Author: Hoffman F. J.

Source: Asian Philosophy, Volume 11, Number 2, 1 July 2001 , pp. 125-132(8)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

The thesis of this paper is that the question of whether and how statements of the form 'p and not-p' can have religious meaning in Buddhism can be answered in the affirmative and how in terms of a movement from pre-meditative to meditative state to a post-meditative state in life. The paper focuses on the Diamond Sutra in light of Shigenori Nagatomo's study (Asian Philosophy Vol. 10, No. 3, 2000) and advances an additional line of inquiry. This view emphasises the process in the meditation learning curve from pre-meditative to meditative to post-meditative states that provides the personal religious significance (but not ordinary factual meaning) when the phrase 'A is not A, therefore it is A' is used in the Diamond Sutra.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2001-07-01

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