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Buddha Nature

 
Sallie B. King (Author)
Synopsis The volume presents the first book-length study in English of the concept of Buddha nature as discussed in the Buddha Nature Treatise (Fo Xing Lun), attributed to Vasubandhu and translated into Chinese by Paramartha in the sixth century. The author provides a detailed discussion of one of the most important concepts in East Asian Buddhism, a topic little addressed in Western Studies of Buddhism until now, and places the Buddha nature concept in the context of Buddhist intellectual history. The author then carefully explains the traditional Buddhist language in the text, the embeds Buddha nature in a family of concepts and values which as a group are foundational to the development of the major indigenous schools of Chinese Buddhism. In addition, she refutes the accusations that the idea of Buddha nature introduces a crypto-Atman into Buddhist thought, and that it represents a form of monism akin to the Brahmanism of the Upanisads. In doing this, King defends Buddha nature in terms of purely Buddhist philosophical principles. Finally, the author engages the Buddha nature concept in dialogue with Western philosophy by asking what it teaches us about what a human being, or person, is.
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About the author

Sallie B. King

Sallie B. KIng is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She is the auathor of Passionate Journey: The Spiritual Autobiography of Satomi Myodo.

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Bibliographic information

Title Buddha Nature
Format Hardcover
Date published: 01.01.1992
Edition 1st ed.
Language: English
isbn 8170303089
length xii+205p., Notes; Glossary; Index; 23cm.