Sanctity in Buddhism
To outsiders, Buddhism may initially appear to be filled with contradictions : doctrinally it seems to deny the existence of God and yet existentially it speaks of the human capacity to meet and imitate superhuman saints and saviours. While Buddhist teaching denies the existence of an immortal soul...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1983
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| Dans: |
Journal of Dharma
Année: 1983, Volume: 8, Numéro: 2, Pages: 182-191 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Sanctity
B Buddhism |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Résumé: | To outsiders, Buddhism may initially appear to be filled with contradictions : doctrinally it seems to deny the existence of God and yet existentially it speaks of the human capacity to meet and imitate superhuman saints and saviours. While Buddhist teaching denies the existence of an immortal soul it nevertheless emphasizes personal continuity within a multitude of rebirths until liberation or enlightenment is attained. To Buddhists, however, these contradictions are only apparent and marginal. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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