Buddhism and Deconstruction
Download or Read eBook Buddhism and Deconstruction PDF written by Dr Youxuan Wang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Dr Youxuan Wang |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2014-04-08 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781136845734 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1136845739 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Buddhism and Deconstruction by : Dr Youxuan Wang
Book excerpt: 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.
