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The Notion of Apoha in Chinese Buddhism |
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Ho, Chien-hsing (著)
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Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy
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| Volume | v.21 n.2 |
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| Date | 2022.06 |
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| Pages | 283 - 298 |
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| Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media B.V. |
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http://www.springer.com/gp/
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| Location | Dordrecht, the Netherlands [多德雷赫特, 荷蘭] |
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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 | Apoha; Zhequan 遮詮; Dignāga 陳那; Chinese Yogācāra |
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| Abstract | In this essay, I investigate how Chinese Yogācāra scholars of the Tang 唐 dynasty explicated and supplemented the theory of apoha (exclusion) propounded by the Indian Buddhist epistemologist Dignāga 陳那, according to which a nominal word functions by excluding everything other than its own referent. I first present a brief exposition of the theory. Then, I show that although they had very limited access to Dignāga’s theory, Kuiji 窺基 and Shentai 神泰 provide constructive and significant explanations that supplement the theory. I also show that the term zhequan 遮詮 (excluding expression) has been construed in Chinese Buddhism in at least three different senses to mean: (1) an expression that both excludes and signifies, (2) an expression that merely excludes and does not signify, and (3) a negative expression that merely excludes. The notion of apoha is related to the first two senses but not the third. |
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| ISSN | 15403009 (P); 15697274 (E) |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11712-022-09829-9 |
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| Hits | 188 |
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| Created date | 2023.06.26 |
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| Modified date | 2023.06.26 |
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