The Buddha Eye: An Anthology of the Kyoto School and it's Contemporaries

Contains essays by many of the most important twentieth century Japanese philosophers, offering challenging and illumination insights into the nature of Reality as understood by the school of Zen. About this Book and the Editor ......Page 2 Series Page ......Page 4 Title Page ......Page 6 Copyright Page ......Page 7 Table of Contents......Page 10 IKKYU’ S SKELETONS......Page 12 Publisher’s Note to the 2004 edition......Page 14 Foreword to the 2004 edition......Page 16 Prologue......Page 20 Acknowledgments......Page 30 I. Essays on the Self......Page 32 1. SUZUKI TEITARO DAISETZ - Self the Unattainable......Page 34 2. NISHITANI KEIJI - The Awakening of Self in Buddhism......Page 42 3. SUZUKI TEITARO DAISETZ - What is the “I”?......Page 52 4. NISHITANI KEIJI - The I-Thou Relation in Zen Buddhism......Page 70 5. ABE MASAO - God, Emptiness, and the True Self......Page 86 6. Ikkyu’s Skeletons......Page 100 II. The Structure of Reality......Page 112 7. SUZUKI TEITARO DAISETZ - The Buddhist Conception of Reality......Page 114 8. NISHITANI KEIJI - Science and Zen......Page 138 9. KOBORI SOHAKU NANREI - A Dialogue......Page 168 10. ABE MASAO - Man and Nature in Christianity and Buddhism......Page 178 11. UEDA SHIZUTERU - “Nothingness” in Meister Eckhart and Zen Buddhism......Page 188 12. HISAMATSU SHIN’ICHI - Zen as the Negation of Holiness......Page 202 13. TAKEUCHI YOSHINORI - The Philosophy of Nishida......Page 214 14. ABE MASAO - Emptiness is Suchness......Page 240 III. What is Shin Buddhism?......Page 246 15. SUZUKI TEITARO DAISETZ - Apropos of Shin......Page 248 16. SOGA RYOJIN - Dharmakara Bodhisattva......Page 260 17. KIYOZAWA MANSHI - The Great Path of Absolute Other-Power......Page 272 Biographical Notes......Page 278 Index......Page 280 World Wisdom About this Book and the Editor 2 Series Page 4 Title Page 6 Copyright Page 7 Table of Contents 10 IKKYU’ S SKELETONS 12 Publisher’s Note to the 2004 edition 14 Foreword to the 2004 edition 16 Prologue 20 Acknowledgments 30 I. Essays on the Self 32 1. SUZUKI TEITARO DAISETZ - Self the Unattainable 34 2. NISHITANI KEIJI - The Awakening of Self in Buddhism 42 3. SUZUKI TEITARO DAISETZ - What is the “I”? 52 4. NISHITANI KEIJI - The I-Thou Relation in Zen Buddhism 70 5. ABE MASAO - God, Emptiness, and the True Self 86 6. Ikkyu’s Skeletons 100 II. The Structure of Reality 112 7. SUZUKI TEITARO DAISETZ - The Buddhist Conception of Reality 114 8. NISHITANI KEIJI - Science and Zen 138 9. KOBORI SOHAKU NANREI - A Dialogue 168 10. ABE MASAO - Man and Nature in Christianity and Buddhism 178 11. UEDA SHIZUTERU - “Nothingness” in Meister Eckhart and Zen Buddhism 188 12. HISAMATSU SHIN’ICHI - Zen as the Negation of Holiness 202 13. TAKEUCHI YOSHINORI - The Philosophy of Nishida 214 14. ABE MASAO - Emptiness is Suchness 240 III. What is Shin Buddhism? 246 15. SUZUKI TEITARO DAISETZ - Apropos of Shin 248 16. SOGA RYOJIN - Dharmakara Bodhisattva 260 17. KIYOZAWA MANSHI - The Great Path of Absolute Other-Power 272 Biographical Notes 278 Index 280 0941532593,9780941532594 The Buddha Eye is an anthology of significant writings by the major figures of the Kyoto School, many of whom must be considered as among the most important 20th century exponents of Zen. All of the essay were originally published in the renowned Zen journal The Eastern Buddhist.Frederick Franck’s expressive “Prologue” and his prefaces to each essay allows this volume to serve as a basic introduction to this vibrant current of contemporary Buddhism.The Buddha Eye contains essays from such famous Zen scholars as D.T. Suzuki; Masao Abe; Manshi Kiyozawa, and Shizuteru Ueda.