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Conscious of Everything or Consciousness Without Objects? A Paradox of Nirvana |
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Kuan, Tse-fu (著)
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Journal of Indian Philosophy
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| Volume | v.48 n.3 |
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| Date | 2020.07 |
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| Pages | 329 - 351 |
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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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| Keyword | Nirvana; six senses; six senses; early Buddhism; non-abiding |
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| Abstract | Seemingly contrary ideas of Nirvana are found in early Buddhist literature. Whereas some texts describe one who attains Nirvana as being conscious of everything, others depict Nirvana as a state in which consciousness has no object but emptiness or Nirvana. In this paper I deal with this paradox of Nirvana consciousness by exploring the correlations between several statements in early Buddhist texts. A number of sutta passages are cited to show that they contain doctrinal elements which, when considered collectively, may cast valuable light on how to reconcile this paradox. Two pivotal notions are ‘non-abiding consciousness’ and ‘consciousness that is infinite, pervasive all around’. These two notions are connected to each other and seem to subsume or bridge the two strikingly distinct forms of Nirvana consciousness mentioned above. Nirvana consciousness said to be ‘non-abiding’, which is analogous to ‘without object’, does ‘not abide’ (non-abiding) in any objects in the sense that it does not cling to them or rest on them. The ‘infinite, all-pervasive’ consciousness, based on stopping normal consciousness, does not depend on any sense objects, and hence it is unconditioned by them and operates unhindered. Nirvana consciousness thus constitutes the infinite realization free from all conditioning and hindrance. This resonates with the idea that one who attains Nirvana is conscious of everything.
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| Table of contents | Abstract
Introduction
Conscious of Everything
Consciousness Without Objects but Nirvana
A Paradox of Nirvana Consciousness: Existing Theories that may Apply
Reconciliation of the Paradox in Light of Early Buddhist Texts
Conclusion
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| ISSN | 00221791 (P); 15730395 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10781-020-09422-5 |
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| Hits | 187 |
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| Created date | 2022.12.29 |
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| Modified date | 2022.12.29 |
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