Entry Into the Inconceivable
Author | : Thomas Cleary |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1995-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0824816978 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780824816971 |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Download or read book Entry Into the Inconceivable written by Thomas Cleary and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entry Into the Inconceivable is an introduction to the philosophy of the Hua-yen school of Buddhism, one of the cornerstones of East Asian Buddhist thought. Cleary presents a survey of the unique Buddhist scripture on which the Hua-yen teaching is based and a brief history of its introduction into China. He also presents a succinct analysis of the essential metaphysics of Hua-yen Buddhism as it developed during China's golden age and full translations of four basic texts by seminal thinkers of the school.