The body(sattva) on the cross: comparative theological investigation of the theology of the cross in the light of Chinese Mahayana suffering bodhisattvas

This paper explores ways that the suffering figure of Jesus on the cross has conceptual overlap with some Chinese Buddhist images of bodhisattvas. While the suffering saviour motif is often contrasted with staid and placid Buddha and bodhisattva images, it is argued that suffering is at least implic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hedges, Paul
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165959