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Title |
Title of document |
Can there be Methodless Meditation? - Nikāya Buddhism and Early Chan |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Grzegorz Polak; Maria Curie Skłodowska University ; Poland |
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Religious Studies; Buddhist Studies; Philosophy |
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Chan Buddhism; Nikaya Buddhism; Buddhist text; Buddhism; Buddhist Studies; meditation; consciousness; cognitive science; philosophy of mind |
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Buddhist Studies; Philosophy |
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Description |
Abstract |
Chapter five focuses on the issue of the absence of detailed instructions regarding the methods needed for the attainment of altered psychosomatic meditative states in early Chan and Nikāya texts. It discusses the possibility of methodless forms of meditation and considers the psychological plausibility of such an hypothesis. It argues that in such a case, the emphasis would need to shift from the method in the strict sense to some other crucial elements of the Buddhist path. It points out the existence of fundamental differences between the Visuddhimagga and the Nikāyas regarding the mechanism of attainment of jhāna. The final part of the chapter offers a hypothesis regarding the role of pleasure in attaining states of concentration. |
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Publisher |
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Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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15-Jun-2024 |
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Peer-reviewed Article |
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PDF |
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https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/44353 |
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Identifier |
Digital Object Identifier |
10.1558/equinox.44353 |
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Equinox eBooks Publishing; Nikāya Buddhism and Early Chan |
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English=en |
en |
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Rights |
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Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |