Dao Companion to Chinese Buddhist Philosophy

By: Youru Wang (Editor), Sandra A. Wawrytko (Editor)

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Hardcover | 18 February 2019

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Too often Buddhism has been subjected to the Procrustean box of western thought, whereby it is stretched to fit fixed categories or had essential aspects lopped off to accommodate vastly different cultural norms and aims. After several generations of scholarly discussion in English-speaking communities, it is time to move to the next hermeneutical stage. Buddhist philosophy must be liberated from the confines of a quasi-religious stereotype and judged on its own merits. Hence this work will approach Chinese Buddhism as a philosophical tradition in its own right, not as an historical after-thought nor as an occasion for comparative discussions that assume the west alone sets the standards for or is the origin of philosophy and its methodologies. Viewed within their own context, Chinese Buddhist philosophers have much to contribute to a wide range of philosophical concerns, including metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of religion, even though Western divisions of philosophy may not exhaust the rich contents of Chinese Buddhist philosophy. .

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"This comprehensive and thought-provoking account of Chinese Buddhist Philosophy that is as reliable as it is up-to-date. ... the book makes up for its relative brevity by its vast scope and its analytical depth. ... all the essential topics have been satisfactorily covered by the book. ... it is an estimable work, and one can willingly agree with the editors ... ." (Lehel Balogh, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 46 (1), March, 2020)

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