WHAT IT MEANS TO INTERPRET: A STANDARD FORMULATION AND ITS IMPLICIT COROLLARIES IN CHINESE BUDDHISM.

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  • Author(s): Tao Jin
  • Source:
    Philosophy East & West: A Quarterly of Comparative Philosophy. Apr2013, Vol. 63 Issue 2, p153-175. 23p.
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    • Abstract:
      An essay about the study of the Buddhist practice of scriptural interpretation is presented. It focuses on the theories of interpretation and the theories about interpretation and their implicit corollaries in Chinese Buddhism. It mainly cites the Buddhist commentaries, translations and biographies of eminent Buddhist monks including Zanning, Daoxun and Fayun.