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Nāgārjuna and the Doctrine of "Skillful Means" |
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Schroeder, John
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| Source |
Philosophy East and West
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| Volume | v.50 n.4 |
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| Date | 2000.10 |
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| Pages | 559 - 583 |
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| Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
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https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/
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| Location | Honolulu, HI, US [檀香山, 夏威夷州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | 龍樹=Nagarjuna=kLu-sgrub; emptiness; Doctrines of Mahayana Buddhism; Naagaarjuna |
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| Abstract | The role of "skillful means" is examined in relation to the important Mahaayaana [Mahayana] philosopher Naagaarjuna [Nagarjuna]，and it is argued that the doctrine of "emptiness" is best understood as a critical reflection on the nature of Buddhist praxis. Whereas traditional Western scholarship sees Naagaarjuna [Nagarjuna] as struggling with certain metaphysical problems, a "skillful means" reading situates his philosophy within a debate about the nature and efficacy of Buddhist practice. Thus, a "skillful means" reading of Naagaarjuna [Nagarjuna] does not ask what it means for causality，the self，or consciousness to be "empty" in a very general sense，but how "emptiness" relates to the soteriological practices of Buddhism and what it means for these practices to be "empty" of inherent nature. It is argued that this situates Naagaarjuna [Nagarjuna]'s philosophy within a highly critical，self-reflective movement in the Buddhist tradition. [Abstract From Author] |
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| ISSN | 00318221 (P); 15291898 (E) |
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| Created date | 2003.06.16
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| Modified date | 2019.05.17 |
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