Buddhisms And Deconstructions

by Park, Jin Y.; Magliola, Robert; Augustine, Jane; Cai, Zong-qi; Glynn, Simon; Horowitz, Gad; Jackson, Roger; Jarow, E.H; Laycock, Steven W.; Loy, David R.; Mabbett, Ian; Stevenson, Frank W.; Wang, Youru; Zhang, Ellen Y.

• ISBN13: 9780742534179
• ISBN10: 0742534170
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-20
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Buddhisms and Deconstructions considers the connection between Buddhism and Derridean deconstruction, focusing on the work of Robert Magliola. Fourteen distinguished contributors discuss deconstruction and various Buddhisms--Indian, Tibetan, and Chinese (Chan)--followed by an afterword in which Magliola responds directly to his critics.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
General Introduction	xi
Jin Y. Park
Part One: Buddhism and Deconstruction
Introduction	3	(4)
Naming the Unnameable: Dependent Co-arising and Differance	7	(14)
Jin Y. Park
Nagarjuna and Deconstruction	21	(26)
Ian Mabbett
Part Two: Buddhism Deconstructs
Introduction	43	(4)
Derridean and Madhyamika Buddhist Theories of Deconstruction	47	(16)
Zong-qi Cai
Indra's Postmodern Net	63	(26)
David R. Loy
Part Three: Deconstructing Buddhism
Introduction	85	(4)
Deconstructive and Foundationalist Tendencies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism	89	(20)
Roger R. Jackson
Ji Zang's Sunyata-Speech: Derridean Denegation with Buddhist Negations	109	(20)
Ellen Y. Zhang
Part Four: Chan/Zen Buddhist Deconstruction
Introduction	125	(4)
The Chan Deconstruction of Buddha Nature	129	(16)
Youru Wang
Stidao: Repeating the Question in Chan Discourse	145	(26)
Frank W. Stevenson
Part Five: Deconstructing Life-Worlds
Introduction	167	(4)
The Veil Rent in Twain: A Buddhist Reading of Robert Magliola's Deconstructive Chiasm	171	(12)
Jane Augustine
emmanuel, robert	183	(14)
Gad Horowitz
Part Six: Questioning the Self, Questioning the Dialogue
Introduction	193	(4)
Sartre, Phenomenology, and the Buddhist No-Self Theory	197	(14)
Simon Glynn
Self and Self Image	211	(12)
Steven W. Laycock
Zen Flesh, Bones, and Blood: Deconstructing Inter-Religious Dialogue	223	(12)
E. H. Jarow
Afterword	235	(36)
Robert Magliola
Selected Bibliography	271	(10)
Glossary of Chinese Characters	281	(4)
Credits	285	(2)
Contributors	287