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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin
Chan Buddhism in Dunhuang and Beyond: A Study of Manuscripts,
Texts, and Contexts in Memory of John R. McRae is dedicated to the
memory of the eminent Chan scholar John McRae and investigates the
spread of early Chan in a historical, multi-lingual, and
interreligious context. Combining the expertise of scholars of
Chinese, Tibetan, Uighur, and Tangut Buddhism, the edited volume is
based on a thorough study of manuscripts from Dunhuang, Turfan, and
Karakhoto, tracing the particular features of Chan in the
Northwestern and Northern regions of late medieval China.
Buddhist Philosophy of Consciousness brings Buddhist voices to the
study of consciousness. This book explores a variety of different
Buddhist approaches to consciousness that developed out of the
Buddhist theory of non-self. Topics taken up in these
investigations include: how we are able to cognize our own
cognitions; whether all conscious states involve conceptualization;
whether distinct forms of cognition can operate simultaneously in a
single mental stream; whether non-existent entities can serve as
intentional objects; and does consciousness have an intrinsic
nature, or can it only be characterized functionally? These
questions have all featured in recent debates in consciousness
studies. The answers that Buddhist philosophers developed to such
questions are worth examining just because they may represent novel
approaches to questions about consciousness.
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