Bright Guardians of the Way and the World: Penthos and Hiri-Ottappa

The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to a fundamental, yet frequently over-looked, component of Christian contemplative and Buddhist meditative practice: the cultivation of shame in the face of one's lapses of body, speech, and mind. In this Christian tradition, this is called penthos...

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Main Author: Geiman, Shodhin K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Hawaii Press 2023
In: Buddhist Christian studies
Year: 2023, Volume: 43, Pages: 127-137
Further subjects:B hiri-ottappa
B moral dread
B penthos
B compunction
B moral shame
B Evagrius of Pontus
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