Buddhism and Deconstruction

Name: Buddhism and Deconstruction
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781138862500
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Towards a Comparative Semiotics

By Youxuan Wang and Wang Youxuan

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Buddhism and Deconstruction offers a semiotic study of key texts transmitted from India to China by Kumārajīva, Paramārtha, and Xuanzang. It provides a critical reading of seminal Mahāyāna Buddhist works, including the Dazhidu Lun, San Wuxing Lun, and Guangbai Lun. The book focuses on the Buddhist notion of samatā, revealing a Buddhist semiotics that anticipates Derrida's concept of the Same in deconstructing binary oppositions.
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Ideal for scholars and students of Buddhist studies, comparative philosophy, and those interested in religious semiotics and deconstruction theory.

This is a semiotic study of a corpus of texts that Kumârajîva (344-413 CE), Paramârtha (499~569 CE) and Xuanzang (599~664 CE) transmitted from India to China.

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This is a semiotic study of a corpus of texts that Kumârajîva (344-413 CE), Paramârtha (499-569 CE) and Xuanzang (599-664 CE) transmitted from India to China, featuring a critical reading of the Dazhidu Lun (T1509, Mahâ-Prajñâpâramitâ-upadeúa-Úâstra), San Wuxing Lun (T1617, Try-asvabhâva-prakara.na), and Guangbai Lun (T1571, Catu.húataka-úâstra-kârika).

Focusing its attention on the Mahâyâna Buddhist notion of samatâ, it identifies a Buddhist semiotics which anticipates Derrida's invocation of the notion of the Same in his deconstruction of binary oppositions.

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An expert and often brilliant work, according to the Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. The Philosophy East and West review described it as an exciting and valuable addition to contemporary studies of Buddhist and comparative philosophy.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138862500

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 March 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 470g

Pages: 242

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Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Religion & Spirituality Wang Youxuan Youxuan Wang

About the Author

Wang, Dr Youxuan; Youxuan, Wang