Buddhist Critical Spirituality: Prajñā and ŚūnyatāThis book comprises fifteen research articles primarily based on the discipline of Indian and Buddhist Studies. The collection is designed to propose a Buddhist philosophy of religion--that the insight of Prajna and Sunyata initiates a future religion which is freed both from conflict between reasoning and believing, and from goal-oriented cycles of life. It addresses transformation from the conflict-ridden quest for a supreme being, to the search for a non-theistic nature of spirituality that provides a foundation for universal human happiness and salvation. For the discipline of Buddhist Studies, this collection also demonstrates the productive value of drawing upon cross-cultural and cross-racial literary sources and traditions. |
Contents
INDIAS CRISIS | 3 |
Principle of Communication | 25 |
NAGARJUNAS HISTORICITY ON THE BASIS | 33 |
BUDDHAS LOVE AND HUMAN LOVE WITH | 75 |
NAGARJUNAS DIALECTIC ANALYZED IN TERMS | 123 |
ĀBHIDHARMIKA LOGICAL CRISIS | 147 |
NAGARJUNA AND UPAYAHRDAYAŚĀSTRA | 171 |
STRUCTURAL LINKAGE BETWEEN NAGARJUNAS | 189 |
3 Chiaopan as Theoretical Structuring of the Linkage between | 292 |
Vyavahāra and Paramartha 4 The Middle Position depicted | 300 |
5 Japanese Buddhist Critique of Hindu Religious Thought | 315 |
KUANYIN BODHISATTVA CULT | 323 |
of Love and Compassion 3 Kuanyin Cult and its Theoretical Basis | 341 |
NATURAL LAW AS BASIS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN | 351 |
BUDDHADHARMA AND NATURAL LAW TOWARDS | 365 |
A Theoretical Basis of Ethics 3 The World of Nature and Moksa | 382 |
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