Mysticism, Christian and BuddhistIn the first four essays in this collection, D. T. Suzuki reads Meister Eckhart with the eye of a master, pointing out where his understanding deeply coincides with that of Zen Buddhism. Next, he takes on a subject Christians often find difficult, the question of transmigration or reincarnation. Suzuki then compares the dimensionality of the crucifixion with that of enlightenment. In the later essays, Suzuki moves on to the Pure Land tradition of Buddhism, and in particular to the works of Rennyo (1415-1499) and the poetry of Asahara Saichi (1850-1932), for which he provides a rare translation. |
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Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki. CONTENTS. CONTENTS PREFACE SECTION ONE MEISTER ECKHART AND BUDDHISM THE BASIS OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY "A LITTLE POINT" AND SATORI LIVING IN THE LIGHT OF ETERNITY APPENDICES TO PART1 TRANSMIGRATION CRUCIFIXION AND ...
Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki. CONTENTS. CONTENTS PREFACE SECTION ONE MEISTER ECKHART AND BUDDHISM THE BASIS OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY "A LITTLE POINT" AND SATORI LIVING IN THE LIGHT OF ETERNITY APPENDICES TO PART1 TRANSMIGRATION CRUCIFIXION AND ...
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... Buddhist enlightenment is nothing more than this experience of isness or suchness (tathatā), which in itself has all the possible values (guna) we humans can conceive. God's characteristic is being. The philosopher says one creature is ...
... Buddhist enlightenment is nothing more than this experience of isness or suchness (tathatā), which in itself has all the possible values (guna) we humans can conceive. God's characteristic is being. The philosopher says one creature is ...
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... philosophers and sages, of the Old and the New Testaments, and I have earnestly and with all diligence sought the best and the highest virtue whereby man may come most closely to God and wherein he may once more become like the original ...
... philosophers and sages, of the Old and the New Testaments, and I have earnestly and with all diligence sought the best and the highest virtue whereby man may come most closely to God and wherein he may once more become like the original ...
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... philosophical subjects and the theme of the Tao Tê Ching ascribed to him is Tao. Tao literally means "way" or "road" or "passage," and in more than one sense corresponds to the Sanskrit Dharma. It is one of the key terms in the history ...
... philosophical subjects and the theme of the Tao Tê Ching ascribed to him is Tao. Tao literally means "way" or "road" or "passage," and in more than one sense corresponds to the Sanskrit Dharma. It is one of the key terms in the history ...
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... Philosopher's contribution to "the literature of mysticism," but partly to the language in which it is expressed. It may be better to say that the charm one feels about Chinese literature comes quite frequently from visually going over ...
... Philosopher's contribution to "the literature of mysticism," but partly to the language in which it is expressed. It may be better to say that the charm one feels about Chinese literature comes quite frequently from visually going over ...
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absolute according altogether Amida amida-butsu asked Atman birth Blakney Bodhidharma Bodhisattvas Buddha Buddhist philosophy butsu Chinese Christian comes consciousness contradiction creatures death devotee Dhammapada Dharma divine doctrine Eckhart says egolessness Emperor Wu Emptiness enlightenment enlightenment-experience Evans everything existence express favor feeling gahakāraka God's Godhead grateful happy heaven human Ibid idea infinite inner intellect is-ness Japanese karuṇā kind knowledge kono-mama Land of Bliss language light of eternity linguistics little point living Mahāyāna means Meister Eckhart metaphysical mind monk Myōgō Namu Namu-amida Namu-amida-butsu nature Nembutsu never Nirvana nothingness Nyorai-san object ourselves Oya-sama Oya's prajñā praṇidhāna Pure Land question quoted Reality realize relative ego Saichi Saichi's heart samsāra sankhāra Sanskrit sense sermon Shin six syllables soul spirit śūnyatā Sūtra symbol Tathāgata teaching things thou thought transcend transcendental ego translation transmigration tṛiṣṇā truth turn unattainable understand utter words worship wretched Zen master