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Zusatztext [T]he book is an extremely valuable and insightful contribution to the study of Indian theories of language and meaning...In sum, Tzohar's book presents an innovative approach that shows how Yogacara Buddhist philosophers developed their views in close interaction with non-Buddhist and non-Mahayana thoughts on language and epistemology. Obviously sympathetic with Sthiramati, Tzohar develops a reconstruction of the pan-metaphorical theory that he personally finds convincing. As such, the work can also be located in the field of comparative philosophy. Informationen zum Autor Roy Tzohar is a Senior Lecturer in the East and South Asian studies Department at Tel Aviv University. Klappentext The Yogacara school of Buddhist thought claims that all language-use is metaphorical. Exploring the profound implications of this assertion, Roy Tzhoar makes the case for viewing the Yogacara account as a full-fledged theory of meaning, one that is not merely linguistic, but also applicable both in the world and in texts. Zusammenfassung The Yogacara school of Buddhist thought claims that all language-use is metaphorical. Exploring the profound implications of this assertion, Roy Tzhoar makes the case for viewing the Yogacara account as a full-fledged theory of meaning, one that is not merely linguistic, but also applicable both in the world and in texts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1. What do Buddhists have to say on figurative language? 2. A bit of methodology: on determining the relevant textual field and handling intertextual-borrowing. 3. An Outline PART 1 Chapter I Metaphor as Absence: The case of the Early Nyaya and Mimamsa. Chapter II Metaphor as Perceptual Illusion: Figurative Meaning in Bhartrhari's Vakyapadiya PART 2 Chapter III It's a Bear... No, It's a Man... No, it's a Metaphor! Asanga on the Proliferation of Figures Chapter IV The Seeds of the Pan-Figurative View: Metaphor in Other Buddhist Sources PART 3 Chapter V What It All Comes Down To: Sthiramati's Pan-Metaphorical Claim and Its Implications Chapter VI Conversing With a Buddha: The Yogacara Conception of Linguistic and Perceptual Meaning as a Means for Overcoming Incommensurability Conclusion: The Alterity of Metaphor Appendix A: Translation and exposition of Vakyapadiya 2.250-256 Appendix B: A Running translation of the Vakyapadiya 2.285-2.297 References Index ...
