Theravada Emptiness
The Abhidhammic theory of Ajaan Sujin Boriharnwanaket
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16766331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Kosuta (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-29 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Buddhism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1463-9947 • E-ISSN: 1476-7953 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14639940701314525 |
| OpenAlex | W2328845051 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Ajaan Sujin, a prominent Thai lay teacher of Theravada Buddhism, interprets abhidhammic theory in a manner that, in my view, approaches the teachings of Emptiness as presented in the Prajñā-pāramitā-sūtras and in the Madhyamaka-kārikā. This paper presents an overview of Ajaan Sujin's teachings and compares them with Emptiness as expressed in the Diamond Sūtra, the Heart Sūtra, and the Madhyamaka-kārikā, as well as from a few well-known secondary sources. Core distinctions between the two theories do remain, primarily that for Ajaan Sujin dhammas do have characteristics and nibbāna is distinct from samsāra; thus I have termed Ajaan Sujin's teachings ‘Theravada Emptiness’. While it may seem that these distinctions are too great to overcome in bridging the gap between abhidhammic theory and Emptiness, a direct comparison between the wording of certain sections and the overall correspondence of vocabulary, practice, and other conceptions, serves to narrow the divide created by these distinctions
Buddhism · Emptiness · Epistemology · Linguistics · Theology · Vocabulary · Chinese history and philosophy · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |