Discussion of the relationship to nature and technology in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism

The status of the human person in the cosmos is assessed differently in the various religions. In the Western religions, the human person is regarded as the “crown of creation.” In the Eastern religions, with the concept of rebirth, humans does not stand at the center of the cosmos. Nevertheless, th...

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Main Author: Hermanni, Friedrich 1958- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Kluwer 2001
In: A discourse of the world religions ; 3: Nature and technology in the world religions
Year: 2001, Pages: 121-124
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:The status of the human person in the cosmos is assessed differently in the various religions. In the Western religions, the human person is regarded as the “crown of creation.” In the Eastern religions, with the concept of rebirth, humans does not stand at the center of the cosmos. Nevertheless, there does seem to be a rank-ordering of living beings, since there can be either ascent or descent through karma. (Albrecht)
ISBN:1402001886
Contains:Enthalten in: A discourse of the world religions ; 3: Nature and technology in the world religions