Tibetan Buddhism and Mystical Experience by Yaroslav Komarovski (English) Paperb

Description: Tibetan Buddhism and Mystical Experience by Yaroslav Komarovski Tibetan Buddhism and Mystical Experiences connects the Tibetan Buddhist polemics about the realization of ultimate reality with contemporary debates regarding mystical experience, arguing that realization of reality as understood by Tibetan thinkers both resembles the category of unmediated mystical experience and simultaneously challenges and suggests rethinking the very meaning of that category. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this book, Yaroslav Komarovski argues that the Tibetan Buddhist interpretations of the realization of ultimate reality both contribute to and challenge contemporary interpretations of unmediated mystical experience. The model used by the majority of Tibetan Buddhist thinkers states that the realization of ultimate reality, while unmediated during its actual occurrence, is necessarily filtered and mediated by the conditioning contemplative processes leading to it,and Komarovski argues that therefore, in order to understand this mystical experience, one must focus on these processes, rather than on the experience itself. Komarovski alsoprovides an in-depth comparison of seminal Tibetan Geluk thinker Tsongkhapa and his major Sakya critic Gorampas accounts of the realization of ultimate reality, demonstrating that the differences between these two interpretations lie primarily in their conflicting descriptions of the compatible conditioning processes that lead to this realization. Komarovski maintains that Tsongkhapa and Gorampas views are virtually irreconcilable, but demonstrates that the differing processes outlined bythese two thinkers are equally effective in terms of actually attaining the realization of ultimate reality. Tibetan Buddhism and Mystical Experience speaks to the plurality of mystical experience,perhaps even suggesting that the diversity of mystical experience is one of its primary features. Author Biography Yaroslav Komarovski is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsChapter One: The Mystical PanoramaSetting the StageWhat does Tibetan Buddhism have to do with mysticism and experience?Glancing at the issue of (un)mediated mystical experienceChapter Two: The Mind DimensionMind modelsConceptuality and direct perceptionThe problem with pure consciousnessChapter Three: The Path DimensionPath modelsMediations: whither and whenNegations and deconstructionsChapter Four: Mystical ComplexitiesA few words about ineffabilityMystical experiences and polemicsMystical commonalitiesChapter Five: Contesting the Ultimate ExperienceThe Geluk positionThe Sakya positionContemplating differences differentlyConclusion and Final RemarksNotesBibliographyIndex Review "Riveting, informed and adventurous, Yaroslav Komarovskis reflections on mystical practice and polemic in Tibet makes a distinctive and important contribution to the study of Tibetan mysticism as well as mysticism across cultures. Drawing on contemplative and philosophical texts, he brings classical Tibetan voices right into contemporary Western debates on mysticism, especially regarding the possibility of unmediated experience. Never reductive, alwaysrigorous and dynamically engaged, this book offers genuinely new insights for Buddhists, Buddhist scholars, and researchers on the cross-cultural dynamics within and between religious-mystical trajectories."--Anne Carolyn Klein, Rice University and Dawn Mountain, Translator/Compiler of Strand of Jewels: My Teachers Essential Guidance on Dzogchen by Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche"It is hard to write about mystical experience. One must talk about the ineffable and confront a complex debate regarding the possibility of doing so. It is also hard to write about Tibetan literature on non-conceptual experience and direct realization. It requires sophisticated philological skills and mastery of a difficult literature. Komarovski succeeds admirably in these tasks, explaining Tibetan debates regarding unmediated experience with great clarity,in conversation with contemporary theory." --Jay L Garfield, Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professor of Humanities, Yale-NUS College"Komarovskis treatment of the Tibetan Buddhist materials is methodical and intelligent, his presentation of scholarship on the Geluk and Sakya schools enhanced by an exceptionally clear prose style. "-- L. Harrington, CHOICE"This book triumphs in bringing Tibetan Buddhism s rigorous attention on the ineffable to the wider study of mystical experience. It is a must-read for anyone interested in mysticism in general, not to mention scholars and students of Tibetan Buddhism." --Religious Studies Review Promotional Argues that the Tibetan Buddhist interpretation of the realization of ultimate reality both resembles and challenges contemporary interpretations of unmediated mystical experience. Long Description In this book, Yaroslav Komarovski argues that the Tibetan Buddhist interpretations of the realization of ultimate reality both contribute to and challenge contemporary interpretations of unmediated mystical experience. The model used by the majority of Tibetan Buddhist thinkers states that the realization of ultimate reality, while unmediated during its actual occurrence, is necessarily filtered and mediated by the conditioning contemplative processes leading to it,and Komarovski argues that therefore, in order to understand this mystical experience, one must focus on these processes, rather than on the experience itself. Komarovski alsoprovides an in-depth comparison of seminal Tibetan Geluk thinker Tsongkhapa and his major Sakya critic Gorampas accounts of the realization of ultimate reality, demonstrating that the differences between these two interpretations lie primarily in their conflicting descriptions of the compatible conditioning processes that lead to this realization. Komarovski maintains that Tsongkhapa and Gorampas views are virtually irreconcilable, but demonstrates that the differing processes outlined bythese two thinkers are equally effective in terms of actually attaining the realization of ultimate reality. Tibetan Buddhism and Mystical Experience speaks to the plurality of mystical experience,perhaps even suggesting that the diversity of mystical experience is one of its primary features. Review Text "It is hard to write about mystical experience. One must talk about the ineffable and confront a complex debate regarding the possibility of doing so. It is also hard to write about Tibetan literature on non-conceptual experience and direct realization. It requires sophisticated philological skills and mastery of a difficult literature. Komarovski succeeds admirably in these tasks, explaining Tibetan debates regarding unmediated experience with great clarity,in conversation with contemporary theory." --Jay L Garfield, Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professor of Humanities, Yale-NUS College"Komarovskis treatment of the Tibetan Buddhist materials is methodical and intelligent, his presentation of scholarship on the Geluk and Sakya schools enhanced by an exceptionally clear prose style. "-- L. Harrington, CHOICE Review Quote "Riveting, informed and adventurous, Yaroslav Komarovskis reflections on mystical practice and polemic in Tibet makes a distinctive and important contribution to the study of Tibetan mysticism as well as mysticism across cultures. Drawing on contemplative and philosophical texts, he brings classical Tibetan voices right into contemporary Western debates on mysticism, especially regarding the possibility of unmediated experience. Never reductive, always rigorous and dynamically engaged, this book offers genuinely new insights for Buddhists, Buddhist scholars, and researchers on the cross-cultural dynamics within and between religious-mystical trajectories." --Anne Carolyn Klein, Rice University and Dawn Mountain, Translator/Compiler of Strand of Jewels: My Teachers Essential Guidance on Dzogchen by Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche "It is hard to write about mystical experience. One must talk about the ineffable and confront a complex debate regarding the possibility of doing so. It is also hard to write about Tibetan literature on non-conceptual experience and direct realization. It requires sophisticated philological skills and mastery of a difficult literature. Komarovski succeeds admirably in these tasks, explaining Tibetan debates regarding unmediated experience with great clarity, in conversation with contemporary theory." --Jay L Garfield, Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professor of Humanities, Yale-NUS College "Komarovskis treatment of the Tibetan Buddhist materials is methodical and intelligent, his presentation of scholarship on the Geluk and Sakya schools enhanced by an exceptionally clear prose style. "-- L. Harrington, CHOICE "This book triumphs in bringing Tibetan Buddhism s rigorous attention on the ineffable to the wider study of mystical experience. It is a must-read for anyone interested in mysticism in general, not to mention scholars and students of Tibetan Buddhism." --Religious Studies Review Feature Regularly attends conferences of: American Academy of ReligionInternational Association of Buddhist StudiesInternational Association of Tibetan StudiesSelling point: Takes readers beyond the Eurocentric interpretive models of unmediated mystical experienceSelling point: Argues that the interpretations of rival thinkers Tsongkhapa and Gorampa are conflicting but equally effective, whereas previous scholarship has treated the two interpretations as being mutually exclusive Details ISBN0190244909 Author Yaroslav Komarovski Short Title TIBETAN BUDDHISM & MYSTICAL EX Language English ISBN-10 0190244909 ISBN-13 9780190244903 Media Book Format Paperback Pages 304 Year 2015 Illustrations black & white illustrations Position Associate Professor of Classics and Religious Studies Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Affiliation Associate Professor of Classics and Religious Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Publication Date 2015-07-16 UK Release Date 2015-07-16 AU Release Date 2015-07-16 NZ Release Date 2015-07-16 US Release Date 2015-07-16 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Alternative 9780190244958 DEWEY 294.3923 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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