Toward a contemporary understanding of pure land buddhism

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Explores the potential significance of Japanese Pure Land Buddhist Thought in the contemporary world, and provides a new model of interreligious dialogue as Buddhist thinkers engage with Christian theologians concerned with the present-day significance of their own tradition.



2000CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title

Toward a Contemporary Understanding of Pure Land Buddhism offers proposals for creatively reinterpreting the Pure Land path. Japanese Pure Land thought brought about a major development in Buddhist tradition by evolving a path to enlightenment that is pursued while carrying on life in society. It is rooted in the Mahayana ideal of compassion and in the bodhisattva, or being of wisdom, who vows to ferry all living things to the other shore of awakening.

In this book, three Buddhist scholars utilize hermeneutic thought, process theology, and the mandala contemplation of Buddhism to address issues of modernity and religious values in the world today. In addition, the work proceeds to offer a new model of interreligious dialogue. Gordon D. Kaufman and John B. Cobb, Jr. reflect critically on the Buddhist proposals, drawing on their long experience as religious philosophers facing questions concerning the contemporary applicability of Christian thought.

Contributors include John B. Cobb, Jr., Dennis Hirota, Gordon D. Kaufman, Musashi Tachikawa, and John S. Yokota.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 31 maart 2000

Aantal pagina's: 257

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdredacteur: Dennis Hirota

Hoofduitgeverij: State University Of New York Press

Originele titel: Toward a Contemporary Understanding of Pure Land Buddhism

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 152 mm

Product hoogte: 25 mm

Product lengte: 229 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 146 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 13 mm

Verpakking lengte: 229 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 363 g

EAN: 9780791445303

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