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Article: Ontological indeterminacy and its soteriological relevance: an assessment of Mou Zongsan's (1909-1995) interpretation of Zhiyi's (538-597) Tiantai Buddhism.
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- Philosophy East and West
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- January 1, 2006
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Introduction: The Concern with Ontology in Tiantai Buddhism
The issue of ontology in Zhiyi's Tiantai teaching is the central focus of Mou Zongsan's study Buddha-nature and Prajna wisdom (Foxing yu bole [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.]). (1) This study represented the first time in the scholastic tradition of Tiantai Buddhism that the subject had been dealt with in depth, yet no subsequent studies dealt critically with the issue, contributing either a new point of view or substantially developing Mou's. (2) Rather, the works of Mou's Taiwanese disciples emphatically supported their master's views, providing only some exegetical explanations. (3) In contrast to ...
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