Buddhist Attitudes to Other Religions

Schmidt-Leukel, Perry [Hrsg.]:
Buddhist attitudes to other religions / ed. by Perry Schmidt-Leukel. - St. Ottilien : EOS, 2008. - 299 S. : Ill.
ISBN 978-3-8306-7351-4 / 3-8306-7351-5
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Beschreibung
In a world in which the religious ‘other’ has been both globalized and localized, we are tending towards a situation in which all religious traditions are aware of all others and to this extent are in some kind of communication with one another. Even if the relationship is one of proselytism, rejection, conflict or enmity, it is still a relationship, and this involves a reaction to or interaction with the other. Many adherents of one faith have now practical dealings with people of other religions, thus inevitably facing questions of meaning and belonging. Buddhists are no exception to this, even if Buddhism manifests both, a distinctive selfsufficiency and an ability to tolerate difference.
   Does the Buddhist tradition provide any resources for going beyond the traditional exclusivistic and inclusivistic options? Can there be something like a Buddhist pluralism, that is, the recognition of another religious path as being different but nevertheless equally liberative, equally salvific? Whether Buddhist pluralism is a genuine option is something that the contemporary inner-Buddhist debate has to figure out. But it is far from evident that Buddhism is a sort of naturally pluralistic religion. As far as its traditional discourse is concerned it seems to have been, by and large, as exclusivistic or inclusivistic in its soteriological claims as any other of the major religious traditions. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
Acknowledgements
John D 'Arcy May / Perry Schmidt-Leukel: Introduction: Buddhism and its 'Others'. 7
I. BUDDHIST 'THEOLOGIES OF RELIGIONS'
1. Kristin Beise Kiblinger: Buddhist Stances Towards Others: Types, Examples, Considerations. 24
2. John Makransky: Buddhist Inclusivism: Reflections Toward a Contemporary Buddhist Theology of Religions. 47
3. Kenneth Tanaka: Buddhist Pluralism: Can Buddhism Accept Other Religions as Equal Ways? 69
4. Paul Knitter: Buddhist and Christian Attitudes to Other Religions: A Comparison. 85
II. BUDDHIST RELATIONS TO THE RELIGIOUS OTHER
5. Peter Harvey: Between Controversy and Ecumenism: Intra-Buddhist Relationships. 114
6. Perry Schmidt-Leukel: Buddhist-Hindu Relations. 143
7. Joachim Gentz: Buddhism and Chinese Religions. 172
8. Alexander Benin: Buddhist-Muslim Doctrinal Relations: Past, Present and Future. 212
9. Andreas Grünschloß: Buddhist-Christian Relations. 237
10. Nathan Katz: Buddhist-Jewish Relations. 269
Contributors. 294

Herausgeber
PERRY SCHMIDT-LEUKEL, Professor of Systematic Theology and Religious Studies, Chair of World Religions for Peace, University of Glasgow. Faculty profile.

Quellen: EOS Klosterverlag St. Ottilien; Deutsche Nationalbibliothek; Amazon (Deutschland); WorldCat.
Schlagwörter: Buddhismus; Christentum; Interreligiöse Beziehung; Kongress: Salzburg <2007>

Rückschau
Von dem Herausgeber Perry Schmidt-Leukel haben wir in Indologica bereits die folgenden Werke erfaßt:
1. [23.03.2006] Schmidt-Leukel: Buddhism, Christianity, and the question of creation
2. [30.06.2007] Schmidt-Leukel: Understanding Buddhism