Vision of awakening space and time : Dōgen and the Lotus sutra / / Taigen Daniel Leighton

• Autore: Leighton Taigen Daniel
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.3/85; 294.385
• Soggetto topico: Do ̄gen, 1200-1253; Do ̄gen; Tripit?aka. Su ̄trapit?aka. Saddharmapun?d?ari ̄kasu ̄tra -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Religion; Philosophy & Religion; Buddhism
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1. The Pivotal Lotus Story and Dōgen's Worldview; 2. Hermeneutics and Discourse Styles in Studies of the Lotus Sutra and Dōgen; 3. Selected East Asian Interpretations of the Story; 4. Dōgen's Interpretations of This Lotus Sutra Story; 5. Dōgen's View of Earth, Space, and Time Seen in Mahāyāna Context; Afterword: Implications of Dōgen's Mahāyāna Worldview; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: As a religion concerned with universal liberation, Zen grew out of a Buddhist worldview very different from the currently prevalent scientific materialism. Indeed, says Taigen Dan Leighton, Zen cannot be fully understood outside of a worldview that sees reality itself as a vital, dynamic agent of awareness and healing. In this book, Leighton explicates that worldview through the writings of the Zen master Eihei D?gen (1200-1253), considered the founder of the Japanese S?t? Zen tradition, which currently enjoys increasing popularity in the West. The Lotus Sutra, arguably the most important Budd
• Titolo autorizzato: Vision of awakening space and time
• ISBN: 0-19-988647-4; 1-281-82606-5; 9786611826062; 0-19-972427-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782599103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II