Carola Roloff,
Wolfram Weiße,
Michael Zimmermann
(Editor)
Buddhism in Dialogue with Contemporary Societies
2021, Religionen im Dialog, Band 20, 316 pages, paperback, 37,90 €, ISBN 978-3-8309-4073-9
With contributions by
Bhikkhu Bodhi,
Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā,
Jay L. Garfield,
Huimin Bhikshu,
Karma Lekshe Tsomo,
Sallie B. King,
Volker Küster,
Miao Guang,
Thea Mohr,
Mario Poceski,
Yangsi Rinpoche,
Jan-Ulrich Sobisch,
Sander G. Tideman,
André Van der Braak,
Michael von Brück,
B. Alan Wallace
- Does Buddhism matter today? What can it contribute?
- Must Buddhism adapt to the modern world? How can Buddhism adapt to a non-Asia context?
- When Buddhism travels, what must be preserved if Buddhism is to remain Buddhism?
The contributions in this volume show not only that Buddhism matters in the West but that it already has its strong impact on our societies. Therefore, universities in Europe should include Buddhist theories and techniques in their curricula.