Icons and Iconoclasm in Japanese Buddhism - Kukai and Dogen on the Art of Enlightenment

Zusatztext Pamela Winfield has written a very interesting and exciting book examining two major Japanese Buddhist thinkers. By focusing on the visual elements in their works in addition to the prominent texts of these giants, Winfield establishes a creative and constructive contrast between Kukai's 'unitive model' stressing non-dual union between the practitioner and ultimate reality and Dogen's 'purgative process' that highlights the individual's own experience of casting aside all distractions. Informationen zum Autor Pamela D. Winfield is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Coordinator of Asian Studies at Elon University. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Pamela D. Winfield, Winfield Pamela D.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.02.2013
• EAN: 9780199753581
• ISBN: 978-0-19-975358-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Japan, RELIGION / Buddhism / General, PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, Buddhism, Asian History, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy