Buddha NatureState University of New York Press, 1991/01/22 - 205 ページ This volume presents the first book-length study in English of the concept of Buddha nature as discussed in the Buddha Nature Treatise (Fo Xing Lun), attributed to Vasubandhu and translated into Chinese by Paramartha in the sixth century. The author provides a detailed discussion of one of the most important concepts in East Asian Buddhism, a topic little addressed in Western studies of Buddhism until now, and places the Buddha nature concept in the context of Buddhist intellectual history. King then carefully explains the traditional Buddhist language in the text, and embeds Buddha nature in a family of concepts and values which as a group are foundational to the development of the major indigenous schools of Chinese Buddhism. In addition, she refutes the accusations that the idea of Buddha nature introduces a crypto-Atman into Buddhist thought, and that it represents a form of monism akin to the Brahmanism of the Upanisads. In doing this, King defends Buddha nature in terms of purely Buddhist philosophical principles. Finally, the author engages the Buddha nature concept in dialogue with Western philosophy by asking what it teaches us about what a human being, or person, is. |
目次
The Concept of Buddha Nature | 29 |
Soteriology Buddha Nature as | 59 |
Dereification of Self and Mind | 83 |
Ontology Monism vs Nondualism | 99 |
Engaging in Spiritual Cultivation | 117 |
xi | 122 |
Buddha Nature and the Concept of Person | 137 |
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action affirmation anātman Asanga āśrayaparāvṛtti ātmapāramitā attain BNT's bodhisattva Buddha nature thought Buddha Nature Treatise Buddha virtues Buddhahood Buddhist Path Buddhist practice cakra cause Chan characteristic Chinese Buddhist compassion condition consciousness-only constituted cultivation defilements deluded existential mode delusion Dharma dharmadhātu dharmakaya discussion emptiness enlightenment entity eternity existence existential experiential faithful joy fo xing four fruit Hua-yan human icchantika idea identified impure insight insofar Jing karunā kind klesa language Madhyamika mahākaruņā Mahāyāna manifest manovijñāna meaning meditation monism Nāgārjuna negation nirvāṇa nonbeing nondualism not-self objective one's ontological ordinary persons own-nature Paramartha pāramitā passage perspective phenomena philosophical Plenary Thusness positive prajñā prajñāpāramitā pratyekabuddha Principle of Thusness purity Ratnagotra Ratnagotravibhāga reality realization realm relative nature samadhi samsāra sentient soteriological speak of Buddha spiritual stage śūnya supreme truth Sūtra Takasaki Tathāgata tathāgatagarbha tathāgatagarbha thought teachings term themes things Thusness Tian-tai tradition true nature ultimate Vasubandhu worldly Yogācāra