- Religious Conflicts, Pluralism, and Emptiness: A Madhyamika Buddhist View
- ㆍ 저자명
- Yongpyo Kim
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 종교교육학연구KCI
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2011년|35권 (통권35호)|pp.67-79 (13 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 한국종교교육학회|한국
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물|ENG| PDF텍스트(0.84MB)
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 종교
The present study is concerned with the issues of Buddhist attitude toward religious pluralism from the Mādhyamika Buddhist perspective. This study focused on the following issues; (a) the relationship between religious conflict and exclusivism, (b) the general standpoint of Buddhism toward religious pluralism, (c) and the significance of the Mādhyamika view of emptiness(śūnyatā)’ as harmonizing thought in an age of dialogue. Buddhism has consistently kept tolerant standpoint based on teaching of wisdom and compassion. The Buddha emphasized tolerance and peace to the people who were embroiled in conflicts between religion. The exclusive attitude, anger, jealousy, and hatred against other religions comes from ignorance that results from selfish avarice or a prejudiced view on truth. Buddhism accepts diversity as it is and by viewing it without clinging to the concept of ultimate reality. The doctrine of emptiness in Mādhyamika Buddhism might transcends the inclusive exclucivism and has a dynamic and harmonizing power to shatter closed doctrines and traditions. In this respect, ‘Boundless Emptiness’ is compatible with all other religions and could be the foundation of harmonization and reconciliation among all religions.
Ⅰ. The Issue of Religious Conflicts and Exclusivism Ⅱ. Buddhist Standpoint toward Religious Pluralism Ⅲ. Buddhist Vision of Dialogue Ⅳ. Conclusion References