Spiritual interaction, not interfaith dialogue: a Buddhistic contribution

Copyright is held by the University of Hawai'i Press. Permission has been granted for the reproduction of this material.This article explores the concept and term 'interfaith dialogue' critically from Buddhist and linguistic points of view. The author proposes an alternative: 'spiritual interaction', which is based not on the 'word', but rather on a Buddhist 'view of communication'. This alternative focuses on all six senses, including the mind, and accomplishes two things: it removes the Christocentric context of interfaith dialogue, and it proposes a new language for a new, more inclusive and progressive worldview