Dōgen and mitate

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_305
dc.contributor.author	Tollini Aldo
dc.title	Dōgen and mitate
dc.type	Capitolo
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	In the beginning I will introduce the concept of mitate, which is a rhetoric device very similar to a metaphor largely used in Japanese literature in order to hint at something outside a text. After having explained its structure and function, I will examine how it was employed in the field of Buddhism and, especially, in the Zen sect. Then, I will focus on on the Sōtō Zen master Dōgen (1200-1253) and his major work Shōbōgenzō in which we can find examples of mitate used to teach the Buddhist doctrine. However, Dōgen has a particular approach to mitate, which I call ‘de-constructive’ because he uses mitate to invalidate its function overturning its structure. This is a very original approach and an efficient strategy in order to transmit the ultimate truth taught in Zen. In this paper, I will present and analyse a few examples.
dc.relation.ispartof	Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2017-05-25
dc.dateAccepted	2016-12-11
dc.dateSubmitted	2016-04-14
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-153-9/dogen-and-mitate/
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/6969-152-2/CFJS-5-2
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8976
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9395
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-153-9
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-152-2
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Deconstruction
dc.subject	Deconstruction
dc.subject	Dōgen
dc.subject	Dōgen
dc.subject	Japanese Buddhism
dc.subject	Japanese Buddhism
dc.subject	Metaphor
dc.subject	Metaphor
dc.subject	Mitate
dc.subject	Mitate

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Dōgen and mitate

Aldo Tollini Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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In the beginning I will introduce the concept of mitate, which is a rhetoric device very similar to a metaphor largely used in Japanese literature in order to hint at something outside a text. After having explained its structure and function, I will examine how it was employed in the field of Buddhism and, especially, in the Zen sect. Then, I will focus on on the Sōtō Zen master Dōgen (1200-1253) and his major work Shōbōgenzō in which we can find examples of mitate used to teach the Buddhist doctrine. However, Dōgen has a particular approach to mitate, which I call ‘de-constructive’ because he uses mitate to invalidate its function overturning its structure. This is a very original approach and an efficient strategy in order to transmit the ultimate truth taught in Zen. In this paper, I will present and analyse a few examples.

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11 Dicembre 2016

Presentato

14 Aprile 2016

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978-88-6969-153-9

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978-88-6969-152-2

Keywords: Dōgen • Deconstruction • Mitate • Metaphor • Japanese Buddhism

permalink: http://doi.org/10.14277/6969-152-2/CFJS-5-2

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