Toward a New Image of Paramartha: Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha Buddhism Revisited

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Dr Ching Keng (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

Toward a New Image of Paramartha

Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha Buddhism Revisited

Dr Ching Keng (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
03 November 2022

Non-Western philosophy; Oriental & Indian philosophy; Philosophy of religion; Buddhism

Series: Bloomsbury Studies in World Philosophies

Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha are often regarded as antagonistic Indian Buddhist

traditions. Paramartha (499-569) is traditionally credited with amalgamating these

philosophies by translating one of the most influential Tathagatagarbha texts in

East Asia, the Awakening of Faith in Mahayana, and introducing Tathagatagarbha notions into his translations of Yogacara texts.

Engaging with the digitalized Chinese Buddhist canon, Ching Keng draws on clues

from a long-lost Dunhuang fragment and considers its striking similarities with

Paramartha’s corpus with respect to terminology, style of phrasing, and doctrines.

In this cutting-edge interpretation of the concept of jiexing, Keng demystifies the

image of Paramartha and makes the case that the fragment

holds the key to recover his original teachings.

By: Dr Ching Keng (National Taiwan University Taiwan)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350303904
ISBN 10: 1350303909
Series: Bloomsbury Studies in World Philosophies
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 03 November 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ching Keng is Associate Professor of Buddhist Philosophy at the National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Reviews for Toward a New Image of Paramartha: Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha Buddhism Revisited

Prosecuting the case that the traditional image of Paramartha is inaccurate, in this articulate and innovative monograph Ching Keng combines philological, historical and doctrinal analyses in order to recover Paramartha's authentic teachings. To that end, Keng also boldly challenges the view that Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha were antagonistic traditions in India. * John Makeham Emeritus, Professor, La Trobe University and The Australian National University, Australia *