[Buddha-l] Re: buddhism and christianity

[James Ward]

Hi Stan,

You wrote:

> Sr. Pasqualine Coff might be the nun of whom you're thinking.

Well remembered!  Yes, she is just the person.

> When I was a monk I had connections with Tibetan and Son Buddhists.  
> On several occasions I had them over for varying lengths of time for 
> dialogue and simply sharing our life.  What impressed me about these 
> episodes was the implicit understanding and appreciation we held 
> towards one another based on the general monastic ethos that seems to 
> cut across doctrinal and cultural lines.

I can imagine how that would be so, at least for open-minded people of 
the relatively recent past and present.  I'm glad the experience was 
worthwhile -- the parliament continues :)

James