A departure for returning to sabha: a study of koan practice of silence

This paper deals with koan practice of silence through analyzing the Korean Zen Buddhist film, Why Has Boddhidharma Left for the East? (Bae, Yong-Kyun, Why Has Bodhidharma Left for the East? 1989). This paper follows Kibong's path along with the Buddha's journey of 1) departure, 2) journey...

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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: SpringerOpen [2017]
In: International journal of Dharma Studies
Jahr: 2017, Band: 5
weitere Schlagwörter:B Ascetic Practice
B Philosophical Understanding
B Buddhist Monk
B Filial Piety
B Yogic Practice
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Zusammenfassung:This paper deals with koan practice of silence through analyzing the Korean Zen Buddhist film, Why Has Boddhidharma Left for the East? (Bae, Yong-Kyun, Why Has Bodhidharma Left for the East? 1989). This paper follows Kibong's path along with the Buddha's journey of 1) departure, 2) journey in the middle way, and 3) returning with a particular focus on koan practice of silence as the transformative element of enlightenment. Analyzing silence throughout the film, this paper studies the Seon Buddhist lifestyle in an aesthetic way and finds a philosophical understanding of interdependency of samsara and nirvana. Silence is a crucial element of koan. Koan is, indeed, not to be answered, but to be practiced through one's life.
ISSN:2196-8802
Enthält:Enthalten in: International journal of Dharma Studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1186/s40613-017-0059-7