Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1998

Abstract

Rene Girard's work on the origins of violence as it relates to Christian symbolism is an ideal construct by which to compare the teachings of the Gautama Buddha and Jesus Christ. Both Jesus and Gautama eschew violence, but take different paths toward doing so.

Original Publication Citation

Fredericks, James L. "The Cross and the Begging Bowl: Deconstructing the Cosmology of Violence." Buddhist-Christian Studies 18 (1998): 155-167. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1390451

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