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| Ahimsā and Its Ambiguities: Reading the Story of Buddha and Aṅgulimāla | ||
| 作者 | Thompson, John (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Open Theology |
| 卷期 | v.1 n.1 |
| 出版日期 | 2015.01 |
| 頁次 | 160 - 174 |
| 出版者 | De Gruyter |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.degruyter.com/ |
| 出版地 | Warsaw, Poland [華沙, 波蘭] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | John Thompson is a professor at Christopher Newport University, teaching Buddhism, Asian Religious Thought (particularly Chinese and Japanese), Religion and Violence, World Religions, Scripture, Mysticism and Spirituality, Comparative Philosophy and Religion, Myth and Ritual, Religion and Popular culture. |
| 關鍵詞 | ahiṃsā; ambiguity; Aṅgulimāla; Asoka; interpretation; narrative; violence |
| 摘要 | This paper focuses on the story of the Buddha’s encounter with Angulimāla, a vicious brigand who, subdued by the Buddha, renounces his outlaw ways for the monastic life, eventually attaining arahant status. The tale of Angulimāla has proven quite popular in Buddhist history and is often cited as evidence of how under the Dhamma no one is beyond salvation. Yet this story poses problems for our understanding and as such, has been repeatedly (sometimes radically) re-interpreted over the years. Taking my cue from literary theorists, I maintain that these retellings encourage us to read the story in its various incarnations as an on-going narrative struggle with issues surrounding violence, suggesting a fundamental ambivalence towards violence (and the much-touted virtue of ahiṃsā). Such struggles become even clearer when we compare Aṅgulimāla to another storied Buddhist figure, Asoka Maurya. While perhaps discomforting to those seeking for those seeking a Buddhist basis for rejecting violence, it may be that embracing such ambivalence points towards a more realistic ethic for our world. |
| 目次 | Abstract 160 Keywords 160 Ahiṃsā and Aṅgulimāla 161 The "Core" Story 162 Story - an ambiguous way of knowing 165 Aṅgulimāla re-envisioned – The Buddha and the Terrorist 168 Asoka – rule by "peaceful violence" 169 Concluding reflections 171 References 173 |
| ISSN | 23006579 (E) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2015-0005 |
| 點閱次數 | 683 |
| 建檔日期 | 2023.09.12 |
| 更新日期 | 2023.09.12 |
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