Tibetan Buddhism; fear; gcod; Buddhist rite; transcendence; Philosophy
摘要
Asking ‘What is the nature of fear?’, ‘How is it that fear and terror are amenable to being “severed” or “transcended”?’, and ‘Why would it be advantageous to “sever” fear?’, this paper investigates the act of cutting-through fear via the Tibetan Buddhist meditative tradition known as ‘gCod’ (‘chöd’). Through examining Mahayana philosophical notions of self and phenomena, as well as the psychological implications of subject-object reification at the heart of gCod, we elaborate on the interior cognitive and emotional dynamics of gCod praxis. In order to elaborate on these contemplative dynamics, we reflect upon translated verses from one of the seminal texts of the gCod tradition, entitled The Essence of Enlightened Awareness: The Quintessence of the Profound Meaning of the Entirety of Expositions and Guidance on the Transcendent Wisdom that Cuts-Through.[ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
目次
The Philosophical Import of GCod 38 Literary Sources and Lineal Currents 39 The Essence of Enlightened Awareness 40 Cutting the Trunk of Discursiveness and Emotionality 44 The Contemplative Relevance of GCod 45 Notes 46 References 50 Appendix: The Text in Literary Context 52
