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Christian Responses To Buddhism in Pre-Medieval Times

Christian Responses To Buddhism in Pre-Medieval Times CHRISTIAN RESPONSES TO BUDDHISM IN PRE-MEDIEVAL TIMES DAVID SCOTT In recent years one of the fruits of the inter-faith dialogue move- ment has been a growing respect and appreciation on the parts of Christianity and Buddhism towards each other. The visits in 1984 of the Pope to East Asia and of the Daila Lama to Great Britain was a fitting time for these two eminent figures to show this, through their cordial visits to local leaders of the other tradition. This in- creasingly fruitful interaction has been given greater edge by the establishment of Buddhism in the West, and the appearance of tru- ly indigenous Christian communities in the Far East. Historically, though, this generally friendly relationship may be thought, with some initial justification, to be only a recent 20th century (indeed post-1945) phenomenon. In the preceeding centuries European missionaries, who had entered alongside the European powers from the 16th century onwards, had (with a few exceptions) rejected the Buddhism encountered in East Asia as being little better than cor- rupt idolatry.' That encounter by the missionaries was, however, not the first Christian encounter with Buddhism. During the Mongol dominance of Asia, various Western missionaries had travelled in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Numen Brill

Christian Responses To Buddhism in Pre-Medieval Times

Scott, David
Numen , Volume 32 (1): 88 – Jan 1, 1985
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© 1985 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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CHRISTIAN RESPONSES TO BUDDHISM IN PRE-MEDIEVAL TIMES DAVID SCOTT In recent years one of the fruits of the inter-faith dialogue move- ment has been a growing respect and appreciation on the parts of Christianity and Buddhism towards each other. The visits in 1984 of the Pope to East Asia and of the Daila Lama to Great Britain was a fitting time for these two eminent figures to show this, through their cordial visits to local leaders of the other tradition. This in- creasingly fruitful interaction has been given greater edge by the establishment of Buddhism in the West, and the appearance of tru- ly indigenous Christian communities in the Far East. Historically, though, this generally friendly relationship may be thought, with some initial justification, to be only a recent 20th century (indeed post-1945) phenomenon. In the preceeding centuries European missionaries, who had entered alongside the European powers from the 16th century onwards, had (with a few exceptions) rejected the Buddhism encountered in East Asia as being little better than cor- rupt idolatry.' That encounter by the missionaries was, however, not the first Christian encounter with Buddhism. During the Mongol dominance of Asia, various Western missionaries had travelled in

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