Icons and Iconoclasm in Japanese Buddhism : Kukai and Dogen on the Art of Enlightenment
ISBN: 9780199753581 | 019975358X
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 2/20/2013
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Pamela D. Winfield offers a fascinating juxtaposition and comparison of the thoughts of two pre-modern Japanese Buddhist masters, Kukai (774-835) and Dogen (1200-1253) on the role of imagery in the enlightenment experience.
Does imagery help or hinder the enlightenment experience? Does awakening involve the imagination or not? Can art ever fully represent the realization of buddahood? In this study, Pamela D. Winfield offers a fascinating comparison of two pre-modern Japanese Buddhist masters and their views on... MORE
Does imagery help or hinder the enlightenment experience? Does awakening involve the imagination or not? Can art ever fully represent the realization of buddahood? In this study, Pamela D. Winfield offers a fascinating comparison of two pre-modern Japanese Buddhist masters and their views on... MORE
| Introduction | |
| The Art of Enlightenment | |
| Mikkyo Space, Zen Time | |
| Kukai on the Art of the Ultimate | |
| Dogen on the Art of Engaging | |
| Concluding Remarks | |
| Notes | |
| Glossary | |
| Bibliography | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Pamela D. Winfield is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Coordinator of Asian Studies at Elon University, NC. Her teaching and scholarship focus on the intersection of religious studies and art history, specifically esoteric and Zen Buddhist art and doctrine in Japan.
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