The unlikely Buddhologist : Tiantai Buddhism in Mou Zongsan's new Confucianism / by Jason Clower.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clower, Jason (Jason T.)

Series:

Modern Chinese philosophy ; v. 2.

Modern Chinese philosophy, 1875-9386 ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mou, Zongsan.

Neo-Confucianism.

Tiantai Buddhism--Influence.

Tiantai Buddhism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mou Zongsan (1909-1995) was such a seminal, polymathic figure that scholars of Asian philosophy and religion will be absorbing his influence for at least a generation. Drawing on expertise in Confucian, Buddhist, Daoist, and modern Western thought, Mou built a system of “New Confucian” philosophy aimed at answering one of the great questions: “What is the relationship between value and being?” However, though Mou acknowledged that he derived his key concepts from Tiantai Buddhist philosophy, it remains unclear exactly how and why he did so. In response, this book investigates Mou’s buddhological writings in the context of his larger corpus and explains how and why he incorporated Buddhist ideas selectively into his system. Written extremely accessible, it provides a comprehensive unpacking of Mou’s ideas about Buddhism, Confucianism, and metaphysics with the precision needed to make them available for critical appraisal.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / J. Clower

Chapter One. Mou Zongsan, His Times, And His Aims / J. Clower

Chapter Two. \'Philosophy\' And The Building Blocks Of Mou’s Universe / J. Clower

Chapter Three. What The Buddha Taught—The Fable Of The Five Periods / J. Clower

Chapter Four. The Buddhist Philosophers / J. Clower

Chapter Five. Where Buddhists Go Wrong / J. Clower

Chapter Six. So What Good Is Buddhism? / J. Clower

Chapter Seven. Toward An Appraisal Of Mou’s Use Of Buddhist Philosophy / J. Clower

Works Cited / J. Clower

Index / J. Clower.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-94983-7

9786612949838

90-474-3081-6

OCLC:

695988854

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004177376.i-280 DOI