The Apparent Image: The Phenomenon, the Void, the Invisible

A unique theme connects issues of spatiality, cognition of form, phenomenology of perception, and contemplative practice. In this genealogical investigation into the origins of Buddhist meditation, through comparative reading of Indian texts, philosophical themes, and psychological problems, the author provides a visual approach to the problem of image and emptiness, gathering within a single text that aims to anthropologically investigate Buddhist meditation, some fundamental questions regarding the problem of consciousness.