A Buddhist Perspective on Dual Worship

The question of dual practice or multiple practice is challenging because of the individual, communal, theoretical, and practical considerations aroused by such a practice. Among the papers we are discussing here, Professor Habito's essay provides the most concise statement of the issues involved, focussed as it is on the practice of zazen. Professor Corless offers us a specific, highly developed example or model of dual practice following the principle of coinherence, which he considers based in both Christian and Buddhist thought. Professor King presents her reflections on participation in both Quaker and Zen practice. Unlike the previous two, however, she explains how and why she moves between the two traditions to fulfill her religious quest. In approaching these alternatives in dual practice, I would like initially to make some observations from a Shin Buddhist perspective as a background for my responses to these essays

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