The Muslim World_ A Special Issue on Islam and Buddhism

Abstract

Islam and Buddhism Relations from Balkh to Bangkok and Tokyo ; Historical Survey of the Buddhist and Muslim Worlds’ Knowledge of Each Other’s Customs and Teachings ; Buddhism in the Iranian World ; The Muslim Doctrine of Prophethood in the Context of Buddhist-Muslim Relations in Japan: Is the Buddha a Prophet ; The Notion of Buddha-Nature: An Approach to Buddhist-Muslim Dialogue ; “Die before you die”: Death Meditation as Spiritual Technology of the Self in Islam and Buddhism ; Yogic-Sufı Homologies: The Case of the “Six Principles” Yoga of Naropa and the Kubrawiyya ; A Buddhist Origin for Islamic Blockprinting ; The View of Buddhism on Other Religions ; Buddhism in a Muslim State: Theravada Practices and Religious Life in Kelantan ; A Comparative Study of Buddhism and Islam in Yunnan Province ; Buddhist-Muslim Dialogue. Observations and Suggestions from a Christian Perspective ;