ABSTRACT
This chapter assesses the Buddhist patterns with an eye as well to the resources available among Buddhist doctrines and concepts. It recognizes that constructive work from a Buddhist perspective and even the name for such work are controversial matters in the field of Religious Studies. The chapter proceeds by criticizing a particular use of emptiness, or śūnyatā, that is common among Buddhists. It discusses how the notion of one-vehicle theory extended from its intra-Buddhist context to the interreligious one, seems to underlie numerous Buddhist inclusivistic moves. The chapter calls for Buddhists to draw instead on three-vehicle theory in approaching religious others, in order to recognize a variety of religious ends, again following a formal pattern like that of certain Christian inclusivists. It explores how particular Buddhist concepts might be employed in accord with this recommended approach to Buddhist inclusivism.
