two
mental
and
material,
The
two
are,
however,
inseper-
able
blended.
Matter
contains
mind,
and
mind
incoperates
itself
in
matter.
The
two
are
one,
and
the
one
is
two,
Every
particle
of
existence
and
matter
is
filled
with
the
divine
presence
of
Buddha.
The
Universe
is
Buddha
externalized,
(2)
Polytheistic
Religions
In
the
strict
polytheistic
religions
of
Egypt
we
find
many
pan-
theistic
tendencies,
One
example
should
be
enough
to
illustrate
this:
2k
’
God
ATM,
the
universe
(or
also
called
mstm,
the
"Allerzeuger
had
created
the
first
pod
couple
with
his
own
seed,
With
this
the
world
of
"weltererzeugencer"
gods
was
created,
In
greek
religions
we
find
already
in
early
greek
thinking
tendencies
which
let
us
realise
that
they
were
believing
in
an
universal
power
(A11-
kraft).
To
unite
the
polytheism
with
Pantheism
was
specially
seen
in
the
St0a,25
For
the
Stoic
writers
and
thinkers
the
concept
of
divinity
was
less
that
of
a
personal
concret
Being
than
of
a
spiritual
force
or
soul=
po<er
immanent
in
things
2°
(3)
Monotheistic
Religions
In
socalled
monotheistic
religions,
in
which
Goc,
world
and
man
are
actaly
speratec
are
always
in
the
danger
of
pantheistic
tendencies.
Because
in
cpeaking
of
the
nature
of
the
'One
God'
who
is
the
essential
Leing
of
monotheistic
belief,
either
one
holcs
‘that
Cod
is
'immanent!'
in
the
world
(devine
immanence),
or
one
holds
+o
the
doctrine
of
the
‘transcendence’
of
God,
23
The
New
Schaff-Herzog
Encyclopedia
of
Religious
Knowledge,
(New
York:
Funk
and
Wagnalls
Comp.)
"Japan",
L83.
Starting
point
for
Pantheism
was
the
strong
emphacles
of
the
Allgegenuart
(omnipresence)
of
God
in
the
sence
of
an
immarence
in
the
creation.
The
Old
Testament
could
have
fallen
in
this
trap,
tut
we
have
the
«pecial
emphasis
and
distinction
botween
creature
and
creater
ard
mention
a
creation
act.
So
we
have
here
the
torcerline
which
was
hard
to
break.
In
tte
chri-=tian
f-ith
the
411
prere-ce
of
Thrict
could
te
ara
a
starting
point
for
pantheistic
btelir?.
out
the
incarnation
of
tre
in
Jesus
Christ
mares
this
imrossible,
b.
Fantheistic
philosophy
in
Ice
Liinvine
We
could
follow
%Lirough
many
cifferant
sycthems
lite
Neo-Plaztonism,
scholzoticl-r,
lo
loss
importrnt
-i-ms
cine
could
PN
luntr
developed
but
that
would
go
further
than
the
size
of
Tr
tended.
Therefore
I
would
like
to
take
up
just
few
philosochers.
in
more
"recent"
time
who
had
a
impzct
on
our
western
thinking.
(1)
Rene
Tes
Caries
We
find
a
revived
interest
in
nature
curing
the
time
Ȣ
the
Herais-
sance,
with
Rene
des
Cartes
as
leacin,
igure.
re
was
a
French
ncble-zr,
2L
Creztor
of
the
Universe.
25
It
would
be
helpful
to
study
the
'thenokrasis'
religions,
to
see
*le
impact
they
had
on
Stoi~m
reparding
pontheistic
speculations
2l
A.
Erman,
Tie
Religion
der
Aevoter,
(1705)
173L.;
ADers,
Ter
Z5'‘er-
glaube
im
alten
TAT,
(ILI),
33
26
Georgi
Schischkoff,
“hilosophisches
vorterbuch
(1765),577
"Stea”.
27
In
our
second
part
in
the
evaluation
of
pantheism
we
will
ceal
with
this
problem
more
closer,