I am / no self : a Christian commentary on the Heart Sutra

Author/Creator:

Keenan, John P., 1940-

Publication/Creation:

Leuven : Peeters ; Grand Rapids : Eerdmans, 2011

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

I am / no self : a Christian commentary on the Heart Sutra / by John P. Keenan and Linda K. Keenan

Series Titles:

Christian commentaries on non-Christian sacred texts
Christian commentaries on non-Christian sacred texts.

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Keenan, Linda Klepinger, 1942-

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Christianity and other religions--Buddhism
Religious life--Buddhism
Compassion--Religious aspects--Buddhism

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

The back-story and the agenda -- Sacred texts and Buddhist philosophy -- The heart of the perfection of Wisdom Sūtra: text and commentary -- What has the Heart Sūtra to do with the Gospel of John? -- Re-reading John's gospel from the heart of emptiness -- The no-self of the Heart Sūtra and John's "I AM" Gospel: concluding reflections on an anthropology of emptiness.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xii, 314 pages ; 24 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990030562670302486

ISBN:

0802867146 (Eerdmans : pbk.)
9042924993 (Peeters : pbk.)
9780802867148 (Eerdmans : pbk.)
9789042924994 (Peeters : pbk.)

OCLC Number:

757463250

Barcode:

010002552635