The Cessation of Sensory Experience and Prajñāpāramitā Philosophy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21756187 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jayarava Attwood (0000-0002-9131-9484, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 111-148 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Buddhist Thought and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1598-7914 |
| Publisher | International Association for Buddhist Thought and Culture (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.16893/ijbtc.2022.06.32.1.111 |
| OpenAlex | W4288047235 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Received traditions of Prajñāpāramitā interpretation embrace a hermeneutic in which truth and falsehood are one and the same. This philosophy has deep roots in Indian Buddhism, and it gained prominence in Europe and her colonies through the writings of D. T. Suzuki and his devotee, Edward Conze. It is relatively easy to show that the “contradictions” that form the main axiom of their reading are the result of misunderstanding the texts they relied on. Having done this I discuss a new way of understanding Prajñāpāramitā which shifts the emphasis towards an epistemological reading along the lines of Sue Hamilton’s epistemic approach to Pāli texts. I show how Prajñāpāramitā makes sense in relation to a particular type of meditation practice that aimed to bring about the cessation of sensory experience leaving the meditator in a state of contentless awareness which early Buddhists called suññatāvihāra, “dwelling in [the] absence [of sensory experience].”
Aesthetics · Buddhism · Epistemology · Linguistics · Meditation · Theology · Chinese history and philosophy · Computer Science · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |