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Twelve Examples of Illusion
Author(s): Jan Westerhoff (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: September 30, 2010
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 199 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780195387353
- ISBN-13: 9780195387353
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
--Jay L. Garfield, author of
Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika"Jan Westerhoff creatively juxtaposes an important Buddhist study of illusion with fascinating modern researches on illusory experiences, using the latter to illuminate the former. The result is a revealing account of the pervasiveness of illusion in our cognitive experience and the very structure of our cognitive apparatus. It brings to life the Buddhist discussion of illusion, making it relevant to our everyday experience instead of being high-minded intellectual exercises only."
--Tao Jiang, author of Contexts and Dialogue: Yogacara Buddhism and Modern Psychology on the Subliminal Mind
"The twelve similes for the illusory nature of this world are very profound, and Westerhoff does them wonderful justice in this excellent book."
--Robert Thurman, Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Buddhist Studies, Columbia University
Review
Review
--Jay L. Garfield, author of
Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika"Jan Westerhoff creatively juxtaposes an important Buddhist study of illusion with fascinating modern researches on illusory experiences, using the latter to illuminate the former. The result is a revealing account of the pervasiveness of illusion in our cognitive experience and the very structure of our cognitive apparatus. It brings to life the Buddhist discussion of illusion, making it relevant to our everyday experience instead of being high-minded intellectual exercises only."
--Tao Jiang, author of Contexts and Dialogue: Yogacara Buddhism and Modern Psychology on the Subliminal Mind
"The twelve similes for the illusory nature of this world are very profound, and Westerhoff does them wonderful justice in this excellent book."
--Robert Thurman, Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Buddhist Studies, Columbia University
