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The Bodymind Experience in Japanese Buddhism: A Phenomenological Perspective of Kukai and Dogen (SUNY Series in Buddhist Studies) 1St Edition
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In a pioneering study, David Shaner uses the resources of phenomenology to penetrate Buddhist philosophy in terms of Kukai and Dogen. In addition to this original and rigorous methodology, his work offers insights into some fundamental difficulties intrinsic to comparative studies. The problem of the relation between body and mind is a prime example. Shaner's observations shed a brilliant light on these traditional antinomies as they may be resolved or, more accurately, dissolved when seen in their appropriate contexts. In addressing these issues, the study also contributes to the understanding of common features that underlie the various doctrines of Japanese Buddhism.
This work will appeal to both East and West phenomenologists, philosophers interested in the mind-body problem, scholars of comparative philosophy, and students of Japanese philosophy and religion.
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David Edward Shaner is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Furman University. He is currently an Andrew W. Mellon Faculty Fellow in the Humanities at Harvard University, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilization. Doctor Shaner is the Editor of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy Forum.
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Publisher : SUNY Press; 1St Edition (August 1, 1985)
Language : English
Hardcover : 250 pages
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After his skiing career, he attended graduate school for his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Hawaii where he specialized in Japanese Philosophy. His doctoral thesis on Japanese Bodymind Development was written at Harvard University under the direction of Thomas Patrick Kasulis.
As a martial artist, Dr. Shaner is a 7th Degree Black Belt and has trained for over 40 years in the Japanese arts of Ki Development and Aikido. Shaner "Sensei" is the Chief Instructor of the Eastern Ki Federation (Eastern United States) and is the Japan Headquarters' Advisor to the Eastern Europe/Russia Ki-Aikido Federation where he has taught each year since 1999.
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In the summer of 1982, Dr. Shaner was a Fulbright Scholar in India and then began teaching and writing at Furman University, Greenville, SC.
In 1985 and 1986, Dr. Shaner received a "Harvard-Mellon Faculty Fellowship in the Humanities" where he taught in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations and the Department of Philosophy at Harvard University. In 1986-87, Dr. Shaner founded his book series with the State University of New York Press with emphasis upon understanding the biological basis of productive learning and behavior. To date, thirty-seven volumes have been released. Contributing authors are from all over the world including Austria, Australia, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Israel, Japan, The Netherlands, Peoples' Republic of China, and New Zealand.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read for the Comparative PhilosopherReviewed in the United States on June 29, 2005
This book, as the previous review shows, is not for the average student to whom it will appear beyond comprehension. The Bodymind Experience in Japanese Buddhism is, however, a rewarding find for the serious comparativist and Buddhist scholar. David Shaner begins by explaining the phenomenological method of Husserl and proceeds to use the method as a way of explaining the various experiences in the human bodymind (Shaner's term for the integration of mind and body), as conveyed in Buddhism and in particular, Japanese Buddhism. The sections are conveniently divided and concise, always resulting in a comprehensive analysis of the particular (Kukai or Dogen) Buddhist methods of achieving 1st order Bodymind Awareness (aka enlightenment). If you want to methodically understand and gain insight into a new way of interpreting the Japanese Bodymind experience (integration of mind and body), do not overlook this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must readReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2014
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Fantastic book. Great accompaniment to books such as Attunement Through the Body (Nagatomo), investigating psychophysicality and Eastern philosophy of the bodymind. The structure is accurately described by previous reviewer, but this text is aimed at scholars.
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