Language in the Buddhist Tantra of Japan Language in the Buddhist Tantra of Japan

Language in the Buddhist Tantra of Japan

Indic Roots of Mantra

    • $39.99
    • $39.99

Publisher Description

Language in the Buddhist Tantra of Japan dismantles the preconception that Buddhism is a religion of mystical silence, arguing that language is in fact central to the Buddhist tradition. By examining the use of 'extraordinary language'-evocations calling on the power of the Buddha-in Japanese Buddhist Tantra, Richard K. Payne shows that such language was not simply cultural baggage carried by Buddhist practitioners from South to East Asia. Rather, such language was a key element in the propagation of new forms of belief and practice.



In contrast to Western approaches to the philosophy of language, which are grounded in viewing language as a form of communication, this book argues that it is the Indian and East Asian philosophies of language that shed light on the use of language in meditative and ritual practices in Japan. It also illuminates why language was conceived as an effective means of progress on the path from delusion to awakening.

GENRE
Religion & Spirituality
RELEASED
2018
August 9
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
256
Pages
PUBLISHER
Bloomsbury Academic
SELLER
Bookwire Gesellschaft zum Vertrieb digitaler Medien mbH
SIZE
25.8
MB
Puṣpikā: Tracing Ancient India Through Texts and Traditions Puṣpikā: Tracing Ancient India Through Texts and Traditions
2015
Facets Of Buddhism Facets Of Buddhism
2012
Encyclopaedia of Pali Literature (The Pali Canon) Encyclopaedia of Pali Literature (The Pali Canon)
2008
International Encyclopaedia of Buddhism (India) International Encyclopaedia of Buddhism (India)
2003
Puṣpikā: Tracing Ancient India Through Texts and Traditions Puṣpikā: Tracing Ancient India Through Texts and Traditions
2017
Puṣpikā V Puṣpikā V
2019
Secularizing Buddhism Secularizing Buddhism
2021
How Much is Enough? How Much is Enough?
2010
Buddhism under Capitalism Buddhism under Capitalism
2022
Homa Variations Homa Variations
2015
Discourse and Ideology in Medieval Japanese Buddhism Discourse and Ideology in Medieval Japanese Buddhism
2006