◆Speaker：Prof. Kuan-Min Huang
◆Time：Oct 19, 2022. 1:00p.m. – 3:00p.m. (GMT+8)
◆Venue：Classroom N109, Yun-shui Building
◆Organizer：Center For Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University
◆Welcome everyone to join the lecture.
◆Zoom Video Conference:：
Link: https://reurl.cc/W16m1k
Meeting ID: 875 5307 8302
Passcode: 20221019
⊙Abstract: Imagination is never absent from daily life, yet it is inherently ambiguous. Sometimes imagination merely deviates from reality; at other times, it can shift perspectives, expand reality, or even approach ultimate reality. This ambiguity places imagination somewhere between prapañca (conceptual proliferation/idle discourse) and lalitavyūha (playful samadhi).
◆Time：Oct 19, 2022. 1:00p.m. – 3:00p.m. (GMT+8)
◆Venue：Classroom N109, Yun-shui Building
◆Organizer：Center For Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University
◆Welcome everyone to join the lecture.
◆Zoom Video Conference:：
Link: https://reurl.cc/W16m1k
Meeting ID: 875 5307 8302
Passcode: 20221019
⊙Abstract: Imagination is never absent from daily life, yet it is inherently ambiguous. Sometimes imagination merely deviates from reality; at other times, it can shift perspectives, expand reality, or even approach ultimate reality. This ambiguity places imagination somewhere between prapañca (conceptual proliferation/idle discourse) and lalitavyūha (playful samadhi).
Metaphor in linguistic experience acts much like a lever; it enables profound truths to be illuminated through light analogies, semantically connecting many different domains. The ability to skillfully draw analogies is a fundamental requirement of rhetorical competence. Metaphors in language and imagination as a mental faculty possess the regenerative function of guiding interpretation, understanding, and creativity. They are indispensable in philosophy, religion, and art.
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