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1 online resource (265 pages) |
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Routledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy ; 6 |
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Routledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy ; 6.
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The Buddha and Religious Diversity -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I A cross-cultural and interreligious interpretation of the typology exclusivism-inclusivism-pluralism -- 1 A new framework -- 1.1 Introducing the framework -- 1.2 A non-essentialist definition of OTMIX -- 1.3 A more precise concept of inclusivism -- 2 Pluralism and degrees of openness -- 2.1 A new intermediate position: pluralistic-inclusivism -- 2.2 A new characterization of generic pluralism -- Part II Exclusivism -- 3 Clarifying the concept of exclusivism -- 3.1 Are we all exclusivists? -- 3.2 Other possible misunderstandings of exclusivism -- 3.3 Is the Buddha an exclusivist for rejecting many doctrines and practices? -- 3.4 Did the Buddha have an exclusivist mindset? -- 4 Is there liberation outside Buddhism? -- 4.1 Are the four foundations of mindfulness the only way to attain liberation? -- 4.2 The exclusivist interpretation of the Buddha -- 4.3 Challenging the exclusivist interpretation of the Buddha -- Part III Inclusivism -- 5 Retrieving the early Buddhist position -- 5.1 Further arguments for a non-exclusivist interpretation of the Buddha -- 5.2 The concept of paccekabuddha and the origins of exclusivism -- 6 Are Buddhists inclusivists or exclusivists with inclusivistic attitudes? -- 6.1 Clarifying the traditional Buddhist approach to religious diversity -- 6.2 Kristin Kiblinger on Buddhist inclusivism -- 6.3 Clarifying the concept of inclusivism and inclusivist-minded Buddhists -- Part IV Pluralistic-inclusivism -- 7 From inclusivism to pluralistic-inclusivism -- 7.1 Clarifying the concept of pluralistic-inclusivism -- 7.2 Other traditions as representations of the Dharma -- 7.3 Was the Buddha omniscient or open to new knowledge about the Dharma? -- 8 Beyond Buddhist inclusivism |
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8.1 Why inclusivism contradicts Buddhist spirituality -- 8.2 One or many ultimate goals? -- 8.3 The multiple ends that the Buddha accepts -- Part V Pluralism -- 9 Was the Buddha a pluralist? -- 9.1 Pluralism as a relativist ideology: Richard Hayes on the Buddha's lack of pluralistic sentiments -- 9.2 Pluralism as a dialogical attitude: would the Buddha accept Diane Eck's concept of pluralism? -- 9.3 Pluralism as a view: why the Buddha cannot be considered a pluralist in this sense -- 10 Applying John Hick's model of pluralism to the Pāli Nikāyas? -- 10.1 Introducing Hick's pluralistic hypothesis -- 10.2 Some similarities and differences between Hick's pluralism and the Buddha's pluralistic-inclusivism -- 10.3 Hick's appropriation of the Buddha's teachings undermines Buddhism -- Part VI Starting a dialogue between the Buddha and other models of religious diversity -- 11 A comparative appraisal of Hick, Heim, and the Buddha -- 11.1 Overview of the three models -- 11.2 Is Mark Heim's model more sensitive to difference? -- 11.3 Is Hick's model explanatorily more powerful? -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Providing a rigorous analysis of Buddhist ways of understanding religious diversity, this book develops a new foundation for cross-cultural understanding of religious diversity in our time. Examining the complexity and uniqueness of Buddha's approach to religious pluralism using four main categories - namely exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralistic-inclusivism and pluralism - the book proposes a cross-cultural and interreligious interpretation of each category, thus avoiding the accusation of intellectual colonialism. The key argument is that, unlike the Buddha, most Buddhist traditions |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Buddhism -- Relations.
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Buddhism -- Doctrines.
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Buddhism
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Buddhism -- Doctrines
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Interfaith relations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135100407 |
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1135100403 |
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9780203072639 |
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0203072634 |
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