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The Cloud of Nothingness

The Negative Way in Nagarjuna and John of the Cross

C. D. Sebastian (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

181 Seiten

2016 | 1st ed. 2016
Springer, India, Private Ltd (Verlag)
978-81-322-3644-3 (ISBN)

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This book explores ‘nothingness’, the negative way found in Buddhist and Christian traditions, with a focused and comparative approach. It examines the works of Nagarjuna (c. 150 CE), a Buddhist monk, philosopher and one of the greatest thinkers of classical India, and those of John of the Cross (1542-1591), a Carmelite monk, outstanding Spanish poet, and one of the greatest mystical theologians. The conception of nothingness in both the thinkers points to a paradox of linguistic transcendence and provides a novel insight into via negativa. This is the first full-length work comparing nothingness (emptiness) in Nagarjuna (Mahayana Buddhism) and John of the Cross (Christianity) in any language. It augments the comparative approach found in Buddhist-Christian comparative philosophy and theology. This book is of especial interest to academics of Buddhist and Christian studies searching for avenues for intellectual dialogue.

C. D. Sebastian (PhD, Banaras Hindu University) is Professor of Indian Philosophy in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai, India. He is an established Indian Buddhist scholar and has expertise in philosophy, theology and religious studies. Among his works are Metaphysics and Mysticism in Mahayana Buddhism (2005, Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica Series – 238) and Recent Researches in Buddhist Studies (2008, Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica Series – 248).

Acknowledgements.- Foreword by Professor Paul Williams and Professor Gavin D’Costa.- Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Two Traditions and a Concept.- Chapter 3: Sunyata and Limits of Samvrti in Nagarjuna.- Chapter 4: La Nada and Limits of Faculties in John of the Cross.- Chapter 5: Sunyata and la Nada: Similarities and Dissimilarities.- Chapter 6: Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	04.12.2016
Reihe/Serie	Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures ; 19
Zusatzinfo	XXX, 181 p.
Verlagsort	New Delhi
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
Schlagworte	Apophatism and comparative theology • Buddhist Christian negation • Concept of nothingness • Denial of self • Eight negations in Nagarjuna • Emptiness in crosscultural philosophy • John of the Cross and Nagarjuna • La nada and limits of faculties • Madhyamika Buddhism • Madhyamika sunyata • Negative theology • Negative way and silence • Neoplatonic theology • Original texts of Nagarjuna • Via negativa in Christian theology • Via negativa in East and West
ISBN-10	81-322-3644-0 / 8132236440
ISBN-13	978-81-322-3644-3 / 9788132236443
Zustand	Neuware