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Reconsidering the Christian Understanding of Universal Salvation in Mahayana Buddhist Perspective
Lai Pan-chiu
Lai Pan-chiu
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The Mahayana Buddhist understanding(s) of universal salvation embodied in the doctrine of Buddha-nature 佛性, the belief of Pure Land 淨土 and the worship of Kṣitigarbha 地藏菩薩 constitute important challenges to Christian theology, especially the mainstream of Protestant theology. In response to these challenges, Christian theology can develop a Mahayana Christian understanding of salvation which consists of a more comprehensive and balanced understanding of salvation, reflects more adequately the richness of the Christian tradition, addresses the cultural context of East Asia in a more appropriate way, and provides useful doctrinal resources to inform the pastoral, social and ecological praxis of Christianity in East Asia.
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2013
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