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Meister Eckhart and 'The Awakening of Faith Sutra' : The Continuous Self-revelation of Buddha Nature
van der Braak, André
van der Braak, André
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For Meister Eckhart (1260-1328), mysticism aims at the realization of the ongoing self-revelation of being, for which he uses the image of the ongoing birth of the son of God in the soul. This is compared with the distinction that is made in The Awakening of Faith Sutra between one‟s ever-present original enlightenment (benjue), and the process of actualizing or realizing that enlightenment (shijue). For such a mystical realization, the practice of “forgetting the self” is essential, in order to make room for the continual presencing of truth right before one‟s very eyes. For the advancement of the field of comparative mysticism, a dialogical approach is necessary. This paper serves as a case study of the role that Eckhart‟s “Asian Christianity” can play in the development of such a dialogue between Christian and Buddhist scriptures. Abstract in Chinese: 艾克哈特的神秘主义的目的在于实现存在的持续自我启示，他比喻这是上帝之子在灵魂中的持续降生。这可以与《大乘起信论》所区分的“本觉”（即一直在场的原初觉醒）与“始觉”（即原初觉醒的不断实现的过程）相比较。对那样的一个神秘主义的实现来说，“不断遗忘自我”的实践至关重要，因为这样才能为就在眼前的真理的持续在场留出空间。 要推进东西方神秘主义之间的比较，必须采用一种对话的方法。本文采取一个个案研究的方式，来探讨在基督教与佛教经典的对话中，艾克哈特式的“亚洲基督教”可以扮演的角色.
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Institute of Sino-Christian Studies (ISCS) ; Institute of Comparative Scripture and Inter-religious Dialogue, Minzu University of China