Buddhism questioning Christianity
Subtitle: lectures, questions, interventions
By: Johannes Bronkhorst [and 4 others] ; Andreas Bsteh (ed.).
Series: Christian faith in the encounter with Buddhism -- volume 1; Christian faith in the encounter with Buddhism -- 1.
Publisher: St Gabriel Publications
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Moedling
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9783852646237
Subjects: Christentum; Buddhismus; Theologie; Religionstheologie; Interfaith relations; Relations; Christianity; Buddhism; Spiritualität; Philosophie; Christianity and other religions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The figure of the Buddha : in Buddhist tradition and in the light of historical research / Tilmann Vetter; title: The teaching of the Buddha : middle path, eightfold path, four noble truths / Tilmann Vetter; title: Equanimity and compassion : on the spirituality and aim of liberation in early Buddhism / Lambert Schmithausen; title: On the genesis of Buddhism in its historical context : proprium and definition vis-à-vis Hindu traditions and Jainism / Johannes Bronkhorst; title: Buddhism : religion or philosophy? and on the Buddha-nature / Ernst Steinkellner; title: Man in Buddhism / Ernst Steinkellner; title: Mahāyāna-Buddhism (beginnings, nature) / Tilmann Vetter; title: Compassion and emptiness : on the spirituality and salvific goal of the Mahāyāna / Lambert Schmithausen; title: Buddhism and tantra / Max Nihom.