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This very body the Buddha: the reworking of a common tradition in the thought of Kukai and Dogen

Muriuki, Wamae Wachanga
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1413456728

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2005, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Comparative Studies.
Through a philosophical examination of their thought, this thesis examines Kukai’s and Dogen’s reworking of a traditional Buddhist theme with esoteric roots. For both thinkers, the teaching of sokushin jobutsu, or the potential for all sentient beings to achieve enlightenment in this bodily existence, forms the foundation of their thought and teachings. However, the specific articulation of this fundamental doctrine into their subsequent thought shows remarkable differences, as well as similarities. For Kukai, sokushin jobutsu is possible because the universe is the expressive activity of the Dharmakaya, or Cosmic Embodiment; for Dogen, sokushin jobutsu is possible because of the expressive nature of the self in relation to things. Therefore, from similar beginnings emerge very different pictures of the world and how human beings come to make sense of it. This difference is grounded in divergent understandings of what it means to be human, and to express that humanity fully.
Thomas P. Kasulis (Advisor)
Brian Rotman (Committee Member)
Hugh Urban (Committee Member)
77 p.
Comparative

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  • Muriuki, W. W. (2005). This very body the Buddha: the reworking of a common tradition in the thought of Kukai and Dogen [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1413456728

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Muriuki, Wamae. This very body the Buddha: the reworking of a common tradition in the thought of Kukai and Dogen. 2005. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1413456728.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Muriuki, Wamae. "This very body the Buddha: the reworking of a common tradition in the thought of Kukai and Dogen." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1413456728

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