"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...

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1. VerfasserIn: Sugunasiri, Suwanda H. J. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: University of Hawaii Press 1996
In: Buddhist Christian studies
Jahr: 1996, Band: 16, Seiten: 143-165
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Zusammenfassung: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".
ISSN:1527-9472
Enthält:Enthalten in: Buddhist Christian studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/1390163
HDL: 1807/4322