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"Challenged by the teaching of Vatican II about the ""seeds of the Word"" in non-Christian religions, this book investigates the sacred character of the Saddharmapuṇḍarika Sūtra and its relation to the fundamental theological category of scriptural inspiration. In applying the methods of modern exegesis, the Sūtra in its ingenious composition is disclosed as a religious drama about the inspirational experience of the Buddha. The draft of a theology of inspiration along the guide lines of the Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum of Vatican II elaborates a 'christology of the Word' as its core, which allows an extension of inspiration in analogical manner to non-Biblical scriptures. The contrast of Christ, the ""Word incarnate"", and Buddha, the ""Inspired One"", offers a new contribution to an inter- religious dialogue."

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' Dans sa conception, dans sa realisation, l'ouvrage est unique en son genre... Un appendice sur la formation et la classification litteraire...concernant l'historique de la constitution enrichissent encore le colume d'informations precieuses. ' Jean Borel, Connaissance des Religions , 1992.

'Dans sa conception, dans sa realisation, l'ouvrage est unique en son genre... Un appendice sur la formation et la classification litteraire...concernant l'historique de la constitution enrichissent encore le colume d'informations precieuses.' Jean Borel, Connaissance des Religions, 1992.

' Dans sa conception, dans sa rialisation, l'ouvrage est unique en son genre... Un appendice sur la formation et la classification littiraire...concernant l'historique de la constitution enrichissent encore le colume d'informations pricieuses.'<br>Jean Borel, Connaissance des Religions, 1992.<br>

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