The Role of the Treatise on Awakening Mah�y�na Faith in the Development of Xiong Shili's Ti-yong Metaphysics

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    Abstract

    Xiong Shili's 熊十力 (1885-1968) metaphysics, or onto-cosmology, is centred on the concepts of Reality (ti 體) and Function (yong 用) - a key conceptual polarity in traditional Chinese philosophy. This chapter examines how the sixth-century Sinitic Buddhist text, Dasheng qixin lun 大乘起信論 (Treatise on Awakening Mahāyāna Faith), shaped Xiong's thinking in the formative process of his ti-yong philosophical system. It argues that Xiong built his philosophical system largely on the treatise’s model of "one mind, two gateways" (yixin ermen 一心二門). This clarification enables us to gain a clearer understanding of Xiong's ti-yong metaphysics.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe Awakening of Faith and New Confucian Philosophy
    Editors John Makeham
    Place of PublicationBoston
    PublisherBrill
    Pages132-171
    Edition1st
    ISBN (Print)9789004471238
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021

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