A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy by Steven M. Emmanuel

Author:Steven M. Emmanuel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2013-02-24T16:00:00+00:00

In contrast to various sorts of critics, defenders who argue that Zen masters do in fact make sense beyond the dichotomy of sense and nonsense show that the school’s rhetoric derives in part from a variety of East Asian literary games, which have the effect of making discourse seem mysterious, or even pointless, as uninitiated readers grasp in vain to discern unidentified resonances. Typical techniques include:

1 the extensive use of allusions, which create a feeling of disconnection with the main theme;

2 indirect references, such as tilting a poem with one topic and composing a verse that seems on the surface to be totally unrelated;

3 inventive wordplay based on the fact that kanji are homophonic and convey multiple, often complementary or contradictory meanings;

4 linking the verses in a sustained string based on hidden points of connection or continuity, such as seasonal imagery or references to myths and legends.

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