The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2001 page)
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Ribal
(acronym):
(acronym):
Ribussh
(Jap.). The buddha-nature (
bussh
) as the inherent and only constituent of all living beings, especially in Hoss
(see
D
SH
).
bussh
) as the inherent and only constituent of all living beings, especially in Hoss(seeD
SH).Ricci, Matteo
(1552–1610).
Jesuit
missionary in China. He gained the attention of Chinese intellectuals by displaying and explaining to them European clocks, a map of the world, etc., planning thereby to bridge the difference in cultures and convert the country from the official classes downwards. His missionary success also owed much to his accommodation of Christianity to Chinese religion (cf.
de Nobili
). In 1603, he prescribed the observance of traditional honours to
Confucius
and the cult of
ancestors
in Jesuit churches in China. These rites, however, gave rise to a protracted controversy after his death, and were pronounced by the
Holy See
in 1704 and 1715 to be incompatible with Christianity.
Jesuit
missionary in China. He gained the attention of Chinese intellectuals by displaying and explaining to them European clocks, a map of the world, etc., planning thereby to bridge the difference in cultures and convert the country from the official classes downwards. His missionary success also owed much to his accommodation of Christianity to Chinese religion (cf.
de Nobili
). In 1603, he prescribed the observance of traditional honours to
Confucius
and the cult of
ancestors
in Jesuit churches in China. These rites, however, gave rise to a protracted controversy after his death, and were pronounced by the
Holy See
in 1704 and 1715 to be incompatible with Christianity.
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