Buddhism And Linguistics
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| Author | : Manel Herat |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 203 |
| Release | : 2017-11-11 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 3319674137 |
This edited collection brings linguistics into contact with a millennia of works by Buddhist scholars. Examining the Buddhist contemplative tradition and its extensive writings from an interdisciplinary perspective, the authors bridge the gap between such customs and human language. To do so, they provide chapters on linguistics, history, religious studies, philosophy and semiotics. Uniting scholars from three different continents and from many disciplines and institutions, this innovative and unique book is sure to appeal to anyone interested in Buddhist traditions and linguistics.
| Author | : Genjun Sasaki |
| Publisher | : Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |
| Total Pages | : 230 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| Genre | : Buddhism |
| ISBN | : 9788120800380 |
Dr. Sisir Kumar Mitra's book, entitled The Early Rulers of Khajuraho constitutes a welcome addition to the existing literature on the history of the Candellas of Bundelkhand. He gives a comprehensive and fascinating account of the varied activities of this distinguished family of rulers, based on a minute and detailed study of the material which he collected with great industry and thoroughness from diverse sources, indigenous and foreign, literary and archaeological. Though most of his data have been compiled from epigraphic sources, he is not over-zealous in his estimate of the importance and reliability of inscriptional material which he examines as critically as any piece of literary gerated. he has discussed the controversial issues connected with his subject without any bias. His chapters on administrative, social, economic and religious history will be specially useful to those interested in the compilation of epigraphic material bearing on the evolution of ancient Indian culture.
| Author | : Jose Ignacio Cabezon |
| Publisher | : SUNY Press |
| Total Pages | : 318 |
| Release | : 1994-01-01 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9780791418994 |
Taking language as its general theme, this book explores how the tradition of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist philosophical speculation exemplifies the character of scholasticism. Scholasticism, as an abstract and general category, is developed as a valuable theoretical tool for understanding a variety of intellectual movements in the history of philosophy of religion. The book investigates the Buddhist Scholastic theory and use of scripture, the nature of doctrine and its transcendence in experience, Mahayana Buddhist hermeneutics, the theory and practice of exegesis, and questions concerning the authority of sacred texts. It also deals with the Buddhist Scholastic theory of conceptual thought as the mirror of language, the Scholastic defense of logic and rationality as a method, as well as the role of language in the idealist and nominalist ontologies of the Mahayana. Finally, the author treats the question of ineffability and the silence of the Buddha from a new perspective.
| Author | : Bryan G. Levman |
| Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 2020-02-13 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1527547000 |
What language did the Buddha speak? Scholars think it was Pāli, or something very close to it. This book argues that the medium in which the Buddha spoke is just as important as the message. It answers the question, “how does the sonic content of Pāli carry the Buddha’s message, complement and enhance it?” Pāli is based on an oral, vernacular language of the people, full of natural idioms and colloquial expressions. It is the opposite of Sanskrit, the formal, abstract, liturgical language of Brahmanism. In its conversational directness, harmony and musicality, oral immediacy and visceral emotivity, Pāli speaks to the here and now, to the urgency of man’s suffering and to the practicality of a philosophy which promises to end it. Anyone interested in Theravādin Buddhism, what the Buddha taught and the special nature of the language in which he taught will find this book engaging. Buddhist practitioners will find it especially beneficial for their meditation and recitation practice. Academics in any area of Buddhism and Historical Linguistics who do not know Pāli will find it a useful introduction to the language and its evolution, while Pāli scholars will find here a unique perspective on the special role the language played in the communication of the Buddha’s teachings.
| Author | : Youru Wang |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 302 |
| Release | : 2003-12-08 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1134429762 |
As the first systematic attempt to probe the linguistic strategies of Daoist Zhuangzi and Chan Buddhism, this book investigates three areas: deconstructive strategy, liminology of language, and indirect communication. It bases these investigations on the critical examination of original texts, placing them strictly within soteriological contexts. Whilst focusing on language use, the study also reveals some important truths about these two traditions and challenges many conventional understandings of them. Responding to recent critiques of Daoist and Chan Buddhist thought, it brings these two traditions into a constructive dialogue with contemporary philosophical reflection. It discovers Zhuangzian and Chan perspectives and sheds light on issues such as the relationship between philosophy and non-philosophy, de-reification of words, relativising the limit of language, structure of indirect communication, and use of paradox, tautology and poetic language.
| Author | : K. Manohar Gupta |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 488 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Pali language |
| ISBN | : |
This Book Contains A Study Of Certain Linguistic Aspects Of Pali Language That Have Not Been Attempted Hitherto. Valuable For Both The Students Of Linguistics As Well As Pali.
| Author | : Lawrence J. McCrea |
| Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
| Total Pages | : 218 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0231150954 |
Jnanasrimitra (975-1025) was regarded by both Buddhists and non-Buddhists as the most important Indian philosopher of his generation. His theory of exclusion combined a philosophy of language with a theory of conceptual content to explore the nature of words and thought. Jnanasrimitra's theory informed much of the work accomplished at Vikramasila, a monastic and educational complex instrumental to the growth of Buddhism. His ideas were also passionately debated among successive Hindu and Jain philosophers. This volume marks the first English translation of Jnanasrimitra's Monograph on Exclusion, a careful, critical investigation into language, perception, and conceptual awareness. Featuring the rival arguments of Buddhist and Hindu intellectuals, among other thinkers, the Monograph reflects more than half a millennium of competing claims while providing an invaluable introduction to a crucial philosopher. Lawrence J. McCrea and Parimal G. Patil familiarize the reader with the author, themes, and topics of the text and situate Jnanasrimitra's findings within his larger intellectual milieu. Their clear, accessible, and accurate translation proves the influence of Jnanasrimitra on the foundations of Buddhist and Indian philosophy.
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| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 489 |
| Release | : 2011-11-25 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9004206280 |
One of the key factors for the success of the Chán/Sǒn/Zen schools in East Asia was the creativity of their adherents concerning the development of innovative literary genres and the skillful application of linguistic and rhetorical devices in their textual products. From the very beginning, Zen Buddhists used literature in order to attract the attention and support of influential lay Buddhists, such as literati, officials, and members of the aristocracy. Consequently, Zen Buddhist texts had a deep and lasting impact on the development of East Asian languages, literary genres, and rhetorical devices, and more generally, on East Asian culture. In this volume, leading specialists in East Asian Buddhism and linguistics analyze the interplay of language and doctrine/ideology in Chinese Chán, Korean Sŏn, and Japanese Zen, as well as tracing developments triggered by changes in the respective sociopolitical and socio-religious contexts. As a special focus, Zen rhetoric will be related to pre-Chán Buddhist literary developments in India and China, in order to trace continuities and changes in the application of rhetorical strategies in the overall framework of Buddhist literary production. Through this diachronic and comparative approach, the great complexity and the multifaceted features of Chán/Sŏn/Zen literature is revealed.
| Author | : Canadian Society for the Study of Religion |
| Publisher | : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press |
| Total Pages | : 107 |
| Release | : 1978-02 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0919812074 |
Papers originally read at a seminar sponsored by the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion/Sociaetae canadienne des sciences religieuses at Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, May 28th to 30th, 1976.
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| Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 2020 |
| Genre | : Pali language |
| ISBN | : 9781527541955 |
What language did the Buddha speak? Scholars think it was PÄ li, or something very close to it. This book argues that the medium in which the Buddha spoke is just as important as the message. It answers the question, â oehow does the sonic content of PÄ li carry the Buddhaâ (TM)s message, complement and enhance it?â PÄ li is based on an oral, vernacular language of the people, full of natural idioms and colloquial expressions. It is the opposite of Sanskrit, the formal, abstract, liturgical language of Brahmanism. In its conversational directness, harmony and musicality, oral immediacy and visceral emotivity, PÄ li speaks to the here and now, to the urgency of manâ (TM)s suffering and to the practicality of a philosophy which promises to end it. Anyone interested in TheravÄ din Buddhism, what the Buddha taught and the special nature of the language in which he taught will find this book engaging. Buddhist practitioners will find it especially beneficial for their meditation and recitation practice. Academics in any area of Buddhism and Historical Linguistics who do not know PÄ li will find it a useful introduction to the language and its evolution, while PÄ li scholars will find here a unique perspective on the special role the language played in the communication of the Buddhaâ (TM)s teachings.
