The Subject in Comparative Philosophy -seeking for the subject in Buddhism-
Koshiro Tamaki
JOURNAL OF INDIAN AND BUDDHIST STUDIES 1963 DOI: 10.4259/ibk.11.378 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Buddhism |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key points | Argues that although subjectivity is a foreign concept in Buddhism, the personal ground of practice raises the question of the subject, and that the ultimate subject in Buddhism may be nirvana, enlightenment, or Buddha, understood as both the basis of our beings and the centre of self-consciousness or self-consciousness itself. |
Abstract
The word subjectivity is strange in Buddhism.But in so much as Buddhism insists the practical way to nirvana, the personal ground of practice will naturally come into question.When it is theoretically considered, it will be a problem of a scientific research in Buddhism.The personal ground of practice can be called the subiect in Buddhism.The modern European word, subject or subjectivity, will be traced to the Latin subiecto which means to throw down.Therefore in olden times the subject meant the basis, which is rather the object in modern times.But in modern times it has become the subject contrasted with the object, moreover in our time the subjectivity which dese not mean the objective understanding, but the subjective research in self-existence.Considered from the standpoint' of final and natural conclusion, the ultimate subject in Buddhism may be nirvana, enlightenment or Buddha, that is to say, the nirvana or Buddha is considered to be, on the one hand, the basis of our beings, on the other hand, the centre of self-consciousness, or the self-consciousness itself.Therefore the subject in Buddhism may be
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