Empty Vision: Metaphor and Visionary Imagery in Mahayana Buddhism
Visual metaphors in a number of Mahayana sutras construct a discourse in which visual perception serves as a model for knowledge and enlightenment. In the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) and other Mahayana literature, immediate access to reality is symbolized by vision and set in opposition to...
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| Langue: | Anglais |
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Taylor and Francis
2013
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| Dans: | Année: 2013 |
| Collection/Revue: | Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism
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| Résumé: | Visual metaphors in a number of Mahayana sutras construct a discourse in which visual perception serves as a model for knowledge and enlightenment. In the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) and other Mahayana literature, immediate access to reality is symbolized by vision and set in opposition to language and conceptual thinking, which are construed as obscuring reality. In addition to its philosophical manifestations, the tension between vision and language also functioned as a strategy of legitimation in the struggle of the early heterodox Mahayana movement for authority and legitimacy. T |
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| Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| ISBN: | 0700714898 |