"Spiritual Interaction," Not "Interfaith Dialogue": A Buddhistic Contribution
Does the commonly used term "interfaith dialogue" really do justice to what happens when people of different religions talk? From a Buddhist perspective, it does not. "Interfaith dialogue" places undue emphasis on the "word," whereas a Buddhist "view of communicati...
| Published in: | Buddhist Christian studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Hawaii Press
1996
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Buddhist Christian studies
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| Summary: | Does the commonly used term "interfaith dialogue" really do justice to what happens when people of different religions talk? From a Buddhist perspective, it does not. "Interfaith dialogue" places undue emphasis on the "word," whereas a Buddhist "view of communication" places much more emphasis on all six senses, particularly the mind. Therefore, from a Buddhist perspective, a more accurate and helpful term might be "spiritual interaction". |
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| ISSN: | 1527-9472 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Buddhist Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1390163 HDL: 1807/4322 |