Zen Time: D¿gen's Uji in Context (SUNY Press Open Access) - Softcover

Steineck, Raji C.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798855803617

Verlag: SUNY Press, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

Offers a groundbreaking approach to a key text in Zen Buddhism. In Zen Time, Raji C. Steineck provides a robust contextualization of D¿gen's Uji, the most renowned text on time in Zen Buddhism. Situating the text within the historical context of the medieval Zen master's writing, Steineck illustrates how D¿gen shaped the rhythm of life in the Zen monastery to actualize his idea that time in itself is salvific. D¿gen was meticulous in his observation of the particulars of each temporal moment, regarding them as an opportunity to bring together interrelated tenets of Buddhist doctrine and practice. In contrast to readings that equate the Zen approach to time with "living the moment" and that pit qualitative understandings of time against quantitative understandings, Steineck shows how D¿gen was able to connect time's qualitative and quantitative aspects in a way that, despite its mystical elements, remains instructive in relation to contemporary secular and philosophical discussions. The book includes a translation of Uji in an appendix. An open access version of this book was published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Raji C. Steineck is Professor of Japanology at the University of Zurich. He has published widely on Japanese intellectual history and philosophy.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: SUNY Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798855803617
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 334
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