Buddhism and Linguistics - Theory and Philosophy

This edited collection brings linguistics into contact with a millennia of works by Buddhist scholars. Examining the Buddhist contemplative tradition and its extensive writings from an interdisciplinary perspective, the authors bridge the gap between such customs and human language. To do so, they provide chapters on linguistics, history, religious studies, philosophy and semiotics. Uniting scholars from three different continents and from many disciplines and institutions, this innovative and unique book is sure to appeal to anyone interested in Buddhist traditions and linguistics.

List of contents

Chapter 1: The Buddhist philosophy of language in India: an overview; Viktoria Lysenko.- Chapter 2: The Finger and the Moon: Language, Reality and Interpretation in Zen Buddhism; Duane Williams.- Chapter 3: Semiotics as Soteriology: A Different Look at Medieval Japanese Buddhism; Fabio Rambelli.- Chapter 4: Object-hood and Objectification in Buddhist Philosophy: Origin and Obstacle of Language; Jiajuang Xiong.- Chapter 5: Authenticating the Tradition through Linguistic Arguments; Vesna A. Wallace.- Chapter 6: Buddhism and Chinese Linguistics: Barbara Meisterernst.- Chapter 7: Tantric Epistemology and the Problem of Ineffability in The Seven Siddhi Texts; Adam Krug.

About the author

Manel Herat is Lecturer in English Language at Liverpool Hope University, UK. Her research interests include World Englishes, World War I letters, and Psychology of Language including Child Language.

Summary

Offers the first book-length examination of Buddhism and Linguistics
Explores original topics such as the connection between Buddhism and semiotics; parallels between Buddhism and the human mind; markedness, Buddhist philosophy and linguistics
Presents studies of Buddhism and Linguistics in Japan, India, China, Mongolia and Sri Lanka

Provides novel insights into the interdisciplinary study of the interface between Buddhism and Linguistics

Product details

• Assisted by: Manel Herat (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2018
• EAN: 9783319884271
• ISBN: 978-3-31-988427-1
• No. of pages: 191
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 11 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 283 g
• Illustrations: XVII, 191 p. 7 illus.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Buddhismus, Sprachphilosophie, Sanskrit, C, Semiotik und Semiologie, Philosophy of Language, Ost- und Südostasiatische Sprachen, Buddhism, Ontology, Social Sciences, Semiotics, languages, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophie: Metaphysik und Ontologie, Semiotics / semiology, Language and languages—Philosophy, East & Southeast Asian languages, Language and languages, Asian Languages, Chinese phonology, Buddhism in China, linguistic philosophy, Buddhist soteriology, Buddhism in Mongolia, Buddhism in South Asia