Unifying Opposites through Metaphor: A Cognitive Approach to the Buddhist Metaphors for the Mind in the <i>Awakening of Faith</i> Discourse

While metaphors for the human mind have been intensively discussed across multiple disciplines, there remains a gap on how Buddhism deals with the mind metaphorically. This study explores how Mahāyāna Buddhist discourse resorts to embodied and discursive metaphors in describing and explaining the mi...

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Main Author: Byongchang Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/11/345