Advanced Contemplation of the Impure: Reflections on a Capstone Event in the Meditation Sutra
Advanced Contemplation of the Impure: Reflections on a Capstone Event in the Meditation Sutra
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Basel: MDPI AG
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The present article explores the form of meditation called contemplation of the impure (Skt aśubha-bhāvanā; Ch. bújìng guān 不淨觀) and its meticulous description in a Chinese text produced in the early fifth century CE. It illustrates the problematic nature of the pure-impure polarity and suggests that, ultimately, “purity” refers to two different th...
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Advanced Contemplation of the Impure: Reflections on a Capstone Event in the Meditation Sutra
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2077-1444
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2077-1444
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10.3390/rel11080386
