The good heart : a Buddhist perspective on the teachings of Jesus / His Holiness the Dalai Lama ; introduction and Christian context by Laurence Freeman ; translatated from the Tibetan and annotated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa ; edited and with a preface by Robert Kiely.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-

Contributor:

Kiely, Robert, 1931-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Buddhist interpretations.

Jesus Christ.

Buddhist interpretations of sacred works.

Buddhist interpretations of Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ--Teachings.

Teachings.

Christianity and other religions--Buddhism.

Christianity and other religions.

Buddhism.

Buddhism--Relations--Christianity.

Relations.

Christianity.

Physical Description:

xiv, 207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Wisdom Publications, [1996]

Summary:

For the tenth annual John Main Seminar, the World Community for Christian Meditation brought Christians and Buddhists together to experience enlightened dialogue between religions conducted with respect, reverence, and the joy of friendship. From this remarkable event comes an historic first in publishing: The Good Heart. In this unprecedented book, one of the world's most beloved spiritual teachers, the Dalai Lama, comments on well-known passages from each of the four Christian Gospels, providing a unique reading of these familiar source of faith. Offering his Buddhist perspective on the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, the parable of the mustard seed, the Resurrection, and other selections, the Dalai Lama finds many similarities between Christian and Buddhist teachings, as well as an extraordinary correspondence between the narratives and lives of Jesus and the Buddha.

ISBN:

0861711149

OCLC:

34906128