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Nikaya Buddhism and Early Chan

- A Different Meditative Paradigm

Om Nikaya Buddhism and Early Chan

This book is the first detailed comparative study of the philosophical and meditative concepts of Nik?ya Buddhism and early Chan. It is inspired by the passages in the texts of both these traditions which appear to express similar and at the same time very unconventional ideas about meditation, cognition and reality. It draws out and discusses the implications of these passages and attempts to assess their coherence and plausibility. It argues that they constitute a specific paradigm of meditation, different from the historically dominant, mainstream Buddhist one. The book uses a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary approach and compares Nik?ya and early Chan concepts with the relevant developments in Western philosophy of mind and cognitive science. The problems discussed include: * Can altered psychosomatic meditative states be attained without a meditation method in the sense of a deliberately implemented technique? If so, by what mechanism? * Can insight occur in a meditative state characterized by an absence of thoughts? If so, by what process? What concept of mind is implied by such an idea? * Can the most basic elements of the world that we experience cease in a meditative state which is not a form of insentience or unconsciousness? In what way could such cessation occur? What philosophical vision of reality is implied by this concept? * How can pre-meditative elements of the Buddhist path, such as leading a particular lifestyle and maintaining a specific mindset, contribute to the attainment of altered psychosomatic states? * Are there some crucial elements of the Buddhist path which cannot be straightforwardly practiced by following instructions? If so, what contributes to their development and what pattern does it follow?

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  • Språk:
  • Engelska
  • ISBN:
  • 9781800504257
  • Format:
  • Häftad
  • Utgiven:
  • 1. maj 2024
  • Mått:
  • 156x234x21 mm.
  • Vikt:
  • 567 g.
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This book is the first detailed comparative study of the philosophical and meditative concepts of Nik?ya Buddhism and early Chan. It is inspired by the passages in the texts of both these traditions which appear to express similar and at the same time very unconventional ideas about meditation, cognition and reality. It draws out and discusses the implications of these passages and attempts to assess their coherence and plausibility. It argues that they constitute a specific paradigm of meditation, different from the historically dominant, mainstream Buddhist one. The book uses a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary approach and compares Nik?ya and early Chan concepts with the relevant developments in Western philosophy of mind and cognitive science. The problems discussed include: * Can altered psychosomatic meditative states be attained without a meditation method in the sense of a deliberately implemented technique? If so, by what mechanism? * Can insight occur in a meditative state characterized by an absence of thoughts? If so, by what process? What concept of mind is implied by such an idea? * Can the most basic elements of the world that we experience cease in a meditative state which is not a form of insentience or unconsciousness? In what way could such cessation occur? What philosophical vision of reality is implied by this concept? * How can pre-meditative elements of the Buddhist path, such as leading a particular lifestyle and maintaining a specific mindset, contribute to the attainment of altered psychosomatic states? * Are there some crucial elements of the Buddhist path which cannot be straightforwardly practiced by following instructions? If so, what contributes to their development and what pattern does it follow?

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