From Self-Attaching to Self-Emptying: An Investigation of Xuanzang’s Account of Self-Consciousness

In this paper, I investigate the account of self-consciousness provided by Chinese Yogācārins Xuanzang (602-664CE) and Kuiji (632-682CE). I will explain how they clarify the transition from selfattaching to self-emptying through the articulation of consciousness (vijñāna). Current scholarship often...

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Main Author: Li Jingjing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2017-01-01
Series:Open Theology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2017-0015