Language in the Buddhist Tantra of Japan dismantles the
preconception that Buddhism is a religion of mystical silence,
arguing that language is in fact central to the Buddhist tradition.
By examining the use of 'extraordinary language'-evocations calling
on the power of the Buddha-in Japanese Buddhist Tantra, Richard K.
Payne shows that such language was not simply cultural baggage
carried by Buddhist practitioners from South to East Asia. Rather,
such language was a key element in the propagation of new forms of
belief and practice. In contrast to Western approaches to the
philosophy of language, which are grounded in viewing language as a
form of communication, this book argues that it is the Indian and
East Asian philosophies of language that shed light on the use of
language in meditative and ritual practices in Japan. It also
illuminates why language was conceived as an effective means of
progress on the path from delusion to awakening.
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