Common Ground Between Islam and Buddhism – Reza Shah Kazemi

Common Ground Between Islam and Buddhism – Reza Shah Kazemi

Author: Reza Shah Kazemi

Publisher: Fons Vitae

Print Length: 174 pages

Genre: Non-Fiction / History, Non-Fiction / Religious Studies

Topic: Buddhism, Compassion, Ethics & Morality, Genre, History, Islam, Religion, Religious Thoughts & Philosophy, Suffering

Forging a interfaith dialog between traditions that typically stand at odds, this groundbreaking book explores the scriptural and spiritual tenets of Islam and Buddhism in relation to one another, creating a basis for comparison and analysis of the two traditions. Written by eminent scholars, this discussion juxtaposes foundational principles and practices by linking underlining principles and fostering a mutual appreciation between followers of both religions. This interfaith volume discusses metaphysical traditions and philosophical studies born of Islam and Buddhism, places them in context with each other, thus encouraging understanding, and providing a point of reference for continued learning and cooperation.

Foreword by H. H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Introduction by H. R. H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad
Preface by Professor Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Acknowledgements 


Common Ground Between Islam and Buddhism


Part One — Setting the Scene 
Beyond the Letter to the Spirit
A Glance at History 
Qur’ānic Premises of Dialogue 
The Buddha as Messenger 
Revelation from on High or Within? 
The Dalai Lama and the Dynamics of Dialogue 


Part Two — Oneness: The Highest Common Denominator 
Conceiving of the One 
The Unborn 
Buddhist Dialectics 
Shūnya and Shahāda 
Light of Transcendence 
Al-Samad and Dharma
God’s Face 
Fanā’ and Non-duality 
Baqā’ of the ‘Enlightened Ones’ 
Worship of the One 
Buddha in the Light of Dharma 
Remembrance of God 
Tariki and Tawakkul 
Key to Salvation
Images of the Buddha, Blessings upon the Prophet 


Part Three — Ethics of Detachment and Compassion 
Detachment: Anicca and Zuhd 
Suffering 
Worldliness 
Subtle Polytheism 
The ‘god’ of Desire 

Loving Compassion: Karunā and Rahma 
Source of Compassion 
Oneness and Compassion 
Rahma as Creator 


Epilogue: The Common Ground of Sanctity 
Buddha in the Qur’ān? by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
Biographies of Contributors 
Bibliography 

Reza Shah Kazemi is an author and lecturer in the fields of Comparative Religion, Islamic Spirituality, and Koranic Studies. Among his works are “Paths to Transcendence according to Shankara, Ibn Arabi and Meister Eckhart” (Bloomington, 2006), and the award-winning “Justice and Remembrance: Introducing the Spirituality of Imam Ali” (London/New York, 2006). He is currently a Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London.

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