Empty Vision

Yet another contribution to the RoutledgeCurzon Critical Studies in Buddhism series

This study examines the roles of metaphor, and especially visual metaphor, in the construction of epistemic systems

It is important and timely as it substantially develops the theme of vision in South Asian religions - a subject which has so far been noticed in scholarly works but seldom analysed thematically

The book also expands the current discussion of vision and its roles in constructing epistemic systems and cultural practice beyond its exclusively European and American focus

The book develops the discussion of visual themes treated in Jacob Kinnard's Imaging Wisdom, previously published in the series