Buddhism and Linguistics

Offers the first book-length examination of Buddhism and Linguistics

Explores original topics such as the connection between Buddhism and semiotics; parallels between Buddhism and the human mind; markedness, Buddhist philosophy and linguistics

Presents studies of Buddhism and Linguistics in Japan, India, China, Mongolia and Sri Lanka

Provides novel insights into the interdisciplinary study of the interface between Buddhism and Linguistics

Offers the first book-length examination of Buddhism and Linguistics Explores original topics such as the connection between Buddhism and semiotics; parallels between Buddhism and the human mind; markedness, Buddhist philosophy and linguistics Presents studies of Buddhism and Linguistics in Japan, India, China, Mongolia and Sri Lanka Provides novel insights into the interdisciplinary study of the interface between Buddhism and Linguistics Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Manel Herat is Lecturer in English Language at Liverpool Hope University, UK. Her research interests include World Englishes, World War I letters, and Psychology of Language including Child Language.

Zusammenfassung

Offers the first book-length examination of Buddhism and Linguistics

Explores original topics such as the connection between Buddhism and semiotics; parallels between Buddhism and the human mind; markedness, Buddhist philosophy and linguistics

Presents studies of Buddhism and Linguistics in Japan, India, China, Mongolia and Sri Lanka

Provides novel insights into the interdisciplinary study of the interface between Buddhism and Linguistics

Inhalt
Chapter 1: The Buddhist philosophy of language in India: an overview; Viktoria Lysenko.- Chapter 2: The Finger and the Moon: Language, Reality and Interpretation in Zen Buddhism; Duane Williams.- Chapter 3: Semiotics as Soteriology: A Different Look at Medieval Japanese Buddhism; Fabio Rambelli.- Chapter 4: Object-hood and Objectification in Buddhist Philosophy: Origin and Obstacle of Language; Jiajuang Xiong.- Chapter 5: Authenticating the Tradition through Linguistic Arguments; Vesna A. Wallace.- Chapter 6: Buddhism and Chinese Linguistics: Barbara Meisterernst.- Chapter 7: Tantric Epistemology and the Problem of Ineffability in The Seven Siddhi Texts; Adam Krug.