Published: 2020-12-20

The terms “samsara” and “nirvana” as linguistic means of describing the picture of the world in the philosophical tradition of the Mahayana

Aleksej О. Belâkov

Abstract

The article deals with the fundamental concepts of Buddhism – samsara and nirvana, explains their etymology, and application in the philosophy of Mahayana Buddhism. At the end of the article, the author draws conclusions about the need to differentiate the general and particular applications of these concepts in comparative studies on religion, as well as about the variability and heterogeneity of approaches to the consideration of the Buddhist worldview within the Buddhist traditions.

Keywords:

Buddhism, Mahayana, samsara, nirvana, world view

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Belâkov A. О. (2020). The terms “samsara” and “nirvana” as linguistic means of describing the picture of the world in the philosophical tradition of the Mahayana. Stylistyka, 29, 399–410. https://doi.org/10.25167/Stylistyka29.2020.23

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