Double hiddenness
Governmentality and subjectivization in Gelug Buddhism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4825945 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jadyn Forman (0000-0002-6039-7041, University of California, Santa Barbara, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 317-331 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Research on Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2050-3032 • E-ISSN: 2050-3040 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2050303220986985 |
| OpenAlex | W3123045646 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Tibetan Buddhism, the Gelug school specifically, promotes a deep skepticism about the ability to know others' minds. Its scripture is rife with cautionary tales allegorizing and extolling this skepticism in adherents, while claiming a buddha, by contrast, has eradicated this skepticism with their omniscience. I describe a buddha's purported privileged epistemic access to others' minds as "double-hiddenness." On this skepticism, not just what a buddha knows, but if they know it is hidden, making their authority irreputable. I use critical theory to investigate the ramifications of this double hiddenness, demonstrating that the resultant subjectivization brought about by this extreme skepticism-although the product of power-is not merely a type of subjugation, as suggested by Foucault, but also constitutes a robust agency
Buddhism · Epistemology · Gautama Buddha · Governmentality · Omniscience · Political science · Politics · Skepticism · Theology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |