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Emptying the Mind: Nothingness in Mahāyāna Buddhism and in the Chan Tradition |
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Author |
Wirtz, Markus (著)
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Source |
Journal of Chinese Philosophy
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Volume | v.50 n.2 |
Date | 2023 |
Pages | 141 - 154 |
Publisher | International Society for Chinese Philosophy |
Publisher Url |
https://iscp-online1.org/
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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 | 1. Special Issue: Chan Buddhism and the 21st Century.
2. Author Affiliation: University of Cologne, Germany. |
Keyword | nothingness; Heidegger; Hegel; emptiness; dependent origination; Nāgārjuna; Chan Buddhism; saṃbhogakāya; Chan Buddhism; Daoism |
Abstract | After an introductory overview of the treatment of nothingness in Western philosophy, nothingness is addressed from the perspectives of important doctrines of Mahāyāna Buddhism, espcially the ontological concept of dependent origination (pratītya-samutpāda; yuanqi 緣起) in its interpretation by Nāgārjuna as emptiness (śūnyatā; kong 空) and the five manifestations of nothingness in the saṃbhogakāya (baoshen 報身) aspect of the trikāya (sanshen 三身). In the Chan Buddhist tradition, these crucial elements of Mahāyāna teaching have been reinterpreted as meditative tools for emptying the mind. Finally, Daoist elements of the Chan Buddhist interpretation of nothingness/ emptiness are pointed out. |
Table of contents | 1 Discourses on “Nothingness” in Occidental Philosophy 142 2 “Nothingness” in the Buddhist Traditions 145 2.1 Emptiness (Śūnyatā; Kong 空) 145 2.2 The Three Bodies of the Buddha: Trikāya (Sānshēn 三身) 148 2.3 Emptying the Mind in Chan Buddhism 150 2.4 Possible Daoist Influences on Chan Buddhist Teachings of Emptiness 152 3 Being Empty or Empty Being: The Two Facets of “Nothingness” 154 |
ISSN | 03018121 (P); 15406253 (E) |
DOI | 10.1163/15406253-12340098 |
Hits | 103 |
Created date | 2024.03.14 |
Modified date | 2024.03.15 |

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