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Studies in Dhāra?ī Literature I: Revisiting the Meaning of the Term Dhāra?ī |
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Davidson, Ronald M. (著)
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Journal of Indian Philosophy
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| Volume | v.37 n.2 |
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| Date | 2009.04 |
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| Pages | 97 - 147 |
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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 | Authors and affiliations:College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Religious Studies, Fairfield, University, Fairfield, USA |
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| Abstract | The Mahāyāna Buddhist term dhāra?ī has been understood to be problematic since the mid-nineteenth century, when it was often translated as “magical phrase” or “magical formula” and was considered to be emblematic of tantric Buddhism. The situation improved in contributions by Bernhard, Lamotte and Braarvig, and the latter two suggested the translation be “memory,” but this remained difficult in many environments. This paper argues that dhāra?ī is a function term denoting “codes/coding,” so that the category dhāra?ī is polysemic and context-sensitive. After reviewing Western scholarship, the article discusses dhāra?ī semantic values and issues of synonymy, the early applications of mantras, the sonic/graphic background of coding in India extended into Buddhist applications, and the soteriological ideology of dhāra?īs along with some of its many varieties. |
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| Table of contents | A Short Stroll down Memory Lane: Dha¯ran: ı¯ in Western Scholarship 98
Some Antics Over Semantics 106
The Parameters of the Problem and a Potential Proposal: Coding as the Meaning of Dha¯ran:¯ı 117
Dha¯ran:¯ıs as the Sonic/Graphic Coding of Buddhist Sounds 120
Dha¯ran: ¯ıs as the Coding of the Buddhist Values 126
From Tangible Benefits to Ultimate Liberation—Dha¯ran: ¯ıs as Soteriological Forces 132
So Many Dha¯ran: ¯ı Functions, So Little Time 138
Conclusion: A Dha¯ran: ¯ı for all Seasons 141
References 143 |
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| ISSN | 00221791 (P); 15730395 (E) |
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| Hits | 514 |
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| Created date | 2009.08.03 |
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| Modified date | 2023.10.20 |
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