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Kid
Chigu
:
Chigu:
Kie
(Jap. ‘take refuge in’). The basic move of faith in Japanese Buddhism. It extends beyond
dharma
(see
THREE JEWELS
), and may be a commitment to a teacher,
bodhisattva
, etc.
dharma
(see
THREE JEWELS
), and may be a commitment to a teacher,
bodhisattva
, etc.
Kierkegaard, Søren
(1813–55).
Denmark's best-known and widely influential contributor to modern religious thought. For his psychological and philosophical writings he is widely regarded as the father of
existentialism
. A prolific and playfully elusive writer, Kierkegaard indicates in
The Point of View for my Work as an Author
that all his work is dominated by the single issue of how to become a Christian in Christendom, where one automatically assumes oneself to be a good Christian if one is simply a good citizen. In all his writings on the topic, Kierkegaard stressed that to become a (true) Christian entails personal decision and individual commitment, born of risk in the face of ‘objective uncertainty’. He attacked the idea of Christendom at first indirectly and then, in the last year or so of his life, increasingly directly and publicly.
Denmark's best-known and widely influential contributor to modern religious thought. For his psychological and philosophical writings he is widely regarded as the father of
existentialism
. A prolific and playfully elusive writer, Kierkegaard indicates in
The Point of View for my Work as an Author
that all his work is dominated by the single issue of how to become a Christian in Christendom, where one automatically assumes oneself to be a good Christian if one is simply a good citizen. In all his writings on the topic, Kierkegaard stressed that to become a (true) Christian entails personal decision and individual commitment, born of risk in the face of ‘objective uncertainty’. He attacked the idea of Christendom at first indirectly and then, in the last year or so of his life, increasingly directly and publicly.
Kigen Kik
(Zen style of teaching)
:
(Zen style of teaching):
Kikan-K
a
(type of k
an)
:
a(type of k
an):
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