Zen words of the unsayable: An inquiry into Dōgen Zenji’s apophatic terminology

Asian Philosophy 30 (3):195-213 (2020)
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This essay argues that a vital aspect of Dōgen Zenji’s religious discourse is deeply rooted in his words of the unsayable; that is—his apophatic articulations of the dynamic dialectics...

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Mystical Languages of Unsaying.Ronald L. Nettler & Michael A. Sells - 1995 - Journal of the American Oriental Society 115 (3):484.
Dogen's Manuals of Zen Meditation.Carl Bielefeldt - 1992 - Philosophy East and West 42 (3):538-542.

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