Buddhisms and Deconstructions

Jin Y. Park is assistant professor in the department of philosophy and religion at American University.

This set of essays crystallizes decades of important developments in the dialogue between Buddhism and post-modern thought, revealing their relevance to each other and to the future of philosophical reflection East and West.

• Part 1 IntroductionPart 2 Part One: Buddhism and DeconstructionChapter 3 1. Naming the Unnameable: Dependant Co-arising and DifférenceChapter 4 2. Nagarjuna and DeconstructionPart 5 Part Two: Buddhism DeconstructsChapter 6 3. Derridean and Madhyamika Buddhist Theories of DeconstructionChapter 7 4. Indra's Postmodern NetPart 8 Part Three: Deconstructing BuddhismChapter 9 5. Deconstructive and Foundationalist Tendencies in Indian and Tibetan BuddhismChapter 10 6. Ji Zang's Suynata-Speech: Derridean Denegation with Buddhist NegationsPart 11 Part Four: Chan/Zen Buddhist DeconstructionChapter 12 7. The Chan Deconstruction of Buddha NatureChapter 13 8. Sudao: Repeating the Question in Chan DiscoursePart 14 Part Five: Deconstructing Life-WorldsChapter 15 9. The Veil Rent in Twain: A Buddhist Reading of Robert Magliola's Deconstructive ChiasmChapter 16 10. emmanuel, robertPart 17 Part Six: Questioning the Self, Questioning the DialogueChapter 18 11. Sartre, Phenomenology and the Buddhist No-Self TheoryChapter 19 12. Self and Self ImageChapter 20 13. Zen Flesh, Bones and Blood: Deconstructing Inter-Religious DialoguePart 21 AfterwordPart 22 Selected BibliographyPart 23 Glossary of Chinese CharactersPart 24 CreditsPart 25 Contributors