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Zen and Comparative Studies

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. Masao Abe

    1. Nara University of Education, Japan

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Editors:
  1. Steven Heine

    1. Pennsylvania State University, USA

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Part of the book series: Library of Philosophy and Religion (LPR)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Fundamentals of Zen

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Zen and Buddhism

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 3-24

    3. The Core of Zen: The Ordinary Mind is Tao

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 25-33

    4. ‘Life and Death’ and ‘Good and Evil’ in Zen

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 34-41

    5. Emptiness

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 42-53

    6. God, Emptiness, and the True Self

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 54-66

    7. The Concept of Self as Reflected in Zen Buddhist Literature

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 67-75

    8. Education in Zen

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 76-81

  4. Current Issues in Buddhism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
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    2. Time in Buddhism

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 163-169

    3. On the Occasion of Buddha Day 1990: The Future Task of Buddhism

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 170-175

    4. Transformation in Buddhism

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 176-196

    5. Religious Tolerance and Human Rights: A Buddhist Perspective

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 197-217

  5. Zen and Japanese Culture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 219-219
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About this book

Zen is not a religion of God. Nor a religion of faith. It is a religion of emptiness, a religion of absolute nothingness. However it is not nihilistic but dynamically positive. For Zen is based on self-awakening, awakening to the self. In this book, a sequel to Zen and Western Thought, the author tries to clarify the true meaning of Buddhist emptiness in comparison with Aristotelian notion of substance and Whiteheadron notion of process. He also emphasises that Buddhism completely defies and overcomes dualism, but it is not monistic, but rather nondualistic. What is Nondualism? This is one of the important themes of this book.

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  • Pennsylvania State University, USA

    Steven Heine

  • Nara University of Education, Japan

    Masao Abe

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MASAO ABE

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