03348nam 22005415 450 991015181420332120200703085114.081-322-3646-710.1007/978-81-322-3646-7(CKB)3710000000953094(DE-He213)978-81-322-3646-7(MiAaPQ)EBC4744023(PPN)270729542(EXLCZ)99371000000095309420161115d2016 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Cloud of Nothingness The Negative Way in Nagarjuna and John of the Cross /by C. D. Sebastian1st ed. 2016.New Delhi :Springer India :Imprint: Springer,2016.1 online resource (XXX, 181 p.) Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures,2211-1107 ;1981-322-3644-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Acknowledgements -- Foreword by Professor Paul Williams and Professor Gavin D’Costa -- Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Two Traditions and a Concept -- Chapter 3: Sunyata and Limits of Samvrti in Nagarjuna -- Chapter 4: La Nada and Limits of Faculties in John of the Cross -- Chapter 5: Sunyata and la Nada: Similarities and Dissimilarities -- Chapter 6: Conclusion.This book explores ‘nothingness’, the negative way found in Buddhist and Christian traditions, with a focused and comparative approach. It examines the works of Nagarjuna (c. 150 CE), a Buddhist monk, philosopher and one of the greatest thinkers of classical India, and those of John of the Cross (1542-1591), a Carmelite monk, outstanding Spanish poet, and one of the greatest mystical theologians. The conception of nothingness in both the thinkers points to a paradox of linguistic transcendence and provides a novel insight into via negativa. This is the first full-length work comparing nothingness (emptiness) in Nagarjuna (Mahayana Buddhism) and John of the Cross (Christianity) in any language. It augments the comparative approach found in Buddhist-Christian comparative philosophy and theology. This book is of especial interest to academics of Buddhist and Christian studies searching for avenues for intellectual dialogue.Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures,2211-1107 ;19Philosophy, AsianReligionsComparative literatureNon-Western Philosophyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/E44060Comparative Religionhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/1A1000Comparative Literaturehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/811000Philosophy, Asian.Religions.Comparative literature.Non-Western Philosophy.Comparative Religion.Comparative Literature.181Sebastian C. Dauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1061565BOOK9910151814203321The Cloud of Nothingness2519222UNINA