STEVEN HEINE, Professor, Asian Studies Program, Florida International University. Specialties: East Asian Buddhism, Japanese intellectual history, comparative religious thought. E-mail: heines@fiu.edu
摘要
The Wu Gongan is primarily known for its minimalist expression based on Zhaozhou's “No” (Wu) response to a monk's question of whether a dog has Buddha-nature. Crucial for the key-phrase (huatou) method of meditation of Dahui Zonggao, the term Wu is not to be analyzed through logic or poetry. However, an overemphasis on the nondiscursive quality overlooks sophisticated rhetoric through metaphors used for the anxiety of doubt caused by Wu undermining conventional assumptions that is compared to a cornered rat; and the experience of enlightenment generated by the power of Wu likened to a sword cutting through all delusions.
目次
I.The Function of Rhetoric in Wu Gongan Discourse 250 II.Dahui's Approach Based on Abbreviation 252 III.The Power of Personalization 256 IV.Notions of Malady and Guilt Related to Doubt 258 V.Illuminative Power of Wu 261 VI.Wither Wu? 263
