The central question of this paper is what kind view Dōgen had about Mazu. At first glance, may seem completely irrelevant to the theme issue. In fact, however, Dōgen’s points a subtle relationship between Buddhism and Hinduism in an interesting way. seems regard Mazu as ambiguous figure, standing on borderline Hinduism. However, intention was save keep him side Buddhism. So how can be saved? T...

Abdul Qadir Jurjânî, with his two famous books, is the most important scholar of Islamic rhetoric. He is the founder of rhetoric in the Muslim world. One of Jurjânî’s most prominent accomplishments is his comprehensive classification of metaphors. First of all, Jurjânî distinguishes between non-expressive and expressive metaphors, and then presents subclasses for expressive, or “useful”, metaph...