Offering the body
The practice of gCod in Tibetan Buddhism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4372422 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Stott (0000-0003-3042-2813, University of Manchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 221-226 |
| Publication date | 1989-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-721X • E-ISSN: 1096-1151 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/0048-721x(89)90021-3 |
| OpenAlex | W2052859212 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
The use of the body as a vehicle for spiritual transformation as exemplified in the Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice known as gCod (‘cutting’) is discussed. The principal feature of this form of meditation is its stress on the contemplative offering of the body as a technique for generating the compassion and wisdom crucial to the attainment of buddhahood according to Mahāyāna Buddhism. In the first part of this paper a brief definition of the principal features of gCod is given, and then the practice is situated in its historical setting by relating its development as a distinct practice in the eleventh century and briefly surveying its subsequent transmission. This introductory material will be followed by a discussion of the theoretical underpinning of gCod, as located primarily in the confluence of the Prajñāparamitā doctrines and the techniques of the Vajrayāna. The third and final part of the paper focuses on one particular example of a gCod meditation-text, outlining the fundamental structure of the practice, and at the same time endeavours to show how it is designed to provide existential realisation of the various doctrinal affirmations of Mahāyāna Buddhism
Buddhism · Compassion · Contemplation · Epistemology · Excellence · Existentialism · Meditation · Realisation · Situated · Sociology · Theology · Artificial Intelligence · Chinese history and philosophy · Computer Science · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2023 (35) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |