From Self-Attaching to Self-Emptying: An Investigation of Xuanzang’s Account of Self-Consciousness
In this paper, I investigate the account of self-consciousness provided by Chinese Yogācārins Xuanzang (602-664CE) and Kuiji (632-682CE). I will explain how they clarify the transition from selfattaching to self-emptying through the articulation of consciousness (vijñāna). Current scholarship often...
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Open theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 184-197 |
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B Phenomenology B Self-consciousness B Chinese Yogācāra B transcendental idealism |
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