After an introductory overview of the treatment of nothingness in Western philosophy, nothingness is addressed from the perspectives of important doctrines of Mahāyāna Buddhism, espcially the ontological concept of dependent origination (pratītya-samutpāda; yuanqi 緣起) in its interpretation by Nāgārj...
| Published in: | Journal of Chinese philosophy |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2023
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Journal of Chinese philosophy
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| Further subjects: | B
Nothingness
B saṃbhogakāya B Heidegger B Daoism B Hegel B dependent origination B Chan Buddhism B Nāgārjuna B Emptiness |
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| Summary: | After an introductory overview of the treatment of nothingness in Western philosophy, nothingness is addressed from the perspectives of important doctrines of Mahāyāna Buddhism, espcially the ontological concept of dependent origination (pratītya-samutpāda; yuanqi 緣起) in its interpretation by Nāgārjuna as emptiness (śūnyatā; kong 空) and the five manifestations of nothingness in the saṃbhogakāya (baoshen 報身) aspect of the trikāya (sanshen 三身). In the Chan Buddhist tradition, these crucial elements of Mahāyāna teaching have been reinterpreted as meditative tools for emptying the mind. Finally, Daoist elements of the Chan Buddhist interpretation of nothingness/ emptiness are pointed out. |
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| ISSN: | 1540-6253 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Chinese philosophy
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15406253-12340098 |