Archetypes in Religion and Beyond - A Practical Theory of Human Integration and Inspiration - Robert M. Ellis

Archetypes in Religion and Beyond - A Practical Theory of Human Integration and Inspiration - Robert M. Ellis

c. Mahayana Symbology

Archetypes in Religion and Beyond - A Practical Theory of Human Integration and Inspiration - Robert M. Ellis

Robert M. Ellis [+-]
Middle Way Society
Robert M. Ellis is author of a range of interdisciplinary books on Middle Way Philosophy, both within and beyond Buddhism. These have included The Buddha’s Middle Way: Experiential Judgement in His Life and Teaching (Equinox Publishing, 2019) and Archetypes in Religion and Beyond: A Practical Theory of Human Integration and Inspiration (Equinox Publishing, 2022). He is also founder of the Middle Way Society and of Tirylan House Retreat Centre in Wales.

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Mahayana Buddhism offers a rich symbolic development of all the archetypal functions, in forms that are both personal (e.g. bodhisattvas) and impersonal (e.g. mandalas). It also has a tradition of provisionality in the use of symbols, though this can be undermined by the unconditional use of authority.

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Ellis, Robert. c. Mahayana Symbology. Archetypes in Religion and Beyond - A Practical Theory of Human Integration and Inspiration. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 196-203 Feb 2022. ISBN 9781800500778. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=43686. Date accessed: 13 Dec 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.43686. Feb 2022

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