The Holy Spirit through a Buddhist Lens

A reading of Luke-Acts and the role of the Holy Spirit can helpfully inform Buddhists by recognizing some of the similarities between the function of the Holy Spirit and Buddhist truth or Dharma. For Buddhism, this could make the presence of Dharma seem more immediate. It could also make the Buddhis...

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Auteur principal: Machida, Soho (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: University of Hawaii Press 1996
Dans: Buddhist Christian studies
Année: 1996, Volume: 16, Pages: 87-98
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Résumé:A reading of Luke-Acts and the role of the Holy Spirit can helpfully inform Buddhists by recognizing some of the similarities between the function of the Holy Spirit and Buddhist truth or Dharma. For Buddhism, this could make the presence of Dharma seem more immediate. It could also make the Buddhist religious tradition more dynamic in everyday life. Christians would also benefit from such a reading, which would mitigate Christian views of judgmentalism, evil, and historicity.
ISSN:1527-9472
Contient:Enthalten in: Buddhist Christian studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/1390158