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Severing the Source of Fear: Contemplative Dynamics of the Tibetan Buddhist GCod Tradition |
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Sheehy, Michael R.
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| Source |
Contemporary Buddhism: An Interdisciplinary Journal
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| Volume | v.6 n.1 |
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| Date | 2005.05 |
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| Pages | 37 - 52 |
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| Publisher | Routledge |
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https://www.routledge.com/
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| Location | Abingdon, UK [阿賓登, 英國] |
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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 | Tibetan Buddhism; fear; gcod; Buddhist rite; transcendence; Philosophy |
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| Abstract | Asking ‘What is the nature of fear?’, ‘How is it that fear and terror are amenable to being “severed” or “transcended”?’, and ‘Why would it be advantageous to “sever” fear?’, this paper investigates the act of cutting-through fear via the Tibetan Buddhist meditative tradition known as ‘gCod’ (‘chöd’). Through examining Mahayana philosophical notions of self and phenomena, as well as the psychological implications of subject-object reification at the heart of gCod, we elaborate on the interior cognitive and emotional dynamics of gCod praxis. In order to elaborate on these contemplative dynamics, we reflect upon translated verses from one of the seminal texts of the gCod tradition, entitled The Essence of Enlightened Awareness: The Quintessence of the Profound Meaning of the Entirety of Expositions and Guidance on the Transcendent Wisdom that Cuts-Through.[ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Table of contents | The Philosophical Import of GCod 38
Literary Sources and Lineal Currents 39
The Essence of Enlightened Awareness 40
Cutting the Trunk of Discursiveness and Emotionality 44
The Contemplative Relevance of GCod 45
Notes 46
References 50
Appendix: The Text in Literary Context 52 |
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| ISSN | 14639947 (P); 14767953 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.1080/14639940500129504 |
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| Hits | 237 |
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| Created date | 2007.11.20 |
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| Modified date | 2017.06.28 |
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