The Ways of Thinking of Eastern PeoplesGreenwood Press, 1988 - 657 pages A landmark comparative study, this volume analyzes the characteristic thought patterns of four Asian peoples--the Indians, the Chinese, the Japanese, and the Tibetans--as these are revealed in their language, their logic, and their cultural products. Hajime Nakamura focuses particularly on the impact of Buddhism, seeking to clarify the ways in which Buddhism and Indian logic were introduced from India into China, Japan, and Tibet, and how this universal religion and logic has become modifed according to the native characteristics of each people. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 6 |
Ways of thinking and cultural phenomena | 9 |
Laying stress on the universals | 16 |
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absolute abstract According Amitabha ancient Indians ascetic Atman attitude Bodhisattvas Brahman Buddha Bukkyō called character characteristic China Chinese Buddhist Chinese thought classics concept concrete Confucianism culture death developed dharma Dharmakīrti doctrine Dōgen dynasty Emperor emphasized enlightenment esoteric example existence expression fact faith gods Greek Heian period Hokke Sūtra Hōnen human nexus Ibid idea Indian logic individual influence Japan Japanese Buddhism Kenkyu king Kūkai language living logic Lotus Sutra master means mind monks moral nation natural nembutsu never Nichiren Nihon noun one's original period phenomena philosophy practice preached priests Prince Shōtoku Pure Land regarded religion religious Sanskrit scholars scriptures secular Shina Shinran Shintoism social spirit Sūtra sutras Taishō Taoism Tathāgata teaching temples Tendai tendency theory things thinking Tibet Tibetan tion traditional translated truth universal virtue Western words worship Zen Buddhism Zen sect Zenshū