Buddhist responses to religious diversity : Theravāda and Tibetan perspectives / edited by Douglas Duckworth, Abraham Vélez de Cea and Elizabeth J. Harris.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duckworth, Douglas S., 1971- editor.

Vélez de Cea, J. Abraham, editor.

Harris, Elizabeth J. (Elizabeth June), 1950- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--Relations.

Buddhism.

Relations.

Cultural pluralism.

Interfaith relations.

Physical Description:

viii, 237 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2020.

Summary:

"This volume discusses contemporary Buddhist responses to religious diversity from Theravādin and Tibetan Buddhist perspectives. Buddhist attitudes toward other religious traditions (and its own) are unquestionably diverse, and have undergone changes throughout historical eras and geographic spaces, as Buddhists, and traditions Buddhists have encountered, continue to change (after all, all conditioned things are impermanent). The present time is a particularly dynamic moment to take stock of Buddhist attitudes toward religious others, as Buddhist identities are being renegotiated in unprecedented ways in our increasingly globalized age. Is it true that Buddhists are tolerant of other religions? To what extent are Buddhists tolerant? Is nirvana held to be attainable through Buddhism alone? If so, through which Buddhist tradition? This volume approaches these questions and others from perspectives representing Theravādin and Tibetan traditions of Buddhism. The chapters herein bring together a spectrum of views that are not often found side-by-side in a single volume or in a meaningful dialogue with each other, needless to mention with other religions. This volume seeks to remedy this situation, and break new ground to enable further dialogue, understanding, and constructive encounters across Buddhist traditions and between other religious traditions and Buddhists"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Buddha and the Diversity of Spiritual Paths / Elizabeth J. Harris / Abraham Velez de Cea / Douglas Duckworth

2. Was the Buddha an Exclusivist? / Bhikkhu Bodhi

3. Paths of Liberation? Theravada Buddhist Attitudes to Religious Diversity / Abraham Velez de Cea

4. Openness towards the Religious Other in Buddhism / Perry Schimidt-Leukel

5. Buddhism and the Religious Other: Twenty-First Century Dambulla and the Presence of Buddhist Exclusivism in Sri Lanka / Carola Roloff

6. The Contemporary Tibetan Buddhism Rime Response to Religious Diversity / Elizabeth J. Harris

7. How Nonsectarian is "Nonsectarian"?: Jorge Ferrer's Pluralist Alternative to Tibetan Buddhist Inclusivism / Rachel Pang

8. Buddhism and Beyond: The Question of Pluralism / Douglas Duckworth

9. The Dalai Lama and Religious Diversity / Douglas Duckworth

10. Thoughts on Why, How and What Buddhists Can Learn from Christian Theologians / Abraham Velez de Cea

11. Suffering and its Relief: A Buddhist Approach to Religious Pluralism / John Makransky

12. Religious Diversity and Dialogue: A Buddhist Perspective / Christopher Ives

13. Finding the Right Questions about Religious Diversity: What Buddhists Could Contribute to Discussions of Religious Diversity / Asanga Tilakaratne.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Buddhist responses to religious diversity

ISBN:

9781781799048

1781799040

9781781799055

1781799059

OCLC:

1112135027

Publisher Number:

99986280390