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Kierkegaardian Irony in Chan Buddhism: Playful Enactment in Ritual Encounters from a Cross-cultural Perspective |
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Author |
Capra, Rudi (著)
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Source |
Philosophy East and West
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Volume | v.72 n.3 |
Date | 2022.07 |
Pages | 648 - 670 |
Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
Publisher Url |
https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/
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Location | Honolulu, HI, US [檀香山, 夏威夷州, 美國] |
Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
Language | 英文=English |
Note | Author Affiliation: Wuhan University, China. |
Abstract | This essay establishes a cross-cultural comparison between Kierkegaard's ironist and the figure of the Chan master, with specific reference to Kierkegaard's dissertation The Concept of Irony and the renowned gongan collection Blue Cliff Record (Biyan lu 碧巖錄). The main thesis is that the comparison makes explicit significant aspects of Chan orthopraxis, since Chan masters, as presented in the Blue Cliff Record, exemplify Kierkegaard's portrayal of the ironist. In particular, these aspects pertain to the progressive detachment from the discriminating action of karmic consciousness and self-centered thinking, toward the cultivation of a selfless stance. The first section focuses on Kierkegaard's ironist. The following sections analyze relevant gongan narratives from the Blue Cliff Record with the purpose of expounding on the relation between performative irony and the discriminating mind, playfulness, and selflessness. The final section considers the major incommensurable differences that mark the present cross-cultural dialogue. |
Table of contents | Kierkegaardian Irony 648 The Three Marks of the Ironist 651 Relinquishing “Picking and Choosing,” Gaining “Freedom and Independence” 654 Playful Samadhi as the Actual Expression of Awakening 656 Ironic Self(less)-Cultivation 658 Incommensurable Differences 660 Concluding Remarks 662 Notes 663 References 668 Additional Sources 670 |
ISSN | 00318221 (P); 15291898 (E) |
DOI | 10.1353/pew.2022.0041 |
Hits | 130 |
Created date | 2024.03.15 |
Modified date | 2024.03.18 |

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