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In this book, the authors explore and reconsider the contemporary significance of the Christ and
the Bodhisattva. The volume includes essays by three eminent Christian theologians, Langdon
Gilkey, Brother David Steindl Rast, and Ann Belford Ulanov, that explore the significance of the
Christ from the perspectives of the Roman Catholic contemplative tradition, modern depth
psychology, and liberal Protestantism. Drawing on information previously unavailable in English,
three distinguished scholars of Buddhism, Robert Thurman, Luis Gomez, and His Holiness the Dalai
Lama investigate the significance of the Bodhisattva in India, East Asia, and Tibet.
A substantive introduction sets the historical background for the Christ in Christianity and the
Bodhisattva in Buddhism. Contributors essays enhance our understanding of current
presuppositions, problems, and prospects for the Buddhist Christian dialogue.
Introduction
In the figures of the Christ and the Bodhisattva, Christianity and Buddhism have developed
powerful symbols of the ideal possibilities of human nature, operating both as liberating and
redemptive forces in the lives of individuals and as sources of inspiration in the quest for a
just and compassionate society. In the history of human culture, few other symbols can rival the
creative influence that the Christ and the Bodhisattva have exercised in the future will be
determined by the ways in which the Christ figure remains alive. The same may be said about
Mahayana Buddhism and the Bodhisattva ideal. In addition, Christian understandings of the Christ
From the jacket
In this book, the authors explore and reconsider the contemporary significance of the Christ and
the Bodhisattva. The volume includes essays by three eminent Christian theologians, Langdon
Gilkey, Brother David Steindl Rast, and Ann Belford Ulanov, that explore the significance of the
Christ from the perspectives of the Roman Catholic contemplative tradition, modern depth
psychology, and liberal Protestantism. Drawing on information previously unavailable in English,
three distinguished scholars of Buddhism, Robert Thurman, Luis Gomez, and His Holiness the Dalai
Lama investigate the significance of the Bodhisattva in India, East Asia, and Tibet.
A substantive introduction sets the historical background for the Christ in Christianity and the
Bodhisattva in Buddhism. Contributors essays enhance our understanding of current
presuppositions, problems, and prospects for the Buddhist Christian dialogue.
Introduction
In the figures of the Christ and the Bodhisattva, Christianity and Buddhism have developed
powerful symbols of the ideal possibilities of human nature, operating both as liberating and
redemptive forces in the lives of individuals and as sources of inspiration in the quest for a
just and compassionate society. In the history of human culture, few other symbols can rival the
creative influence that the Christ and the Bodhisattva have exercised in the future will be
determined by the ways in which the Christ figure remains alive. The same may be said about
Mahayana Buddhism and the Bodhisattva ideal. In addition, Christian understandings of the Christ
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Donald S. Lopez, Jr. is Associate Professor of Religion at Middlebury College.
Steven C. Rockefeller is Professor of Religion and Dean of Middlebury College.
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- PublisherSri Satguru Publications
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 8170303230
- ISBN 13 9788170303237
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages274
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. Contents: Introduction. 1. Perspectives on the Buddhist-Christian dialogue/Malcolm David Eckel. 2. The Buddhist Messiahs: the magnificent deeds of the Boddhisattvas/Robert A.F. Thurman. 3. Who is Jesus Christ for Us today?/Brother David Steindl-Rast. 4. The God you touch/Ann Belford Ulanov. 5. From the extraordinary to the ordinary: images of the Bodhisattva in east Asia/Luis O. Gomez. 6. The meaning of Jesus the Christ/Langdon Gilkey. 7. The Dalai Lama of Tibet/Donald S. Lopez. 8. The practices of Bodhisattvas : his holiness Tenzin Gyatso: the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. 9. Symposium panel on the Christ and the Bodhisattva/Steven C. Rockefeller, Moderator. Epilogue. Bibliography. Index. "In this book, the authors explore and reconsider the contemporary significance of the Christ and the Boddhisattva. The volume includes essays by three eminent Christian theologians, Langdon Gilkey, brother David Steindl-Rast, and Ann Belford Ulanov, that explore the significance of the Christ from the perspectives of the Roman Catholic contemplative tradition, modern depth psychology, and liberal Protestantism. Drawing on information previously unavailable in English, three distinguished scholars of Buddhism, Robert Thurman, Luis Gomez, and his holiness the Dalai Lama investigate the significance of the Bodhisattva in India, East Asia, and Tibet. "A substantive introduction sets the historical background for the Christ in Christianity and the Boddhisattva in Budhhism. Contributor s essays enhance our understanding of current presuppositions, problems, and prospects for the Buddhist Christian dialogue." (jacket). Seller Inventory # 22026A
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