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Candrakīrti on the Use and Misuse of the Chariot Argument |
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Jones, Dhivan Thomas (著)
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Journal of Indian Philosophy
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| Volume | v.51 n.4 |
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| Date | 2023.09 |
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| Pages | 453 - 472 |
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| Publisher | Springer |
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http://www.springer.com/gp/
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| Location | Berlin, Germany [柏林, 德國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Author Affiliation: University of Chester, UK. |
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| Keyword | Buddhist philosophy; Chariot Argument; Candrakīrti; Madhyamakāvatāra; Milindapañha |
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| Abstract | The publication in 2015 (ed. Li) of Chap. 6 of the rediscovered Sanskrit text of Candrakīrti’s Madhyamakāvatāra (MA) allows us to witness more directly Candrakīrti’s careful and deliberate critique of the ‘chariot argument’ for the merely conventional existence of the self in Indian Abhidharmic thought. I argue that in MA 6.140–141, Candrakīrti alludes to the use of the chariot argument in the Milindapañha as negating only the view of a permanent self (compared to an elephant), rather than negating ego-identification (compared to a snake in its hole). In contrast to this misuse of the chariot argument, in MA 6.150–165 Candrakīrti uses the chariot argument as an allegory to enable the meditator to refute the basis of ego-identification in seven ways. Candrakīrti’s use of the chariot argument does not establish any theory about the self or not-self, but acts as a guide to meditation as part of philosophy as a spiritual practice with the goal of liberation. |
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| Table of contents | Abstract 453
Introduction 454
The Canonical Version of the Chariot Argument 456
The Chariot Argument in the Milindapañha 458
The Misuse of the Chariot Argument 461
Candrakīrti’s use of the Chariot Argument 462
Conclusion 469
References 471 |
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| ISSN | 00221791 (P); 15730395 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10781-023-09544-6 |
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| Hits | 46 |
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| Created date | 2024.04.01 |
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| Modified date | 2024.04.15 |
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