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Zen and Comparative Studies

Palgrave Macmillan

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  1. Masao Abe

    1. Nara University of Education, Japan

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  1. Steven Heine

    1. Pennsylvania State University, USA

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Part of the book series: Library of Philosophy and Religion (LPR)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Fundamentals of Zen

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Zen and Buddhism

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 3-24

    5. Emptiness

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 42-53

    6. God, Emptiness, and the True Self

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 54-66

    8. Education in Zen

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 76-81

  3. Zen, Buddhism, and Western Thought

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    5. The Self in Jung and Zen

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 149-160

  4. Current Issues in Buddhism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
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    2. Time in Buddhism

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 163-169

    4. Transformation in Buddhism

      • Masao Abe
      Pages 176-196

  5. Zen and Japanese Culture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 219-219
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About this book

Zen is not a religion of God. Nor a religion of faith. It is a religion of emptiness, a religion of absolute nothingness. However it is not nihilistic but dynamically positive. For Zen is based on self-awakening, awakening to the self. In this book, a sequel to Zen and Western Thought, the author tries to clarify the true meaning of Buddhist emptiness in comparison with Aristotelian notion of substance and Whiteheadron notion of process. He also emphasises that Buddhism completely defies and overcomes dualism, but it is not monistic, but rather nondualistic. What is Nondualism? This is one of the important themes of this book.
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Authors, Editors and Affiliations

  • Pennsylvania State University, USA

    Steven Heine

  • Nara University of Education, Japan

    Masao Abe

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MASAO ABE
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