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ŚūnyatÄ and Différance: NÄgÄrjuna’s Middle Way, Derrida’s Deconstruction, and their Contemporary Resonances
Authors
Dr. Sudarsan Dash , Dr. Jayanti P. Sahoo
Keywords
MÄdhyamika, MÄdhyamika-Å›Ästra, MahÄyÄna Buddhism, MÅ«lamadhyamakakÄrikÄ, NÄgÄrjuna, CandrakÄ«rti, DignÄga, NirvÄṇa, PrajñÄpÄramitÄ-sÅ«tras, PrasannapadÄ, ŚūnyatÄ, SvabhÄva, Svalaksana, ŚūnyavÄda, PratÄ«tyasamutpÄda, Parasparapeksa Sidhih, Dharmas, Apoha-vada, Derrida, Deconstruction, Différance, Non-essentialism, Logocentrism, Double Séance, Tetrapharmakon, Trace, Binary Oppositions
Abstract
This paper offers a comparative philosophical study of NÄgÄrjuna, the second-century Buddhist thinker and founder of the MÄdhyamika school, and Jacques Derrida, the twentieth-century French philosopher who developed the method of deconstruction. Both philosophers interrogate the foundations of essentialist thinking: NÄgÄrjuna through his doctrine of ŚūnyatÄ and PratÄ«tyasamutpÄda (dependent origination), and Derrida through his critique of logocentrism and his concept of différance. By analysing their shared strategies of dismantling fixed categories, their rejection of intrinsic essences, and their insistence on the instability of meaning, the paper argues that NÄgÄrjuna and Derrida converge as non-essentialist thinkers, albeit working within different philosophical horizons. It also highlights their differences, particularly in the ethical and soteriological dimensions of NÄgÄrjuna’s thought vis-à -vis Derrida’s focus on textuality and undecidability. The comparative exploration shows the promise of cross-cultural philosophy in understanding deconstruction not merely as a Western phenomenon but as a global mode of thinking that destabilizes all claims to foundational certainty.
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Dash, S., & Sahoo, J. P. (2023). ŚūnyatÄ and Différance: NÄgÄrjuna’s Middle Way, Derrida’s Deconstruction, and their Contemporary Resonances. International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts, 11(1), f104-f114. https://ijcrt.org/viewpaperforall.php?paper=IJCRT2301631
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Dash, Sudarsan, and Jayanti P. Sahoo. "ŚūnyatÄ and Différance: NÄgÄrjuna’s Middle Way, Derrida’s Deconstruction, and their Contemporary Resonances." International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts, vol. 11, no. 1, 2023, pp. f104-f114, https://ijcrt.org/viewpaperforall.php?paper=IJCRT2301631.
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Dash, Sudarsan, and Jayanti P. Sahoo. "ŚūnyatÄ and Différance: NÄgÄrjuna’s Middle Way, Derrida’s Deconstruction, and their Contemporary Resonances." International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts 11, no. 1 (2023): f104-f114. https://ijcrt.org/viewpaperforall.php?paper=IJCRT2301631.
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Dash, S. and Sahoo, J.P. (2023) 'ŚūnyatÄ and Différance: NÄgÄrjuna’s Middle Way, Derrida’s Deconstruction, and their Contemporary Resonances', International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts, 11(1), pp. f104-f114. Available at: https://ijcrt.org/viewpaperforall.php?paper=IJCRT2301631
IEEE — numbered reference
S. Dash and J. P. Sahoo, "ŚūnyatÄ and Différance: NÄgÄrjuna’s Middle Way, Derrida’s Deconstruction, and their Contemporary Resonances," IJCRT, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. f104-f114, Jan. 2023.
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Dash S, Sahoo JP. ŚūnyatÄ and Différance: NÄgÄrjuna’s Middle Way, Derrida’s Deconstruction, and their Contemporary Resonances. IJCRT. 2023 Jan;11(1):f104-f114.
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Dash S, Sahoo JP. ŚūnyatÄ and Différance: NÄgÄrjuna’s Middle Way, Derrida’s Deconstruction, and their Contemporary Resonances. IJCRT. 2023;11(1):f104-f114. Accessed at https://ijcrt.org/viewpaperforall.php?paper=IJCRT2301631
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@article{IJCRT2301631,
author = {Sudarsan Dash and Jayanti P. Sahoo},
title = {ŚūnyatÄ and Différance: NÄgÄrjuna’s Middle Way, Derrida’s Deconstruction, and their Contemporary Resonances},
journal = {International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts},
volume = {11},
number = {1},
pages = {f104-f114},
year = {2023},
month = {January},
issn = {2320-2882},
url = {https://ijcrt.org/viewpaperforall.php?paper=IJCRT2301631}
}
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