Davey K Tomlinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5856660 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Davey K Tomlinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Davey K |
| FAMILY NAME | Tomlinson |
| SIGNATURE | TOMLINSON D K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Villanova University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3227-3025 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Vividness, Habit, and the Objects of a Buddha’s Action
What is the role of mental construction ( vikalpa ) in a buddha’s awakening? The Tattvasiddhi , a Sanskrit Buddhist tantric work from the 9th century, answers that it is essential. A buddha’s omniscience itself, the work argues, is savikalpaka : it essentially involves mental construction. This is a surprising response given what we’re taught to expect from Buddhist sources about the non-conceptual nature of awakening. In this paper, I make sense…
A Buddhist's guide to self-destruction
This article explores the structure of cultivated religious experience. For the Buddhist philosopher Jñānaśrīmitra ( c . 980–1040), the religious experience of the Buddhist yogin ( yogipratyakṣa ) is not spontaneous or sporadic but must be intentionally and rationally cultivated. I argue that Jñānaśrīmitra's picture parallels certain contemporary constructivist accounts of religious experience, according to which the prejudices, expectations, and…
The Marvel of Consciousness
The Tantric Context of Ratnākaraśānti’s Philosophy of Mind
The Tantric Context of Ratnākaraśānti’s Philosophy of Mind
The Marvel of Consciousness
A Buddhist's guide to self-destruction
This article explores the structure of cultivated religious experience. For the Buddhist philosopher Jñānaśrīmitra ( c . 980–1040), the religious experience of the Buddhist yogin ( yogipratyakṣa ) is not spontaneous or sporadic but must be intentionally and rationally cultivated. I argue that Jñānaśrīmitra's picture parallels certain contemporary constructivist accounts of religious experience, according to which the prejudices, expectations, and…
Vividness, Habit, and the Objects of a Buddha’s Action
What is the role of mental construction ( vikalpa ) in a buddha’s awakening? The Tattvasiddhi , a Sanskrit Buddhist tantric work from the 9th century, answers that it is essential. A buddha’s omniscience itself, the work argues, is savikalpaka : it essentially involves mental construction. This is a surprising response given what we’re taught to expect from Buddhist sources about the non-conceptual nature of awakening. In this paper, I make sense…
Indian and Buddhist Studies (4 works) · Buddhism (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy of religion (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Consciousness (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Gautama Buddha (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works)