Jan 4, 2015 08:58
9 yrs ago
Japanese term
United States
見聞覚知
Japanese to English
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or Philosophy, or Psychology... anyway, Buddhism
Happy New Year!
I've been translating this as "sense perception," but the author of this book suggested "perception and cognition" as the translation. Because it's used repeatedly, in the text, it feels kind of cumbersome. Any other suggestions would be great.
日常で赤信号に気づく主体と良道さんがいったのは禅なんかでは、見聞覚知の主体と言うんだけど、つまり、見たり聞いたり、ほかのいろんなことを知ったりする主体は、たとえば呼吸の瞑想でその息に気づいている主体ではないということね。
Thank you in advance for your ideas.
Chris
I've been translating this as "sense perception," but the author of this book suggested "perception and cognition" as the translation. Because it's used repeatedly, in the text, it feels kind of cumbersome. Any other suggestions would be great.
日常で赤信号に気づく主体と良道さんがいったのは禅なんかでは、見聞覚知の主体と言うんだけど、つまり、見たり聞いたり、ほかのいろんなことを知ったりする主体は、たとえば呼吸の瞑想でその息に気づいている主体ではないということね。
Thank you in advance for your ideas.
Chris
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | six human faculties |
Kendriya .
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| 3 +1 | perception through the six senses |
cinefil
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| 3 | awareness |
David Gibney
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References
| six consciousness |
hirotan
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Proposed translations
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Kendriya .
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six human faculties
Happy New Year!:)
I don't know how about the other parts of the text, but in the example given, I think we should think about 見聞覚知 in combination with 主体. I therefore suggest "the self that experiences(senses) and knows (sees/gains insight into) the reality", having in mind that 覚知 is somewhat akin to Zen Buddhist "satori". This self should be distinguished from the one that is focused on breathing during meditation, as the end of the example suggests.
Also, I agree with the author of the text on distinguishing perception from cognition since cognition is not a sense. Hence, if we translate 見聞覚知 independently from 主体 , I guess "six human faculties" (sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste; and congnition) may do the job.
I hope these suggestions will help.
Cheers:)
I don't know how about the other parts of the text, but in the example given, I think we should think about 見聞覚知 in combination with 主体. I therefore suggest "the self that experiences(senses) and knows (sees/gains insight into) the reality", having in mind that 覚知 is somewhat akin to Zen Buddhist "satori". This self should be distinguished from the one that is focused on breathing during meditation, as the end of the example suggests.
Also, I agree with the author of the text on distinguishing perception from cognition since cognition is not a sense. Hence, if we translate 見聞覚知 independently from 主体 , I guess "six human faculties" (sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste; and congnition) may do the job.
I hope these suggestions will help.
Cheers:)
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perception through the six senses
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David Gibney
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awareness
I think "awareness" is frequently used in this context and might fit.
Reference comments
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Reference:
six consciousness
Six vijñānas
As described above, in reference to the "All" (sabba), the Sutta Pitaka identifies six vijñānas related to the six sense bases:
Eye consciousness
Ear consciousness
Nose consciousness
Tongue consciousness
Body consciousness
Mind consciousness describe the consciousness of "ideas" - Buddhism describes not five but six perceptions.
As described above, in reference to the "All" (sabba), the Sutta Pitaka identifies six vijñānas related to the six sense bases:
Eye consciousness
Ear consciousness
Nose consciousness
Tongue consciousness
Body consciousness
Mind consciousness describe the consciousness of "ideas" - Buddhism describes not five but six perceptions.
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