“From Metaphor to Metaphysics. The Triad of Metaphor,Meaning, and Sign in Bön Dzogchen Philosophy.”

A comparative analysis of Bön Dzogchen and Westernmetaphysics that reveals shared concerns regarding the limits of conceptual thought and the role ofnon-discursive insight. Both traditions illustrate how metaphors move beyond their explanatoryrole to become cognitive tools for realisation, mediating access to the absolute nature of reality.This conceptual structure establishes a bridge between theoretical representation and directexperience, embodying a philosophical tension also found in Western reflections on metaphorand metaphysics. By drawing a parallel between the Bön tradition and Blumenberg’s analysis of Western thought, this paper explores a shared conceptual trajectory in which metaphor evolvesinto metaphysics, and light becomes an active agent for the realisation of absolute reality.