Buddhist Responses to Religious Diversity

Douglas Duckworth is Associate Professor at Temple University and the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Religion. Abraham Velez de Cea is professor of Buddhism and World Religions at Eastern Kentucky University. Elizabeth Harris is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow within the Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion, University of Birmingham.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgements vii, Douglas Duckworth, Abraham Vélez de Cea , Elizabeth J. HarrisAbbreviations viii, Douglas Duckworth, Abraham Vélez de Cea , Elizabeth J. HarrisIntroductionIntroduction 1-4, Douglas Duckworth,Abraham Vélez de Cea ,Elizabeth J. HarrisSection One: Buddhist Paths: One or Many?1. The Buddha and the Diversity of Spiritual Paths 5-22, Bhikkhu Bodhi2. Was the Buddha an Exclusivist? 23-45, Abraham Vélez de Cea3. Paths of Liberation? Theravāda Buddhist Approaches to Religious Diversity 46-62, Perry Schmidt-Leuikel4. Openness towards the Religious Other in Buddhism 63-96, Carola RoloffSection Two: Buddhist Identity Politics5. Buddhism and the Religious Other: Twenty-First Century Dambulla and the Presence of Buddhist Exclusivism in Sri Lanka 97-114, Elizabeth J. Harris6. The Contemporary Tibetan Buddhism Rimé Response to Religious Diversity 115-128, Rachel H. Pang7. How Nonsectarian is “Nonsectarian”?: Jorge Ferrer’s Pluralist Alternative to Tibetan Buddhist Inclusivism 129-141, Douglas Duckworth8. Buddhism and Beyond: The Question of Pluralism 142-154, Douglas DuckworthSection Three: Constructive Dialogue with Other Religions9. The Dalai Lama and Religious Diversity 155-166, Abraham Vélez de Cea10. Thoughts on Why, How and What Buddhists Can Learn from Christian Theologians 167-186, John Makransky11. Suffering and Its Relief: A Buddhist Approach to Religious Pluralism 187-196, Christopher Ives12. Religious Diversity and Dialogue: A Buddhist Perspective 197-211, Asanga Tilakaratne13. Finding the Right Questions about Religious Diversity: What Buddhism Could Contribute to Discussions of Religious Diversity 212-222, Rita GrossEnd MatterIndex 223-237, Douglas Duckworth,Abraham Vélez de Cea ,Elizabeth J. Harris