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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.
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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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.
If we conceive of creation simply as a process generating the world, set in motion by a creator god, it might appear as if the major Buddhist contribution to this debate is denying its central premiss, namely the existence of such a god.
Textbooks on Buddhism comprise a large, varied genre and have long been used to introduce the religion to students in academic settings. This review essay examines ten textbooks on the subject, noting their distinctive features, strengths and weaknesses, and the types of courses that are well suited to each work.
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
