The Significance of “mushin”
The Essential Mind of Zen Buddhist Philosophy for Humans in a Contemporary World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13070071 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hisaki Hashi (University of Vienna, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 97-112 |
| Publication date | 2016-02-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2232-5131 • E-ISSN: 2350-4226 |
| Publisher | University of Ljubljana (PUBLISHER • SI) |
| DOI | 10.4312/as.2016.4.1.97-112 |
| OpenAlex | W2295426898 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
In our time of an information highway, digital networks are linked around the clock. Among various data many people are unconsciously depending on IT and digital medias with their body––but without any mind. The human origin, its creative thinking and acting, transmitting one idea to another for reforming and developing something new has been quite forgotten. Against this omnipresent phenomenon the Zen Buddhist Philosophy of Mind shows a dynamic approach to re-create and re-construct a human life, accompanied by the unique concept of the absolute one, “mu” (無), mu-shin (無心), the mind of mu presents a dynamic unity in its flexible activity
Absolute (philosophy · Aesthetics · Buddhism · Buddhist philosophy · Construct (python library · Epistemology · Phenomenon · Theology · Chinese history and philosophy · Computer Science · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |