Georg Grimm

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Georg Grimm (born February 25, 1868 in Rollhofen near Nuremberg; † August 26, 1945 in Utting am Ammersee ) was a royal Bavarian magistrate and a pioneer of Buddhism in Germany .

Life

After Georg Grimm initially studied theology with the aim of becoming a Catholic priest , he turned to law and became a judge. He was retired as a higher regional judge in 1919.

His interest in philosophical questions led him to an intensive study of Arthur Schopenhauer . In 1911 he was one of the founders of the Schopenhauer Society with Karl-Eugen Neumann and Paul Deussen . He became aware of Buddhism through Schopenhauer. His connection with Carl Du Prel , whose philosophy the mystic inspired him, also influenced Grimm. He turned to Indological studies, in particular learning Pali , the language in which the oldest speeches of the Buddha have been preserved. In his legal career he was considered the 'mildest judge in Bavaria'. Georg Grimm had a lifelong friendship with the then important Indologist and philosopher Paul Deussen, a childhood friend of Friedrich Nietzsche . Together with the Indologist and Pali researcher Karl Seidenstücker , he founded the “Buddhist Community for Germany” on July 20, 1921, which became the “Buddhist Lodge for the Three Jewels” on September 26, 1924, and in June 1935 the “Old Buddhist Community” '(ABG), which until its dissolution towards the end of 2002 was based in Utting am Ammersee .

Teaching

Georg Grimm's interpretation of Buddhism differs from almost all Buddhist schools in Asia through his interpretation of Anatta . In contrast to these, he assumes that the Buddha did not want to teach that in the ultimate sense there is no ego, but that on the contrary, he wanted to reveal the true and immortal self of man. Grimm's point of view comes closest to the teaching of the Pudgalavada, now extinct . His deviation from the Buddhist tradition was extensively investigated and criticized by the Indologist Helmuth von Glasenapp and the philosopher Volker Zotz .

Publications (selection)

  • Buddha and Christ. No higher law than the truth. New Spirit, Leipzig 1928.
  • Buddhist wisdom. The secret of the I. Building blocks of knowledge. Old Buddhist community, Utting 1979.
  • The teaching of buddho. The religion of reason and meditation. Edited by Maya Keller-Grimm and Max Hoppe . Aurum, Freiburg 1988.
  • The fear of death and its overcoming. Utting (Old Buddhist Congregation) 1996.
  • Eternal questions. The basic religious problems and their solution in the Indian spirit. An introduction to the philosophical religions. 2nd extension Edition. Constance 1950.
  • The Buddhaweg for you. 3rd, revised. Edition. Adyar, Satteldorf 1998.
  • The samsāro, the worldly wandering of beings. Theosophical publishing house, Leipzig 1935.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Old Buddhist community and Arthur Schopenhauer. Retrieved February 2, 2017 .
  2. ↑ https://www.die-lehre-des-buddho.de/sangha/
personal data
SURNAME Grimm, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German judge and pioneer of Buddhism in Germany
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Roller kiln
DATE OF DEATH August 26, 1945
Place of death Utting am Ammersee