Encountering Jesus & Buddha : their lives and teachings / Ulrich Luz and Axel Michaels ; translated by Linda M. Maloney.

Author/creator Luz, Ulrich
Other author Michaels, Axel.
Format Book
Publication InfoMinneapolis : Fortress Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxv, 231 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects
Jesus Christ--Teachings.
Gautama Buddha--Teachings.
Christianity and other religions--Buddhism.
Buddhism--Relations. --Christianity.

Uniform titleJesus oder Buddha. English
Variant title Encountering Jesus and Buddha
Contents One and many Buddhas / Axel Michaels -- Jesus : his life and his world / Ulrich Luz -- Jesus' preaching of the reign of God / Ulrich Luz -- Self, nonself, and Nirvāṇa / Axel Michaels -- Jesus' ethics / Ulrich Luz -- Ethics in early Buddhism / Axel Michaels -- Suffering in early Buddhism / Axel Michaels -- Jesus' passion and the Christian idea of suffering / Ulrich Luz -- Jesus and christology / Ulrich Luz -- The Buddha and meditation / Axel Michaels -- Monks and laity in early Buddhism / Axel Michaels -- Jesus and the church / Ulrich Luz.
General noteTranslated from German.
General note"Originally published as Jesus oder Buddha : Leben und Lehre im Vergleich, Becksche Reihe (Munich : Beck, 2002)"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-219) and index.
LCCN 2006016211
ISBN0800635639 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0800635647 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780800635633
ISBN9780800635640