"Perception":as a Buddhist Concept
CHEN JIAN
Abstract:The Chinese culture ,from the"head of classics"The Book of Changes to the Sinicized Bud-dhism ,is built on perception instead of "listening".As far as Buddhism is concerned ,Goddess Guanyin in the incarnation of "perception",while the Goddess of Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes symbolizes vari-ous kinds of "perception"in Buddhism .In spite of the diverse ways of "perception"in Buddhism ,it can al-ways fall upon"perceiving the heart",as promoted by the Tiantai sect .
Keywords:perceptionBuddhismGoddess Guanyinperceiving the heart
Publication Date:2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:7( 30-36 )