Exploring the Heart Sutra

Producción científica: Book

Resumen

Exploring the  Heart Sutra offers readers an interdisciplinary philosophical approach to this much-loved Buddhist classic, with a new translation and commentary. Situating the  Heart Sutra  within a Chinese context, Sarah A. Mattice brings together voices past and present, Asian and Western, on topics from Buddhology, translation theory, feminism, religious studies, ethnography, Chinese philosophy, and more, in order to inspire readers to understand the sutra in a new light. Mattice’s argument for the importance of appreciating the  Heart Sutra  from a Chinese philosophical context includes a new hermeneutic paradigm for approaching composite texts; an argument for translating the text from the Chinese, rather than the Sanskrit; an extended discussion of the figure of Guanyin, bodhisattva of compassion and main speaker of the  Heart Sutra , as a distinctively Chinese figure; an inquiry in to the history of women’s practice, with a special focus on China; and a commentary on the text that draws on philosophical resources from Chinese Buddhist, Ruist, and Daoist traditions. Mattice presents the  Heart Sutra  in its depth and complexity, inviting readers to return to this classic text with fresh perspectives and new insights into its relevance for living well in the contemporary world. 
Idioma originalAmerican English
Lugar de publicaciónLanham, Maryland
Número de páginas266
ISBN (versión digital)978-1-4985-9941-2
EstadoPublished - oct 2021

Disciplines

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Comparative Philosophy
  • Feminist Philosophy
  • Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

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