Advaita Vedanta and Zen Buddhism

Deconstructive Modes of Spiritual Inquiry

Dr Leesa S. Davis (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

246 Seiten

2011 | NIPPOD
Continuum Publishing Corporation (Verlag)
978-1-4411-2109-7 (ISBN)

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This fascinating and innovative book explores the relationship between the philosophical underpinnings of Advaita Vedanta, Zen Buddhism and the experiential journey of spiritual practitioners. Taking the perspective of the questioning student, the author highlights the experiential deconstructive processes that are ignited when students everyday dualistic thought structures are challenged by the non-dual nature of these teachings and practices. Although Advaita Vedanta and Zen Buddhism are ontologically different, this unique study shows that in the dynamics of the practice situation they are phenomenologically similar. Distinctive in scope and approach Advaita Vedanta and Zen Buddhism: Deconstructive Modes of Spiritual Inquiry examines Advaita and Zen as living practice traditions in which foundational non-dual philosophies are shown in action in contemporary Western practice situations thus linking abstract philosophical tenets to concrete living experience. As such it takes an important step toward bridging the gap between scholarly analysis and the experiential reality of these spiritual practices.

Dr Leesa S. Davis is a sessional lecturer in Philosophy and Religious Studies at Deakin University, Australia, and a member of the Australasian Buddhist Studies Association.

Introduction: Experiential Deconstructive Inquiry; Part 1 Foundational Philosophies and Spiritual Methods; 1. Non-Duality in Advaita Vedanta and Zen Buddhism; 2. Advaita Vedanta: Philosophical Foundations and Deconstructive Strategies; 3. Zen Buddhism: Philosophical Foundations and Deconstructive Strategies; Part 2 Deconstructive Techniques and Dynamics of Experiential Undoing; 4. Four Deconstructive Techniques Common to Both Traditions; 5. Dynamics of Experiential Undoing; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.12.2011
Reihe/Serie	Continuum Studies in Eastern Philosophies
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	390 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
ISBN-10	1-4411-2109-9 / 1441121099
ISBN-13	978-1-4411-2109-7 / 9781441121097
Zustand	Neuware