The Cult of Emptiness: The Western Discovery of Buddhist Thought and the Invention of Oriental Philosophy

295 Pages·2012·9.23 MB·English

by  Urs App

OF
THEC ULT EMPTINESS
BuddhSiesrmi es
OF
THEC ULT EMPTINESS
TheW esDtiesrcnooB fvu edrdThyho iusgth t
antdhI en veonOftr iioenn tal Philosophy
UrsApp
UNIVERSITyMEDIA
2012
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Contents
Preface 1
LisFti goufr es 6
LiosTftab les 7
SIXTEECNETNHT URY 9
PARTI :
Chpat1e:rTra nslHaatzdiasor n 11
Chpat2e:rTh e ZSehno ck 23
Chpat3e:r BThued 'dPshr aogress 33
Chpat4e:rC haaonstd h Geo odZf e n 41
Chpat5e:rV al igsnL aetncuora'enCsda techism5 1
Chpat6e:rB uddPhhiisltyo soph 61
Chpat7e:rG od'Ssa madhi 77
SEVENTECEENNTTHU RY 89
PARTI I:
Chpat8e:rO rielnU tra-Phi(lRodosruoiepgsh)y 91
Chpat9e:rP an-ARseilai(ngiK irocnh er) 111
Chap1t0Be:ur d 'dDshea atehdCb oensfsion 129
Chpat1e1rTh :eC ommGoronu n(dN avtaer)r e 145
Chpat1e:2rP an-APshiipalhno(y sB oernier)1 61
Chpat1e3rTh: eM erg(eLCrel e&rB cen rier) 175
Chpat1e4rF: r oPma gtaoOnr i enPthailpl hoys o 178
Chpat1e:5rP hilioclsA aorpachehol(oBguyrn et)1 99
Chpat1e:6rZ oorasLtie(eraJ 'csTho obm asius)2 09
Chpat1e7rU: rS -ipnoz(iBysalme ) 219
Bibglriaophy 239
Index 257
Preface
W hertehadesic soverEyu rebonaypso ft hceo nttison fe n
ouerra thha bse etnhs euj cbeotf c onutlsetsusad niidet ss
protag(osnuaicsCsh out lmsb uasru)en ivekrnsoawrlnel,scy eh a r
ont hEeu ropdeivasencor ofyo ugrl o"bsep'iscr ointtusia"nl­e nt
itrsie gliaonndsl opshioiepshs-tiisil tilsn fianThn ecC yh.r istian
Westd'iss cooAfvs eai'rlsyas rrtge eiloiangn fduo notf lpohsiophies,
Buddhiiascs mai,snp e o int:i tttr hioguoggneoherft e hdme o st
signiafinicdna flnute ntiaanlcdu slpteiunrrciaotlsuiu nwnato ler rld
hirsyte,ov etnhm eo sbta sqieucs trieomnuasni na nswWhearte d.
diEdu reonapfis rlsetnaa rboBuutd dthhiohsu?ttWg heann wdh ere
ditdh diiss ctoavpkelera yc weh woaa nisdn voilinv?t We hda dti d
Westesrl neeaarrbnoB uutd dahnirdse tel dpa htliosoopAfhs iieas,
hodwi tdh uenyd erosmrti asnudsn tdatenhrdea mnw,dh awte trhee
reeprsciuosonsfsu d cihs coivEneu rreio?ep s
Whitlrey tiofin ngad n swteosr uscq hu esItk ieopcntos m ing
acrroeesfrse tnoacs eigsnl" eOi relnp thlaiosyo.Ipv" hi vidly remem­
bemry fi resntc ouwnitttehhrs i tsr angeI ntc hrpeer aotcuerses.
oft racShiconepgn haOureiret'nasslor ucients h Sehc opheanuer
ArchiinFv rea nkifntu hmreit -d 9190Iws a,ss t rbuyacn ko tthee
youpnhgi lohsaosdpc hrediir bn bhtlioces o opayfL attirna nslation
oft hUepa nidssh-aI'nssdme iianpahli lioclst aoep-xhtthshaatd
bepebunl iisn1h e8du0 n1d tehtrei otOfl puen healit:
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THE CULT OF EMPTINESS
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beep xetce;bd uwth aitnt hweo rhlad"d O imtttoo" w diott hh e
IndUipaann isshoamodewfs h ,i acrhe tohlBadune drsd mh?Hi av­
insgep icaliinCz heidn aensJdaea p nerseeil oinIggs ah,te rtehda t
"Omtiort"e fteotr hsBe u ddohfIafi n niLtgiehA tm iiibthwah oi s
knowiJnna paaAsn mi daani dnC hianAsa m tiuThoe.n oitned i­
catbeySd hc opeuneshhr aa'wnrdtitcerno esefsr-e(rn"c1pe,5.n ot.
2"c)o nfirtmihesBd.uA tn qtuiefloo'tsn toot" eDe uwsh;i'ca ht ­
tepmtteoed x plaOiUnM iw tshh eyeuq ivnatl Geoofdl ,et doe v en
moerc onfussiinifoctrune n isahneep xdl anlaitnikOoimnin ttgto o
thEeg ypgtoiPdah n.tW ahawta gso ionnhg e ?rH eowd iCdh i'nsa
OmitBtuod dehnuadp i nt hfier Esutor peUapann isthraadn slation
atsh eeq uivoatflh seean cwtro erddU M,t hHei nuB darhmtahne,
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JdueCoh-irstGioadan,nt dhE eg ypgtoiPdah n?tB aohtm yc oners­t
natainomdnyi ntgerrweewhs etIrn e iaAndn qulel'tosiin ngt roduc­
titohnta htBe o soo kfS olotmhaoenn c,iC ehnietnJ eis(ncgls)a s,s ics
thseca rdIe ndViedaanas n,td h Pee rsZieanAndv easlttlra a nsmit
"tshaemd eo gm(a10"8:1 iviain)tdh tahtdi osrc it"nmea idtwesa y,
undtehnrea moedf octorriain/efainor stmI, dn itaoP erasnifdoar m,
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Prfaece
Pertstoih Gaer e ekasn Rdo ma(npcs.v") i I.ins i uoprpottf h tihse sis,
Anquceittnieuldm erEuorueosahp nsi toroipfah lniopssh oays ts­er
inge xtihseot afen en xcter aenmce"ileOyin rettnap lh ilyo.s"o ph
SnicIeh asdep nhta olfmf y l eii fnA sainasd t udafi weeA ds ian
langaunapdghl eioss oIpk hnievewes wr,ey tl hlta htei nrseo sn igle
"Oirenpthaiollp ohsy"t einnjc ueaestxs,thi esinrsoe s in"gOilreen ­
talla ng"ou "ra gOieretnaclo ionkThgi.hs"a tdo aWb eset eirnnv en­
tioIan l.kns eow f ormm yr easrecht hEoeun r odpeivasencor ofy
Asiraenl itghiaaso tni lsmai irnn vteion-tohfase i ni"gdOiler­ea
entraell igioanc "r u-rcpoililaantely h epedr ed-emrEounr eoapn
preecptoifo nAa sntidha ge e noemfs oidse orirnet naslm1iS. oh:o w
anbdyw homw atsh "iOsir elnp thaiolpohisyn"nv teewdh,ai tis t s
concnteiwointB hu ddhainosdhtm e Ars iaawsne alEslu orperaen­
ligainotdnh so usgyhstta enwmdhs ar,to d lietd hi insv epnltiainyo n
thEeuo rpeeannuc notweirAt hs? i a
Asf loIl otwreadoc fte hssi tsr carnegaefot rumtr hneei neentteh
centbucarkiy nt imIke e,p etn cnotuercihnagr actoefar izations
comm"oinn dnoercrit"on fte h pihsi lyot shohapatahd nu nmtiask­
abslceeo nfZte B nu dd.hTh ianskmisn lmaearsguterom ey f erinds
SetvAennt iannoNdffa m oiM aeIdh aa idnm y t wenbteuignet so
stutdhypi rast icfroumlo afBr u ddh(iclsalmZe edin Jn a pSaonn,
inKo arC,eh ainnC hiannaThd,i einVn i etannasdmbu )s ueeqntly
speang to opda orftm ya cadcerameeirec x plvoarriifncaogeu tss
ofi tS.i ntchheipa sp etnobs et hfero mo fB uddhpiposumlw airt h
eliitnJe aspC ahni,an naVd,i etwnhaemEn u ropmeiasnsr iioensa
firesxtp lAosrireaednol nisg ipahnidl osdourptihhnisegei sx teenth
ansde vencteeuneretnisst,uh kc nho wlweadascg reu acsisfaroel t
thjeuo rnteoty h reo ootfAs n que"tdtiorlci'son irae n"tTh ailsi s.
boodke wailstth hse e negsd tiaforgmem i-dxsteienhct enJtauprayn
tot hteu orftn heei tgehhec nnettuwrhyet nh fliosw oefir m agina­
titoonor ko otth meia nih nob tesod fe p-ErhntleingEmuerneot,p
HollaannFdadr n cPee.r hmaoepri sm polrytt,hab inostop kr esents
1 Urs ThAepB pi,ro fOt rhni tesamUl.ni iveorPfse intnys yPlrve2as10ns0i,.a
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