Abstract
This is a semiotic study of a corpus of texts that Kumârajîva (344-413 CE), Paramârtha (499~569 CE) and Xuanzang (599~664 CE) transmitted from India to China, featuring a critical reading of the Dazhidu Lun (T1509, Mahâ-Prajñâpâramitâ-upadeúa-Úâstra), San Wuxing Lun (T1617, Try-asvabhâva-prakara.na), and Guangbai Lun (T1571, Catu.húataka-úâstra-kârika). Focusing its attention on the Mahâyâna Buddhist notion of samatâ, it identifies a Buddhist semiotics which anticipates Derrida's invocation of the notion of the Same in his deconstruction of binary oppositions.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-315-02856-9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-700-71386-8, 978-1-138-86250-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 24 Aug 2001 |
Keywords
- Buddhism
- madhyamaka
- deconstruction
- semiotics