Encounters of Mind

Luminosity and Personhood in Indian and Chinese Thought

AvDouglas L. Berger

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Discusses the journey of Buddhist ideas on awareness and personhood from India to China.Encounters of Mind explores a crucial step in the philosophical journey of Buddhism from India to China, and what influence this step, once taken, had on Chinese thought in a broader scope. The relationship of concepts of mind, or awareness, to the constitution of personhood in Chinese traditions of reflection was to change profoundly after the Cognition School of Buddhism made its way to China during the sixth century. India's Buddhist philosophers had formulated the idea that, in order for human beings to achieve perfect enlightenment, they had to produce a state of awareness through practice that they described as "luminous." However, once introduced to the Chinese tradition, the concept of the "luminous mind" was to become a condition already found within human nature for the possibility of achieving human ideals. This notion of the luminous mind was to have far-reaching significance both for Chinese Buddhism and for medieval Confucianism. Douglas L. Berger follows the transforming path of conceptions of the luminosity of consciousness and the perfectibility of personhood in order to bring into clearer relief the history of Indian and Chinese philosophical dialogue, as well as in the hope that such dialogue will be reignited.

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Utgivningsdatum:2015-03-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:567 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
Antal sidor:262
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9781438454733

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Douglas L. Berger is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He is the author of "The Veil of Māyā": Schopenhauer's System and Early Indian Thought and numerous essays on both Indian and Chinese philosophy.

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"…Berger displays an impressive ability to work within both Indian and Chinese philosophical traditions and to treat each on its own terms. His work clearly and convincingly articulates the manner in which South Asian traditions and their concept of the 'luminous mind' significantly influenced Chinese Buddhism and later medieval Confucianism. The book is an exceptional piece of cross-cultural philosophy which is sure to promote enriched dialogue between representatives of South and East Asian philosophical traditions." — Dao

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Heart and Person: Early Chinese ThoughtThe Conscious BodyThe Heart: Keeping Tallies and Moral FeelingsPersonal Cultivation and SocialityWhen Spirit Dethrones the Heart2. Two Brāhmiṇical SelvesThe Unconscious BodyAffects, Habits, and New BodiesTime, Identity, and the Abode of MemorySelves as Persons in Brāhmiṇical Thought3. Eliminating Identity and the Luminous Mind in YogācāraBodily-Cognitive Interdependence"Self" as a Reification of HabitsStored-Up Awakening and the Luminous Mind4. Mind, Nature, and Conduct: Two Approaches of Chinese BuddhismOrigin, Nature, and CausalityMaking Our Nature Our AimLumps of Flesh with Bright MindsGuests, Hosts, and Trust in Oneself5. A Space for Moral Reflection: The Confucian RapprochementMind as Matter and SenseCoherence and Unity in FeelingVarieties of Learning for Oneself6. Luminosity, Potential, and PersonhoodLuminosity: Making the World ManifestThe Body, Nature, and PotentialityThe Provocation of OptimismNotesBibliographyIndex