Buddhist Philosophy

Abstract

Contributors ; Introduction ; Part I: Metaphysics and Ontology ; 1. Theravada Metaphysics and Ontology: Kaccanagotta (Samyutta-nikaya) and Abhidhammatthasangaha Noa Ronkin ; 2. Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika (Fundamental Verses of the Middle Way): Chapter ;: Examination of the Four Noble Truths Jay L. Garfield ; 3. Vasubandhu’s Trisvabha¯vanirdes´a (Treatise on the Three Natures) Jay L. Garfield ; 4. Santaraks ita’s “Neither-One-Nor-Many” Argument from Madhyamakalamkara (The Ornament of the Middle Way): A Classical Buddhist Argument on the Ontological Status of Phenomena James Blumenthal; 5. Mipam Namgyel: The Lion’s Roar Affi rming Extrinsic Emptiness Matthew T. Kapstein ; 6. Dushun’s Huayan Fajie Guan Men (Meditative Approaches to the Huayan Dharmadhatu) Alan Fox ; 7. Dogen’s “Mountains and Waters as Sutras” (Sansuikyo) Graham Parkes ; 8. Nishitani Keiji’s “The Standpoint of Zen: Directly Pointing to the Mind” Bret W. Davis ; Part II: Philosophy of Language and Hermeneutics ; 9. Sensation, Inference, and Language: Dignaga’s Pramanasamuccaya Richard Hayes ; 10. Jñanagarbha’s Verses on the Distinction between the Two Truths Malcolm David Eckel ; 11. Language and the Ultimate: Do Madhyamikas Make Philosophical Claims? A Selection from Khedrupjey’s Stong thun chen mo (Great Digest) José Ignacio Cabezón ; 12. Zongmi’s Yuanren lun (Inquiry into the Origin of the Human Condition): The Hermeneutics of Doctrinal Classifi cation Peter N. Gregory ; 13. Dogen’s Shobogenzo, Fascicles “Katto” and “Osakusendaba” Steven Heine ; 14. Beyond Awareness: Torei Enji’s Understanding of Realization in the Treatise on the Inexhaustible Lamp of Zen, chapter 6 159 Michel Mohr Part III: Epistemology ; 15. The Approach to Knowledge and Truth in the Theravada Record of the Discourses of the Buddha Peter Harvey ; 16. Dharmakırti and Dharmottara on the Intentionality of Perception: Selections from Nyayabindu (An Epitome of Philosophy) Dan Arnold ; 17. The Role of Knowledge of Causation in Dharmakırti’s Theory of Inference: The Pramana-varttika Brendan S. Gillon ; 18. Yogacara Theories of the Components of Perception: The Buddhabhumy-upades´a Dan Lusthaus ; 19. Classifi cation of Non-Authoritative Cognitive Processes (tshad min) in the Ngog and Sakya Traditions Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp ; 20. Understanding the Two Truths: Tsongkhapa’s Ocean of Reasoning: A Great Commentary on Nagarjuna’s “Mulamadhyamakakarika” Jay L. Garfield ; 21. The Deluded Mind as World and Truth: Epistemological Implications of Tiantai Doctrine and Praxis in Jingxi Zhanran’s Jingangpi and Zhiguan yili Brook Ziporyn ; 22. The Presencing of Truth: Dogen’s Genjokoan Bret W. Davis ; Part IV: Philosophy of Mind and the Person ; 23. Theravada Philosophy of Mind and the Person: Anatta-lakkhana Sutta, Maha-nidana Sutta, and Milindapañha Peter Harvey ; 24. Pudgalavada Doctrines of the Person Dan Lusthaus ; 25. Vasubandhu’s Abhidharmakos´a: The Critique of the Pudgalavadins’ Theory of Persons James Duerlinger ; 26. Vasubandhu’s Abhidharmakos´a: The Critique of the Soul Charles Goodman ; 27. Candrakırti’s Madhyamakavatarabhas .ya 6.86–97: A Madhyamaka Critique of Vijñanavada Views of Consciousness C. W. Huntington, Jr ;. 28. S ´antaraksita’s Tattvasamgraha: A Buddhist Critique of the Nyaya View of the Self Matthew T. Kapstein ; 29. Zhiyi’s Great Calming and Contemplation: “Contemplating Mental Activity as the Inconceivable Realm” Hans-Rudolfh Kantor ; 30. “The Mind Is Buddha”: Pojo Chinul’s Secrets on Cultivating the Mind Jin Y. Park ; 31. Nishida’s Conception of Person Gereon Kopf ; Part V: Ethics 371 32. Theravada Texts on Ethics Peter Harvey ; 33. The Bodhisattva Path: S ´antideva’s Bodhicaryavatara William Edelglass ; 34. Asanga’s Bodhisattvabhumi: The Morality Chapter Gareth Sparham ; 35. Essentials on Observing and Violating the Fundamentals of Bodhisattva Precepts: Wonhyo’s Non-Substantial Mahayana Ethics Jin Y. Park ; 36. Thich Nhat Hanh’s Interbeing: Fourteen Guidelines for Engaged Buddhism William Edelglass ; 37. Joanna Macy: The Ecological Self William Edelglass ; 38. Buddhist Feminist Refl ections Karma Lekshe Tsomo ; Index ;