The Body(sattva) on the Cross: A Comparative Theological Investigation of the Theology of the Cross in the Light of Chinese Mahayana Suffering Bodhisattvas

The Body(sattva) on the Cross: A Comparative Theological Investigation of the Theology of the Cross in the Light of Chinese Mahayana Suffering Bodhisattvas

Hedges explores the concept of the crucifixion in relation to Chinese Buddhist images of suffering bodhisattvas. While the bodhisattva is normally portrayed as placid and serene and to have transcended suffering, he argues that some form of suffering is either implicit or demonstrated within various...

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Published in:Buddhist-Christian studies Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 133 - 148
Main Author: Hedges, Paul
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Honolulu University of Hawai'i Press 01-01-2016
University of Hawaii Press
Subjects:
Bodhisattva
Book publishing
Buddhism
BUDDHIST-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUES
Christianity
Christology
Comparative analysis
Crosses
Crucifixion
Hell
Jesus Christ
Mahayana
Theology
Wedemeyer, Christian K
England
United Kingdom
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Summary:Hedges explores the concept of the crucifixion in relation to Chinese Buddhist images of suffering bodhisattvas. While the bodhisattva is normally portrayed as placid and serene and to have transcended suffering, he argues that some form of suffering is either implicit or demonstrated within various stories associated within specific figures, focusing especially on Dizang (Kshitigharba) and Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara).
ISSN:0882-0945
1527-9472
1527-9472
DOI:10.1353/bcs.2016.0013