Open AccessBuddhisme og Singhalesisk folkereligion
Author(s) -
Jørgen Østergaard Andersen
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1904-8181
pISSN - 0108-1993
DOI - 10.7146/rt.v0i6.5517
Subject(s) - gautama buddha , buddhism , buddhist philosophy , illusion , epistemology , philosophy , causality (physics) , structuring , order (exchange) , psychology , aesthetics , cognitive psychology , theology , law , physics , finance , quantum mechanics , economics , political science
The symbolic relationship between the monk (bikkhu) and the lay Singhalese (dāyaka) is analysed and discussed as complementary ways of perceiving the image of Buddha and the Truth taught by Buddha. Buddhist philosophy concerning ‘time’, ‘being’ and ‘causality’ is discussed in order to analyse the complementary relationship between ‘truth’ and ‘illusion’ and between ‘wisdom’ and ‘belief’ which are seen as ways of expressing the relationship between Theravada-Buddhism and popular Singhalese Buddhism. Jacques Lacan’s distinction between ‘l’œil’ and ‘regard’ is introduced in order to fertilize the discussion of the way monks are structuring the conceptual space, which is thought to be a substantial reality by the lay Singhalese.