Zen and Comparative Studies
Author | : Masao Abe |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1997-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0824818326 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780824818326 |
Rating | : 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Download or read book Zen and Comparative Studies written by Masao Abe and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume concludes the two-volume sequel to Masao Abe's Zen and Western Thought. Like its companion, Buddhism and Interfaith Dialogue, this work contains many previously published essays and papers by Abe. Here he clarifies the true meaning of Buddhist emptiness in comparison with the Aristotelian notion of substance and the Whiteheadean notion of process.