Zen Enlightenment and the Intellectual Approach

It is often tempting to neglect intellectual effort in a study of the sutras and teachings in Zen Buddhism. One of the predominant characteristics of Zen is often understood as an anti-intellectual movement. What is the place of intellectualization and the learning of sutras in Zen? How can one be e...

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Auteur principal: Lee, Jung Young (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Dharmaram College 1976
Dans: Journal of Dharma
Année: 1976, Volume: 1, Numéro: 3, Pages: 211-226
Sujets non-standardisés:B Enligtenment
B Tao Te Ching
B Diamond Sutra
B Zen Buddhism
B Nirvikalpa-Samadhi
B Vajracchedika
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Résumé:It is often tempting to neglect intellectual effort in a study of the sutras and teachings in Zen Buddhism. One of the predominant characteristics of Zen is often understood as an anti-intellectual movement. What is the place of intellectualization and the learning of sutras in Zen? How can one be enlightened without any intellectual process? Even though one may not realize truth through intellectualization, the intellectual attempt to understand the true self is inescapable for the beginner. Perhaps "(it) is the only way possible for the beginner," as Garma Chang describes, "for who can get into Zen without having first some understanding or 'conceptual knowledge' about it? There is no exception to this for anyone."
ISSN:0253-7222
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma