Yogācāra Strategies against Realism: Appearances (ākti) and Metaphors (upacāra)

This paper describes and elucidates two philosophical parallels: the first between two early Yogācāra Buddhist positions, and the second between these positions and a contemporary discussion in analytic philosophy. The two Yogācāra positions are (1) that reality is a mere appearance (ākti); and (2)...

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Main Author: Gold, Jonathan C. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2007
In: Religion compass
Year: 2007, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 131-147
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