Meditative Experiences of Impurity and Purity-Further Reflection on the aśubhā Meditation and the śubha-vimokṣa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3287258 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kuala Lumpur Dhammajoti (Renmin University of China, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 86 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel12020086 |
| OpenAlex | W3121310967 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
In this paper, I would firstly like to supplement my observations and the materials used in the earlier paper "The aśubhā Meditation in the Sarvāstivāda". I shall remark on the authenticity of the suicide tradition, and show further how the aśubhā meditation continued to be recommended in all the Buddhist traditions. A major concern of my discussion will focus on the Buddhist traditional understanding of the meditative transition from the experience of the impure to that of the pure. In the context of this developmental process, I shall further attempt to demonstrate that: along this traditional understanding, Mahāyānistic and even Tantric elements came to be interfused with the traditional-especially Abhidharma-meditative doctrines in the milieu of an increasing interest relating to buddha-visualization
Aesthetics · Buddhism · Epistemology · Gautama Buddha · Meditation · Theology · Chinese history and philosophy · Computer Science · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |