Empty vision : metaphor and visionary imagery in Mahayana Buddhism / / David L. McMahan
| Empty vision : metaphor and visionary imagery in Mahayana Buddhism / / David L. McMahan |
| Autore | McMahan David L. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (238 p.) |
| Disciplina | 294.392 |
| Collana | The Curzon critical studies in Buddhism series |
| Soggetto topico |
Mahayana Buddhism
Metaphor - Religious aspects - Buddhism Vision - Religious aspects - Buddhism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-138-86260-6
1-315-02897-2 1-136-85726-5 1-136-85719-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Technical Note on Terms; Introduction; 1 The Devaluation of Language and the Privileging of Perception; Language and Concepts in Early Buddhism; Abhidharma and Dharma Theory; Mahāyāna Views on Language and Concepts; Dialectical Patterns in the Perfection of Wisdom Literature; Dialectic, Paradox, and Discourse; The Paradoxical Dialectic and Buddhist History; Discursive Thinking and the Construction of the Lifeworld; Perception in Indian Buddhism and Indian Philosophy
2 Buddhist Visuality in History and MetaphorVision in Indo-European Language and History; Metaphors and Their Functions; Visual Metaphor in Buddhist Discourse; Related Metaphors for Knowledge and Awakening; The Meaning and Significance of Space in Buddhist Discourse; Conclusion; 3 Orality, Writing, and Authority: Visionary Literature and the Struggle for Legitimacy in the Māhayāna; Orality In Early Buddhism; Writing in the Early Mahāyāna; Writing and the Survival of the Mahāyāna; Sacred Text and Sacred Site; Writing and the Visual The Buddhavacana and Strategies of Legitimation in the MahāyānaVisionary Literature and Grounds for Legitimacy; Conclusion; 4 Realms of the Senses: Buddha Fields and Fields of Vision in the Gandavyūha Sūtra; Historical Context of the Gandavyūha; Visionary Literature and Thaumaturgy in India; Buddha-Fields and Images of Kingship; Elements of the Narrative; Vision and Doctrine; Dialectics of Words and Dialectics of Vision; Concretization of Metaphor; 5 The Optics of Buddhist Meditation and Devotion; Vision and Visualization in Early and Non-Mahāyāna Meditation; Meditation and Mental Imagery Vision and DevotionDharma, Buddha, Stupa, and Saint; Recollection of the Buddha and Visualization Sūtras; Image Worship and Darśan; Asaṅga on the Buddha's Bodies; Tantric Visualization Practices; Stages of Tantric Sādhana; Mandala and Sūtra Imagery; Embodiment and Resemblance; The Somaticization of Doctrine; 6 Conclusions and Occlusions; Ocularcentrism in European and American Philosophy; Ocularcentrism in Buddhist Traditions; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453626903321 |
McMahan David L.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Empty vision : metaphor and visionary imagery in Mahayana Buddhism / / David L. McMahan
| Empty vision : metaphor and visionary imagery in Mahayana Buddhism / / David L. McMahan |
| Autore | McMahan David L. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (238 p.) |
| Disciplina | 294.392 |
| Collana | The Curzon critical studies in Buddhism series |
| Soggetto topico |
Mahayana Buddhism
Metaphor - Religious aspects - Buddhism Vision - Religious aspects - Buddhism |
| ISBN |
1-138-86260-6
1-315-02897-2 1-136-85726-5 1-136-85719-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Technical Note on Terms; Introduction; 1 The Devaluation of Language and the Privileging of Perception; Language and Concepts in Early Buddhism; Abhidharma and Dharma Theory; Mahāyāna Views on Language and Concepts; Dialectical Patterns in the Perfection of Wisdom Literature; Dialectic, Paradox, and Discourse; The Paradoxical Dialectic and Buddhist History; Discursive Thinking and the Construction of the Lifeworld; Perception in Indian Buddhism and Indian Philosophy
2 Buddhist Visuality in History and MetaphorVision in Indo-European Language and History; Metaphors and Their Functions; Visual Metaphor in Buddhist Discourse; Related Metaphors for Knowledge and Awakening; The Meaning and Significance of Space in Buddhist Discourse; Conclusion; 3 Orality, Writing, and Authority: Visionary Literature and the Struggle for Legitimacy in the Māhayāna; Orality In Early Buddhism; Writing in the Early Mahāyāna; Writing and the Survival of the Mahāyāna; Sacred Text and Sacred Site; Writing and the Visual The Buddhavacana and Strategies of Legitimation in the MahāyānaVisionary Literature and Grounds for Legitimacy; Conclusion; 4 Realms of the Senses: Buddha Fields and Fields of Vision in the Gandavyūha Sūtra; Historical Context of the Gandavyūha; Visionary Literature and Thaumaturgy in India; Buddha-Fields and Images of Kingship; Elements of the Narrative; Vision and Doctrine; Dialectics of Words and Dialectics of Vision; Concretization of Metaphor; 5 The Optics of Buddhist Meditation and Devotion; Vision and Visualization in Early and Non-Mahāyāna Meditation; Meditation and Mental Imagery Vision and DevotionDharma, Buddha, Stupa, and Saint; Recollection of the Buddha and Visualization Sūtras; Image Worship and Darśan; Asaṅga on the Buddha's Bodies; Tantric Visualization Practices; Stages of Tantric Sādhana; Mandala and Sūtra Imagery; Embodiment and Resemblance; The Somaticization of Doctrine; 6 Conclusions and Occlusions; Ocularcentrism in European and American Philosophy; Ocularcentrism in Buddhist Traditions; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790738603321 |
McMahan David L.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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