Answering Eastern Religions
Hinduism (Vedānta, Bhakti), Buddhism (Theravāda, Mahāyāna, Zen), Sikhism — engaged from the Gītā, the Pāli Canon, the Upaniṣads, and the Catholic tradition's encounter with the East.
2 articles in this pillar
- Karma and Rebirth vs. Particular Judgment: A Catholic ExaminationHindu and Buddhist traditions hold a doctrine of saṃsāra — the wheel of rebirth — and karma — the law that good actions produce good rebirths and bad actions produce bad rebirths.
- Ātman = Brahman vs. the Christian Creator-Creature DistinctionThe central metaphysical claim of Advaita Vedānta — the most influential of Hindu philosophical schools, as systematised by Śaṅkara (8th century AD) — is the identity of Ātman (the individual self) with Brahman (the ultimate reality).