Consciousness and salvation - the conversation between Buddhism and Christianity

Philosophy and Culture 24 (1):2-19 (1996)
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In the end of the century atmosphere in which the whole world is entering the valley of nihilism. It seems from a human dilemma, Buddhist and Christian spiritual resources should be jointly developed through conversation, contribute their ideas, values ​​and practices, to promote recovery of people's lives meaning. This article deals Christianity and Buddhism way of talking, is to use my "comparative philosophy." This is a basic way of thinking and practice, must be differences in the surface or the opposite situation were found complementary to each other, on the one hand respect for differences, on the one hand to find complementary. The so-called "contrast" is the difference and complementarity, continuity and rupture, to take distance and common membership of the question of the dialectical game, constitutes the object of study of the structure and dynamics of development. I put as Christianity and Buddhism are different but can still be complementary, but still there is a gap between the two religions together. This article focuses on Buddhism, the so-called "consciousness" and the so-called Christian "salvation" two important doctrines, and the creative interpretation of the two considered to be conducive to human through the modern / postmodern nihilism Glen. I will focus on the following four questions: First, the two major religions of common concern for human suffering and the root causes of human suffering. Second, the Christian religion, the so-called "salvation" and Buddhism, the so-called "consciousness," the contrast between the mainly concentrated in the so-called "transcendental principles" and "The internal principles." Third, to teach the theory of Christianity, "there are successful" and Buddhism so-called "empty" or "origins of the air." Fourth, the moral ethics of Christianity and Buddhism are all for a total of method, can be seen as way to overcome nihilism, the practice of road domination and alienation

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Vincent Shen
Last affiliation: University of Toronto, St. George Campus

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