Huayen buddhism francis h cook haftad 9780271021904. The pennsylvania state university press the institute of advanced studies of world religion series, 1977. Huayen buddhism strongly resembles whiteheads process philosophy, and has strong implications for modern philosophy and religion. I cant think of a more beautiful, harmonious, and sophisticated vision of reality than huayen buddhism s. This book is a description and analysis of the chinese. Indras net is a metaphor used to illustrate the concepts of sunyata emptiness. Huayen is regarded as the highest form of buddhism by most modern japanese and chinese scholars. Indra s jewel net, or the jewel net of indra, is a muchloved metaphor of mahayana buddhism. The jewel net of indra iaswr series 1 by francis h. Cook huayen is regarded as the highest form of buddhism by most modern japanese and chinese scholars. Huayen is regarded as the highest form of buddhism by most modern. On interconnectedness key terms indras net indrajal felix klein henri poincare.
Huayen buddhism explores the philosophical system of huayen in greater detail than does garma c. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The buddhist concept of emptiness or shunyata in sanskrit is a pretty advanced concept in buddhism, and can be really daunting for new buddhists, or scholars. Indras net is a metaphor used to illustrate the concepts of sunyata emptiness, pratityasamutpada dependent origination, and interpenetration in buddhist. It illustrates the interpenetration, intercausality, and interbeing of all things.
This book details the philosophy of a chinese buddhist school long extinct called the huayen or flower garland school after the sutra of the same name. In the realm of the god indra is a vast net that stretches infinitely in all directions. The huayan or flower garland school of buddhism is a tradition of mahayana buddhist. Indra s net, now synonymous with buddhism s teaching of interdependence, exemplifies the huayen vision of a universe where everything is connected and literally contains everything else. The jewel net of indra university park pennsylvania state university press cook, f. Far, far away, in the abode of the great god indra, king of heaven, hangs a wondrous vast net, much like a spiders web in intricacy and loveliness. In this metaphor, indras net has a multifaceted jewel at each vertex, and each jewel. Buddhism, which follows the avatamsaka sutra, the image of indras net is. Essays in environmental philosophy albany state university press of. This book is a description and analysis of the chinese form of buddhism called huayen or hwayea, flower ornament, based largely on one of the more systematic treatises of its third. Now open your eyes, and know that you are a sparkling jewel in indra s net, as is. In the huayan school, this is depicted in the image of indras net. Changs the buddhist teaching of totality penn state, 1971.
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