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God, the Self, and Nothingness - Reflections: Eastern and Western

By Robert E. Carter

Book information

Publisher
Paragon House
Year
1990
ISBN
0892260726, 0892260734
LCC
BL205 .G64 1990
Open Library ID
OL2226934M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7078277 bytes)
Series
A New Ecumenical Research Association Book
Pages
291\340
DPI
300
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2024-04-09 18:35:02
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Description

God, the Self and Nothingness examines both Eastern and Western views of the Ultimate. Beneath the obvious differences between Asian and Judeo-Christian approaches, certain unities emerge. In our increasingly global culture, Confucius, Buddha, Sankara, and Dogen are as much a part of our contemporary heritage as Moses, Jesus, Shakespeare, and Jefferson. But there are differences as well: In the words of Nishida Kitaro, Japan’s eminent philosopher, “The West has taken being as the ground of reality, and the East has taken nothingness as its ground.” Efforts to explicate the meaning of “being” and “nothingness” form this volume’s subject matter.

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