Author: PARK J.Y.

Source: Asian Philosophy, Volume 13, Numbers 2-3, Numbers 2-3/July/November 2003 , pp. 165-174(10)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

This essay attempts a paradigmatic comparison between the fourfold worldview of Hua-yen Buddhism and the postmodern philosophy of Jean-François Lyotard. Employing a tension between centripetal and centrifugal forces as a structural underpinning of these two philosophies, the essay illuminates the liberating nature of Hua-yen Buddhism and postmodern thought together with the shadow of skepticism involved in endorsing a vision for a poly-lingual existence. Despite human beings' desire for a totalitarian vision hidden in every aspect of our discourse, Hua-yen Buddhism and postmodern thought demand us to envision the world of the 'inconceivable' in which the diversity of existence raises its own voice beyond the regulating force of our society.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0955236032000162691

Publication date: 2003-07-01

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