Yuen, Wai Man2019-09-252019-09-252017-10-222013http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/166776Since the 5th century BCE, apophatic theology has been constructed as a theological system which stresses that God cannot be known in terms of human categories. Due to its critical nature, negation theology exists as a disciplinary which requires constant questioning of religious claims. Via Negativa then is an important method in religious dialogue. On the one hand, it eliminates the extreme form of religious exclusivism; on the other hand, it brings religions to self-transformation and liberation. This paper attempts to apply to the Via Negative Buddhist concept of emptiness so as to show the effectiveness of this method in religious dialogue.chiWith permission of the license/copyright holderapophatic theologyneoplatonismNishida Kitaroabsolute nothingnesspure experienceIntercultural and contextual theologiesAsian theologiesArticle