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BUDDHISM AND THE DEFINITION OF RELIGION. MARTIN SOUTHWOLD. University of Manchester. The ethnography of practical Buddhism in Sri Lanka shows that theistic-type definitions and conceptions of religion are inadequate, as Durkheim argued. It is futile to follow.
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Our article proceeds in four steps. First, we present...
- Buddhism and the Definition of Religion: One More Time - JSTOR
Taken together, Buddhism is either both a religion and a philosophy (as it incorporates both religious and philosophical concerns; belief, if not even faith, as well as reason-guided systematic analysis) or neither of the two if the concepts are interpreted as being mutually exclusive.
While Buddhism is often referred to as a ‘non-theistic religion’, it has the potential to play a unique mediating role between theistic religions, with their emphasis on faith and divine revelation, and the natural sciences, with their ideals of empiricism, rationality, and scepticism.
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Buddhism and the Definition of Religion: One More Time WILLIAM HERBRECHTSMEIER* This paper argues that the belief in and reverence for superhuman beings cannot be understood as the chief distinguishing characteristic of religious phenomena. The consideration of Buddhism
Our article proceeds in four steps. First, we present Durkheim's definition of religion and its philosophical presuppositions, to evince some of the background factors which led to Durkheim's own definition of religion. Second, we counter Durkheim's claim that Buddhism is atheistic at heart by showing that Buddhism posits the existence of supra-
wanting an overview of Buddhism and its beliefs. peter harvey is Emeritus Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Sunderland. He is the author of An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Issues (Cambridge, 2000) and The Selfless Mind: Personality, Consciousness and Nirvana in Early Buddhism (Curzon, 1995).
