Advaita Vedanta and Zen Buddhism: Deconstructive Modes of Spiritual Inquiry (Continuum Studies in Eastern Philosophies) - Hardcover

Leesa S. Davis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826420680 ISBN 13: 9780826420688

Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2010

Synopsis

This fascinating and innovative monograph explores the relationship between the philosophical underpinnings of Advaita Vedanta, Zen Buddhism and the experiential journey of spiritual practitioners. Taking the perspective of the questioning student, the author highlights the experiential deconstructive processes that are ignited when students everyday dualistic thought structures are challenged by the non-dual nature of these teachings and practices. Although Advaita Vedanta and Zen Buddhism are ontologically different, this unique study shows that in the dynamics of the practice situation they are phenomenologically similar. Distinctive in scope and approach Advaita Vedanta and Zen Buddhism: Deconstructive Modes of Spiritual Inquiry examines Advaita and Zen as living practice traditions in which foundational non-dual philosophies are shown in action in contemporary Western practice situations thus linking abstract philosophical tenets to concrete living experience. As such it takes an important step toward bridging the gap between scholarly analysis and the experiential reality of these spiritual practices.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr Leesa S. Davis is a sessional lecturer in Philosophy and Religious Studies at Deakin University, Australia, and a member of the Australasian Buddhist Studies Association.

About this edition

• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0826420680
• ISBN 13: 9780826420688
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 232