Facets of Buddhism

ISBN-13: 9781138010727 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 256 str.

Iida

Opis

"Facets of Buddhism" is a collection of essays written by one of the pre-eminent Japanese scholars in the fields of Buddhism and comparative religion. The ten essays are loosely linked together by the common themes of dependent co-origination (pratitya-samutpada); of the effect of Madhyamika and Yogacara ideas on Japanese literature and culture; and of the tensions and harmonies amongst different religious traditions and different Buddhist sects. The work provides access to a wide range of Japanese scholarly exchange and opinion, much of which has until now been available only in Japanese; offers a presentation of the different Chinese, Tibetan, and Japanese interpretations of important passages from classical Indian Buddhist texts; and gives a comparison of meditation techniques described by Indian, Chinese and Tibetan writers. Drawing on his experiences during a long and distinguished career as a teacher and scholar, Professor Iida provides insights into the place of women and the feminine principle in Buddhism, the convergence of folk beliefs and philosophical Buddhism in Japan, the rise of the modern Japanese Buddhist sects and, through a comparison of Buddhist, Christian and Sufi-Yogic practices and modern psychology, the difference, similarities and interdependence of the different faiths of humankind.

Spis treści

I Buddhist Studies over the Himalayan Hills, II Re-turning Gautama's Wheel, III Notes on Buddhist Causation and Tolerance, IV Towards a Second Look at Visual Mode in Buddhist Tradition, V A Contribution Towards the 'Sudden' vs. 'Gradual' Controversy by Bhik~u 'Phags Pa (1235-80), VI Buddhist Dimensions in the Japanese No Play, Yamamba (Old Woman of the Mountains), VII Buddhist Idealism Reflected in The Sea of Fertility (Bojo no Umi) of Yukia Mishima (1925-70) with Takao Hakiwara VIII A Far Eastern Hermeneutic Criterion IX A Lotus in the Sun-An Aspect of the Soka Gakkai in Japan, X Buddhist and Safi Philosophers in 'Emptiness and Action'-toward Transcendent Unity of Mysticisms.

O autorze

Shotaro Iida