Toward a New Image of Paramartha: Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha Buddhism Revisited

Toward a New Image of Paramartha: Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha Buddhism Revisited - Paperback

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Toward a New Image of Paramartha: Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha Buddhism Revisited
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Toward a New Image of Paramartha: Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha Buddhism Revisited - Paperback

Toward a New Image of Paramartha: Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha Buddhism Revisited - Paperback
$80.71
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by Ching Keng (Author)

WINNER OF THE ACADEMIA SINICA SCHOLARLY MONOGRAPH AWARD 2024

Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha are often regarded as antagonistic Indian Buddhist traditions. Paramartha (499-569) is traditionally credited with amalgamating these philosophies by translating one of the most influential Tathagatagarbha texts in East Asia, the Awakening of Faith in Mahayana, and introducing Tathagatagarbha notions into his translations of Yogacara texts.

Engaging with the digitalized Chinese Buddhist canon, Ching Keng draws on clues from a long-lost Dunhuang fragment and considers its striking similarities with Paramartha's corpus with respect to terminology, style of phrasing, and doctrines. In this cutting-edge interpretation of the concept of jiexing, Keng demystifies the image of Paramartha and makes the case that the fragment holds the key to recover his original teachings.

Author Biography

Ching Keng is Associate Professor of Buddhist Philosophy at the National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Number of Pages: 304
Dimensions: 0.64 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN
Publication Date: May 30, 2024

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