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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... translations of Meister Eckhart, the first by C. de B. Evans and the second by Raymond B. Blakney, from which he has very liberally quoted. DAISETZ T. SUZUKI New York, 1957 SECTION ONE MEISTER ECKHART AND BUDDHISM There are two English ...
... translations of Meister Eckhart, the first by C. de B. Evans and the second by Raymond B. Blakney, from which he has very liberally quoted. DAISETZ T. SUZUKI New York, 1957 SECTION ONE MEISTER ECKHART AND BUDDHISM There are two English ...
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... translations are mainly based on the Pfeiffer edition. In the present book, "Blakney" refers to the Blakney translation and "Evans" to the Evans, Vol. I, while "Pfeiffer" means his German edition of 1914. I IN THE following pages I ...
... translations are mainly based on the Pfeiffer edition. In the present book, "Blakney" refers to the Blakney translation and "Evans" to the Evans, Vol. I, while "Pfeiffer" means his German edition of 1914. I IN THE following pages I ...
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... translation from Sanskrit. . . . It is not of course suggested that any Indian elements whatever are actually present in Eckhart's writing, though there are some Oriental factors in the European tradition, derived from neo-Platonic and ...
... translation from Sanskrit. . . . It is not of course suggested that any Indian elements whatever are actually present in Eckhart's writing, though there are some Oriental factors in the European tradition, derived from neo-Platonic and ...
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... use "God" where really "Godhead" is meant, his attempt to make a distinction is noteworthy. With him God is still a something as long as there is any trace of Blakney, 16 "About Disinterest," p. 82. The translator prefers "disinterest"
... use "God" where really "Godhead" is meant, his attempt to make a distinction is noteworthy. With him God is still a something as long as there is any trace of Blakney, 16 "About Disinterest," p. 82. The translator prefers "disinterest"
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... translator prefers "disinterest" to "detachment" for abegescheidenheit. I really do not know which is better. The German word seems to correspond to the Sanskrit anabhīnivesa or asanga (mushūjaku in Japanese and wu chih chu in Chinese) ...
... translator prefers "disinterest" to "detachment" for abegescheidenheit. I really do not know which is better. The German word seems to correspond to the Sanskrit anabhīnivesa or asanga (mushūjaku in Japanese and wu chih chu in Chinese) ...
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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