A tale of two expressed spirits : an odyssey through the symbols of the Bodhi tree and The Cross of Jesus

Bibliographic description

title:	A tale of two expressed spirits : an odyssey through the symbols of the Bodhi tree and The Cross of Jesus
author:	Dobosz Karolina Agnieszka
journal title:	Maska
title of volume:	Duch, demon, zaświaty
issue:	11 (11)
date of publication :	2011
pages:	11-26
ISSN:	1898-5947
eISSN:	2449-9153
URL:	https://www.uj.edu.pl/documents/40768330/1352f6df-f142-4487-91df-49b761e86947
date accessed:	2019-12-17
notes:	Bibliogr. s. 25-26
language:	English
journal language:	Polish
abstract in English:	The aim of this paper was to show how significant symbol of the Christian Tree of the Cross and the Bodhi tree in Buddhism point two highly influential systems of believes. Symbolic representation of the psychological distinction between the East and the West was examined. Soteriology of the cross was explained through the concept of relative ego and analysis of the symbolism of the suffering man. Then, the idea of enlightement represented by the figure of bodhi was described. The antagonistic thoughts of Christianity and Buddhism were brought together to show the plexus of different believes in the symbolism of the tree to provide analogies and clarification to reach the common ground for dialogue between the East and the West.
keywords in Polish:	buddyzm, buddyzm a chrześcijaństwo
keywords in English:	Buddhism, Buddhism and Christianity
affiliation:	Wydział Filozoficzny : Katedra Porównawczych Studiów Cywilizacji
type:	journal article
subtype:	academic paper