Buch, Englisch, Band 108, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 230 mm
Reihe: Studia Instituti Missiologici Societatis Verbi Divini
- A Theological Dialogue between Shingon Esoteric Buddhism and Christianity
Buch, Englisch, Band 108, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 230 mm
Reihe: Studia Instituti Missiologici Societatis Verbi Divini
ISBN: 978-3-87710-549-8
Verlag: Verlag Franz Schmitt
“It is a pity that Kukai, also known as Kobo Daishi (774–835), and
the Shingon school of Esoteric Buddhism he established in Japan
have been ignored so far by mostWesterners. The Shingon teachings
and practices offer a rich heritage of rituals and symbols steeped in
body language and cosmic consciousness. Peter Baekelmans, who
went through a full program of Shingon study and initiation under
Japanese masters, provides a penetrating introduction to this tradition
of meditative ritual or ritual meditation. In a spirit of interreligious
dialogue, he suggests parallels between the Shingon path and
the Christian path.” Jacques Scheuer SJ
Peter Baekelmans (born 1960) is a Belgian
Roman Catholic missionary who belongs to the
Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
(CICM) and worked in Japan from 1990 to 2010.
He is presently director of SEDOS (Service of Documentation
& Study on Global Mission) in
Rome and teaches Buddhism as guest professor
at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
of the KU Leuven, Belgium. He holds an MA in
Comparative Religion (IUL, Switzerland), BA in
Theology (KU Leuven, Belgium), and an MA in Buddhist Studies
(Koyasan University, Japan). He received a Doctorate in Theology of
Religions from Nanzan University (Nagoya, Japan) in 2005. His mission
as priest-theologian is to enhance the dialogue of the Catholic
Church with other religions. He teaches meditation and yoga and
has been initiated into the ritual practices of Shingon Esoteric
Buddhism by Reverend Shodo Habukawa at Muryokoin, Koyasan,
Japan.
