BUDDHIST TRADITION AS TEXT: DECONSRUCTION AS THE BASE OF INTERCULTURAL PHILOSOPHY

This article investigates how migrants and refugees contribute to forms of co-existence among peoples with different religious and cultural orientations. Drawing on theories of intercultural philosophy and decolonial thinking, the author focuses on transformations of identity and faith among Catholic Latin American migrants in Europe and the United Sates of America. He argues that when these migrants encounter exclusion and uprooting, processes of transformation converge in parish communities. There they create mutual learning processes leading to new intercultural practices such as the deaconry of culture and relationship.

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Contemplative Principles of a Non-dual Praxis: the Unmediated Practices of the Tibetan ‘Heart Essence’ (sNying thig) Tradition

Buddhist Studies Review ◽

10.1558/bsrv.v31i2.215 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 215-240

Author(s):

Eran Laish

Keyword(s):

Contemplative Practice ◽

Tibetan Buddhist ◽

Buddhist Tradition ◽

The Common

This article focuses on the main contemplative principles of the ‘Heart Essence’ (sNying thig), a Tibetan Buddhist tradition that is characterized by a vision of non-duality and primordial wholeness. Due to this vision, which asserts an original reality that is not divided into perceiving subject and perceived object, the ‘Heart Essence’ advocates a contemplative practice that undermines the usual intuitions of temporality and enclosed selfhood. Hence, unlike the common principles of intentional praxis, such as deliberate concentration and gradual purification, the ‘Heart Essence’ affirms four contemplative principles of non-objectiveness, openness, spontaneity and singleness. As these principles transcend intentionality, temporality, and multiplicity, they are seen to directly disclose the nature of primordial awareness, in which the meanings of knowing and being are radically transformed. Therefore, the article will also consider the role of these non-dual contemplative principles in deeply changing our understanding of being and knowing alike.

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Eastern and Western Educational Philosophies Explored Through Macro Lenses Is There a Possibility of Convergence/Synergy Towards an Intercultural Philosophy in Education?

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2790818 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Sumitra Woodhull

Keyword(s):

Educational Philosophies ◽

Intercultural Philosophy

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Lineages

10.1093/oso/9780190690779.003.0003 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Ruth Gamble

Keyword(s):

Thirteenth Century ◽

Buddhist Tradition ◽

Close Relationship

Chapter 2 examines lineages in Tibetan society and the Buddhist tradition and explains how they influenced the development of Tibet’s reincarnation lineages. It begins by explaining the role of family lineages in thirteenth-century Tibet, describing how lineages helped form identities, created links between people, and served as a mechanism for inheritance. It then examines the three main forms of Buddhist lineages—monastic, Mahāyāna, and Tantric—and shows how these lineages were often intermingled with Tibetan family lineages and inheritance practices. The chapter ends by outlining how lineages associated with manifestation, particularly lineages associated with Avalokiteśvara, underpinned claims by Tibetans to be the manifestation of this bodhisattva and other celestial beings. This chapter also explains how the Karmapas’ reincarnation lineage, traditions, and institutions were presented not as a break from other lineages but as an extension of them, and it highlights the close relationship between lineages and specific places.

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Secular State and the ‘Religious Left’: Navayana Buddhism and Dr Ambedkar’s Vision for the Future of Democracy in South Asia

Journal of Social Inclusion Studies ◽

10.1177/2394481121995955 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 239448112199595

Author(s):

Kalinga Tudor Silva

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

South Asia ◽

Religious Faith ◽

Religious Right ◽

Social Philosophy ◽

European Origin ◽

Buddhist Tradition ◽

Democratic Change ◽

Religious Left ◽

Secular State

In the light of ongoing debates about secular state and religious right in India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar, this article examines the intellectual contribution of Dr B. R. Ambedkar towards sustaining democracy in South Asia. His critical contributions included non-violent mobilisation of Dalits and adivasis around their human rights, identity, citizenship and religious faith. Most importantly, he argued that democratic values of equality, liberty and fraternity are not only of European origin but also have roots in South Asia, particularly within the Buddhist tradition. The article reflects on Ambedkar’s politics, social philosophy and contribution to the formation of ‘religious left’ and the process of progressive democratic change via Navayana Buddhism.

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Beyond cultural barriers, Islamic mysticism and intercultural insights

10.53100/ttrnn212ujgfg_6 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

Author(s):

Ali Asghar Mosleh

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Cultural Barriers ◽

World Religions ◽

Cultural Elements ◽

Islamic Mysticism ◽

Different Cultures ◽

Historical Periods ◽

Intercultural Philosophy

Mysticism has had a magnificent role in most cultures, particularly in cultures based upon world religions. Studies conducted in recent decades show that emergent mysticisms in different historical periods and territories, despite the great differences in terms of climatic conditions, historical experiences, language and other cultural elements, share similar roots and principles. One of the roles intercultural philosophy can play is to introduce a comparative study of these emergent mysticisms in different cultures in order to create an appropriate setting for dialogue and understanding between cultures. In this article we briefly examine the grounds of the emergence and development of Islamic mysticism (Sufism) in Iran and then discuss one example of its potential for intercultural insight and dialogue with other traditions.

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Dōgen and the Feminine Presence: Taking a Fresh Look into His Sermons and Other Writings

Religions ◽

10.3390/rel9080232 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. 232 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michiko Yusa

Keyword(s):

Old Age ◽

Filial Piety ◽

Buddhist Tradition ◽

New Information ◽

The Feminine

Dōgen’s gender-egalitarian stance on women to attain awakening in their zazen practice is well known. At the same time, a nagging suspicion lingers on among some scholars that he grew increasingly misogynistic in his old age. In this present study, which focuses on Dōgen’s sermons compiled in the Record of Eihei (Eihei kōroku), the Shōbōgenzō, and other writings related to women, we find that even after Dōgen moved to Eiheiji, his stance on women remained consistent. Not only did he readily respond to his female disciples’ requests to give special sermons in memory of their parents, but also positively saw women’s presence in the development of the Buddhist tradition. Through this study it also becomes clear that Dōgen came to embrace a more flexible view on filial piety in his later years, as he deepened his reflection on this matter—the sense of gratitude one feels for one’s parents is concomitant with nurturing one’s compassion. The aspect of compassion that sustained Dōgen’s life of teaching begins to loom large. It was his Chinese master Nyojō (Rujing) who emphasized compassion as the pillar of the zazen practice. Two sermons Dōgen delivered on the anniversary of his father’s death, moreover, have given the scholars new information concerning his parentage. The focus on the aspect of "feminine presence” in Dōgen inadvertently (or naturally?) leads to the heart of Dōgen’s own identity.

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