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The Problem of God in Buddhism offers a comprehensive analysis of how Buddhist thought engages with theological concepts of divinity and ultimate reality. Rather than presenting Buddhism as a godless religion, this work reveals the complex ways different Buddhist traditions conceptualize, relate to, and sometimes reject divine beings and principles.
Signe Cohen investigates the tension between Buddhism’s historical skepticism toward theistic claims and the widespread veneration of celestial beings, bodhisattvas, and divine figures across Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions. The book examines philosophical arguments about the nature of ultimate reality, the role of transcendence in Buddhist metaphysics, and how various schools have responded to theistic questions. Through careful analysis of textual sources and philosophical frameworks, Cohen demonstrates that the “problem of God” in Buddhism is neither simple nor monolithic, but rather reveals fundamental insights into Buddhist epistemology and soteriology.
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