Volker Zotz

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Volker Helmut Manfred Zotz (born October 28, 1956 in Landau in the Palatinate ) is a German - Austrian philosopher , religious scholar and Buddhologist , who works as a university teacher and writer . In particular, Zotz made contributions to the history and philosophy of Buddhism and Confucianism . He coined the terms “Eurasian humanism” and “intercultural spirituality” and related philosophical and practical concepts. Zotz's work is dedicated to intercultural philosophy and intercultural dialogue . He criticizes European realities through the medium of Asian traditions. From the perspective of Confucianism, Buddhism and other systems called Eastern Philosophy , Zotz evaluates Western intellectual history and looks for points of contact for the West's encounter with Asia. He finds this, for example, in the traditions of antiquity, Catholicism and in the art and literature of the modern age , such as André Breton's surrealism .

Live and act

Childhood and Adolescence (1956–1977)

Family and upbringing

Volker Zotz comes from the Palatinate branch of the Zotz family and grew up in his native Landau. After graduating from high school at the Max Slevogt Gymnasium there , the conscientious objector Zotz did his community service in a church nursing home . He was raised Roman Catholic, which remained of value to him when dealing with the philosophical and religious traditions of Asia. When asked about his Catholic socialization in 2009, Zotz replied:

“As a young person, I believed that I would find better things in Asian philosophies. But the longer I dealt with it and lived in Asia, the more I became aware of my occidental identity. That's why I started looking for points where cultures can learn from each other. "

Zotz dealt with topics of Christian theology and spirituality more rarely than with Buddhism and Confucianism but regularly. So he investigated Mariology in an interreligious context.

Anagarika Govinda

In 1972, the sixteen-year-old met the originally German Anagarika Govinda and his wife Li Gotami Govinda . Born under the name of Ernst Lothar Hoffmann, Govinda took Indian citizenship and lived in Asia since 1928. He wrote books on Indian philosophy , Buddhism in Tibet, and Chinese thought , especially Yijing , which were recognized worldwide . For Zotz, Govinda was an authoritative teacher until his death in 1985:

"The intensive personal encounter and long-term engagement with him strongly influenced my way of reading the classical literature of India when it came to the search for practically effective essential statements."

Govinda accepted Zotz in 1972 into the Arya Maitreya Mandala, founded in India in 1933 . During his high school days, Zotz maintained contact with Govinda's students, whom he later described as formative, including Ernst Pagenstecher , Karl-Heinz Gottmann , Wilhelm Müller , Rudolf Petri and Harry Pieper .

After his death, Zotz moved away from Govinda's positions, continued to respect him as his teacher and appreciated his creative achievements. According to Zotz, Govinda's point of view has “a strong subjective note, which primarily let him see what he was looking for. His perception of Asia and Buddhism was the creative creation of a reality of its own. "

Oscar Kiss Maerth

As a high school student, Zotz met the British writer Oscar Kiss Maerth in 1971 , with whom he was in contact until his death in 1991. With reference to Buddhist ideas, Kiss Maerth sought a political and social change that should lead to a turn away from consumerism and an ecological awareness. Zotz, who later ironically referred to this attempt as a “failed Buddhist world revolution”, valued Kiss Maerth despite criticism of the theses in his book The Beginning Was the End as one of those ghosts who “have strayed so far from the normal that they see everything differently most. "In 2003 Zotz wrote about Kiss Maerth:

“Once a year I think of him and fall back into the fifteen-year-old's consciousness to ask myself briefly whether I might not have let the revolution fail because I didn't want to become a disciple. She would certainly have succeeded if there were more crazy people like this Oscar Kiss Maerth and fewer normal people like me. "

Zotz retained an interest in political and social issues. This is shown in his book Confucius for the West. New Longing for Old Values (2007), in which contemporary social problems play a major role, and essays on current issues in politics and society.

Literary beginnings

During his school and community service time, Volker Zotz was literary. The impetus for the publication of his texts was provided by Hans Otfried Dittmer , who built up a network of authors from the counterculture of the time in the 1970s and published their texts in his Dittmer publishing edition . In addition to Hadayatullah Hübsch , Wolfgang Fienhold , Quirin Engasser , Ingo Cesaro, he also won Volker Zotz. From 1978 to 1979, two volumes of poetry and a short story appeared in book form. Dittmer had to persuade Zotz to publish it, because he presented his work "partly hesitant, partly indecisive". The cautious attitude towards his own work can also be found later in Zotz:

“Actually, I don't know what I'm writing about, I don't even know who I am. But there is twofold consolation: knowing too much has always been dangerous. And finally: What does 'actually' mean? "

Following the texts edited by Dittmer, Zotz mainly published scientific, philosophical and essayistic works and non-fiction books. In addition, he continued to deal with literary topics. He campaigned for a reassessment of the writer Norbert Jacques , the author of " Doctor Mabuse " and wrote a comprehensive tribute to the American author Ruth Tabrah . Zotz also dealt with surrealism . He is a member of the Austrian section of the PEN Club.

Vienna (1978–1989)

University of Vienna

In 1978 Zotz began studying philosophy , Buddhist studies , history and art history at the University of Vienna , where the philosopher Kurt Rudolf Fischer, who was close to Paul Feyerabend , was his teacher and doctoral supervisor . Zotz's study time was interrupted by longer stays in Asia. Zotz described a trip by land from India to Europe in 1979 in his book Open Life and Death .

Zotz put 1986 dissertation On the reception, interpretation and criticism of Buddhism in the German-speaking world from the fin de siècle to 1930. Historical sketch and main motives before, by virtue of which he became a doctor of philosophy doctorate was. For the first time, he examined in detail the influence of Buddhism on German philosophy and literature as well as the emergence of the Buddhist movement in German-speaking countries:

“In the course of the current situation of Buddhism in the West, its previous interpretations by Europeans subsequently gain a relevance that goes beyond their temporal significance. They become members of a European tradition of interpreting Buddhism, the struggle of the West for an adequate and possible understanding of its teachings and culture. "

After receiving his doctorate, Zotz worked as a university lecturer at the University of Applied Arts and taught Indian thought and the history of philosophy at the Philosophical Institute of the University of Vienna.

"Damaru" magazine

After Zotz was appointed representative of the Arya Maitreya Mandala for Austria by Anagarika Govinda in 1981 , he founded the magazine Damaru in 1982 , which was originally devoted to Buddhist topics in the sense of Govinda and later as Damaru. Magazine for intercultural spirituality took up a wider range of topics. The magazine, published by Komyoji , was published from 2006 to 2012 by the cultural and social anthropologist Birgit Zotz , wife of Volker Zotz.

"Maitreya"

In 1984 Zotz published the book Maitreya as the first Buddhological work . Contemplations on the Buddha of the future . It is in line with the positions of Anagarika Govindas, who wrote the preface. Zotz started from an analysis of the 26th discourse of the Buddhist text collection Digha-Nikaya , in which he distinguished three levels,

-1) those as a political lesson,

-2) as a call to individual realization of Buddhist teachings and

-3) with regard to the prophecy of Buddha Maitreya given in the text .

Zotz mirrored the latter in terms of Govinda's positions by Jean Gebser , Aurobindo Ghose and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin .

"Freedom and Happiness"

In 1987 Zotz published the book Freedom and Happiness. Buddha's teachings for daily life . He presented the ethical and meditative practices taught by Siddhartha Gautama from older sources of the Pali Canon instead of from the perspective of later Buddhist directions, as is often the case in books on the subject. His book is therefore, as Zotz introduced, “not about 'Buddhism', a word that no longer appears in the text apart from the mention in this sentence. The question is how Gautama's statements help the individual to shape his or her existence more consciously, more responsibly and more freely. "

The book has been published since 1990 under the title Enlightenment in Everyday Life and since 1999 as Mastering Life with Buddha . With this title, it reached its 16th edition in 2017, making it one of the most widely distributed German-language books on Buddhism. Jan Veninga, who scientifically analyzed it, explained the success with the fact that the Buddha depicted in the book answers contemporary needs: "Volker Zotz describes Buddha as a person who even comes close to the sociological type of a culturally creative seeker of meaning." According to Oliver Bottini Zotz transfers “the teachings of the Buddha into everyday life today (and for this largely dispenses with the theoretical superstructure and historical development of Buddhism). Exceptionally easy to read, practical and close to the reader. ”For Zotz, in addition to his historical research on Buddhism, practical philosophy is a concern that asks about the existential significance of teachings that arose in Asia for Europeans. Similarly, Zotz updated Confucius for the West in his book . New longing for old values (2007) Confucianism for today's Europe. If he understood the teachings of the Buddha as impulses for an ethical-meditative way of life, he interpreted the teachings of Confucius as a stimulus to go back to classical European values.

surrealism

Volker Zotz dealt with Surrealism in the 1980s and wrote a study on André Breton , which originally appeared in the Rowohlt Monograph series edited by Kurt Kusenberg . He was friends with two members of the surrealist group around Breton, Richard Anders and José Pierre , who wrote a preface to the French version of Zotz's study on Breton. On this basis, Zotz has a substantive influence on visual artists of the surrealist and fantastic spectrum. As Bernd Mattheus noted, for Zotz, surrealism "has its roots in symbolism and German romanticism, crosses the Dadaist no-movement to finally flow into the impossible - surrealist - synthesis of Marx , Freud and Rimbaud ." Uwe Ruprecht wrote about this Zotz's understanding of surrealism: “Surrealism is a poetic perspective that expresses itself in everyday life, beyond paintings, objects and documents. A modern myth, a comprehensive world narrative in which Marxism and psychoanalysis are compatible, occultism and Buddhism appear as two sides of the same thing. "

Japan (1989–1999)

Kyoto and Tokyo

From 1989 to 1999 Volker Zotz lived in Japan, where he worked at the Universities of Ryūkoku and Ōtani in Kyoto and at the Risshō University in Tokyo . In Japan he worked with the Buddhist religious philosopher Takamaro Shigaraki , who was influenced by Paul Tillich , and from whom Zotz translated and published a work into German. During temporary stays in Europe, Zotz lived in the village of Weingraben in Burgenland .

Buddhological works

In Japan, Zotz wrote several Buddhological works. In 1991 he published the book Buddha , in which he reconstructed the biography of Siddhartha Gautama based on translations from the Pali . In the same year the study The Buddha in the Pure Land appeared , which was devoted to Shinran and the development of Jōdo-Shinshū . This was followed by further work on the school of Buddhism Jingtu zong , which is particularly widespread in China and Japan and which is mythologically about a Pure Land of Buddha Amitabha . Zotz asked particularly about the role of philosophy in the Japanese version of the Jodo Shinshu school. In this context he has researched and written about Shinran and Rennyo . Based on these publications, Günther Nenning praised Zotz as "one of the most important Buddhologists of the younger generation."

"History of Buddhist Philosophy"

In 1996 the book History of Buddhist Philosophy was published in Rowohlt's German Encyclopedia founded by Ernesto Grassi . In it, Zotz deals with the thinking of Buddhism from the beginning in India through developments in China , Japan and Tibet to the encounter with Europe. Thomas Immoos described the work as “an excellent 'raft to cross the river'.” According to Regine Leisner , Zotz succeeded in demonstrating the dynamics and inner logic of the essential directions, according to which they developed in dependence on one another by thinking and focusing on Buddha's teachings were taken up again and again, thought out and formulated, linked with one another and mutually answered. "

The book sparked several discussions. Regarding the concepts of karma and rebirth , Ulrich Dehn pointed out that Zotz questions whether "the thought of rebirth, which is based on a combination of karmic thinking and the teaching of Pratityasamutpada , is really indispensable for the concerns of Buddhism."

Euromasochism Debate

The Euromasochism debate began with the history of Buddhist philosophy , which assumed that, according to various interpreters, Zotz, especially in the final chapter of the book, portrayed Europe as less pluralistic and latently totalitarian in global comparison. Jens Heise disagreed with this , acknowledging that Zotz's story “gives an idea of ​​the immense wealth of Buddhist thought; it is precise in the details and concise as a whole. ”But he criticized,“ that Western thinking is simply tuned down to the contrast to Buddhist thinking and only appears as totalitarianism. ” Elisabeth Endres judged similarly :“ An objection. As correctly as Volker Zotz classifies the merits and deficits of the European reception of Buddhism, he gets lost in a Euromasochism. Everything that is derived from Christian monotheism is for him totalitarian, dangerous and morally inferior. ” Ludger Lütkehaus also later stated that Zotz was“ doing everything to earn his reputation as a 'Euromasochist' without simply becoming a Buddhophile. ”Zotz has contradicted such interpretations of his work:

“Every intercultural learning, like all learning, requires awareness of one's own weak points. [...] Partially I mention the shortcomings of Europe and the strengths of Asia. I am mainly interested in my own mistakes and other advantages - an important requirement if I want to learn, instead of just describing them 'objectively'. "

His close relationship with Catholicism, his advocacy of the conservative Christian Italian politician Rocco Buttiglione and his draft of a “Euroconfucianism” that focuses on Western antiquity and Christianity speak against the fact that Zotz wants to reject the European tradition across the board. Perry Schmidt-Leukel , a Christian exponent of pluralistic theology of religion , judged that Zotz's work would "make visible those gates hidden in the walls between Christianity and Buddhism, the opening of which enables both sides to gain access to unimagined spiritual riches."

Komyoji

In 1994, Zotz in Vienna together with the 23rd abbot of Nishi Honganji Kosho Ōtani , a cousin of Japanese Emperor Hirohito , the institution Komyoji . This works for Eurasian humanism and intercultural spirituality through the organization and implementation of trainings, events and publications. The president of Komyoji is Birgit Zotz.

Luxembourg (1999-2009)

Université du Luxembourg

Zotz moved to Luxembourg in 1999 to teach philosophy and intellectual history as an associate professor at the Université du Luxembourg . During the conversion of the former Center Universitaire de Luxembourg into a full university , he emphasized the importance of the humanities in the public discussion . Zotz also completed his habilitation as a religious scholar at Saarland University .

"On the blissful islands"

In the book On the Blissful Islands , published in 2000, Zotz deals with the relationship of German-speaking philosophers and writers to Buddhism based on his dissertation from 1986. The book throws a critical light on the previous history of preoccupation with Buddhism in Europe. It contributes to the Orientalism debate by examining the projections and shifts in content that occur in the transmission of ideas from one culture to another. “The history of Buddhism in German culture is well presented by Zotz (2000). Buddhism, which was first discovered by Jesuit missionaries, was described by Leibniz as a nihilism that set nothing as the supreme principle. Kant treated Buddhism primarily as an exotic curiosity. According to Herder , Buddhism's passive, life-denying stance was a result of the Indian climate. Friedrich Schlegel considered the study of Indian thought as an approach to a new Renaissance. "In addition, Zotz in on the Happy Isles , as Peter Gottwald stated Ernst Mach as one of the" treated important mediator between Buddhists and Western scientists. " With this book, the so-called Buddhism-Fascism debate started, because Zotz asks about “inner affinities” between Buddhism and Fascism. He cites as problematic that without metaphysics in the occidental sense, Buddhist philosophy can hardly substantiate values. Zotz also criticizes the doctrine of karma . If one interprets this in such a way that deeds from previous lives predetermined everything, one denies the existence of innocent victims. The idea that the persecuted and the weaker have to attribute their situation to themselves appears to Zotz as cynicism.

Journalistic activities

In 2002, Volker Zotz and the German-Italian writer Friederike Migneco founded the non-profit cultural publisher Kairos Edition in Luxembourg , whose program includes the German surrealist Richard Anders , the Baltic mystic Valentin Tomberg , novels by Joanne K. Rowling and books on Buddhism. In Luxembourg, Zotz also worked as a journalist for several media. From 1999 to 2000 he was editor-in-chief of the Buddhist magazine Cause & Effect , for which he previously worked as a columnist. From 2002 to 2004 he was editor-in-chief of the magazine forum for politics, society and culture .

From 2006 onwards, Zotz published books that reflect his life in India and Japan. According to the Indian economist Indira Gurbaxani , he sees “creativity” as the decisive location factor on the subcontinent in the work The New Economic Power on the Ganges : “Foreign companies can learn from the Indian corporate culture. (...) Reading this book is definitely worthwhile for entrepreneurs who want to invest here. But Zotz also offers a wealth of well-observed and helpful details to anyone who is a stranger to India. ”The East Asian scholar Christine Liew judged the Japan book Business in the Land of the Rising Sun that it“ clears up prejudices and, with a focus on economics, always preserves that View of the whole of society. "

Confucianism

In Luxembourg, Zotz wrote two books on Confucius and Confucianism . In 2000 the book Confucius was published , a monograph by the Chinese sage with a chapter on the history of his reception in Europe. In 2007 the book Confucius for the West followed. New longing for old values , which was partly written in Taipei in 2006 . In this book, Zotz deals with his positions on Eurasian humanism and an intercultural spirituality:

“A great opportunity in the age of globalization lies in appreciating even incomprehensible differences, beyond merely tolerating the other. One no longer cultivates the tired tolerance of the non-committal that leaves everyone their belief and lifestyle as long as this does not bother one. Rather, an intensive and existential knowledge of the other becomes possible, an understanding that touches and transforms inwardly. "

India (2009-present)

Since 2009 Zotz has lived mainly in India. In a 2015 interview he said: “I see myself as a resident of Eurasia, which I see as a single, colorful continent. For me it is a return home in the east and west direction, whereby the differences in daily life are particularly enriching. "

In March 2015, Zotz was given the office of Maṇḍalācārya of the Arya Maitreya Mandala , making him the fourth successor to the Tibetan mystic Ngawang Kalsang , who initiated the establishment of the order in Darjeeling in 1933, after Anagarika Govinda , Karl-Heinz Gottmann and Armin Gottmann . Also in 2015, Zotz was appointed Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Lama and Li Gotami Govinda Foundation .

In 2015, Zotz published the third book, Der Konfuzianismus, on this direction of Chinese philosophy, which, as Reinhard Kirste noted, undertakes “a journey into the history of the impact of this unusual personality” of Confucius.

The Festschrift Freiheit was published in October 2016 on the occasion of Volker Zotz's 60th birthday . Awareness. Responsibility , which was edited by Friedhelm Köhler , Friederike Migneco , Benedikt Maria Trappen and thirty articles u. a. by Gerhard Weißgrab , Perry Schmidt-Leukel , Ulrich Dehn , Peter Michael Hamel , Peter Gäng and Gerhard Knauss .

Works

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Editorships and Associate Editorships

Translations

Secondary literature

Web links

Wikiquote: Volker Zotz  - Quotes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Date and place of birth and biographical key data in the article checked after the entries on Volker Zotz in Katja Gimpel, among others: Kürschner's German Literature Calendar 2010/2011. Berlin and New York: Walter de Gruyter 2011 ISBN 978-3-11-023029-1 , p. 1211 as well as from Kürschner's Deutscher Schehrten-Kalender , 23rd edition, Berlin and New York: Walter de Gruyter 2011 ISBN 978-3-598 -23630-3
  2. ↑ See the biography on the website of Volker Zotz.
  3. ↑ a b “Not better, different.” Volker Zotz in an interview with Martin Schmitt. Die Rheinpfalz on Sunday December 6th, 2009, p. 20.
  4. ↑ Volker Zotz: The mother of ecumenism. Mary and the religions of the world. In: Volker Zotz, Friederike Migneco (eds.): Totus tuus. Marian book on the Luxembourg Octave of Our Lady. Luxembourg: Kairos Edition, 3rd edition 2012, pp. 85–98 ISBN 2-9599829-9-1 .
  5. ↑ Volker Zotz: Kamasutra in Management. Inspirations and wisdom from India. Campus Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2008, pp. 17-18 ISBN 978-3-593-38515-0 .
  6. ↑ “Extraordinary people. Mediator in the Christian-Buddhist dialogue. ” Wiesbadener Kurier, December 18, 2008, p. 28 (Interview with Volker Zotz about Ernst and Traude Pagenstecher).
  7. ↑ Volker Zotz: Memories of a teacher and friend. On the passing of Advayavajra Karl-Heinz Gottmann. In: Damaru No. 39-2008 ( ISSN  2225-4803 ).
  8. ↑ Volker Zotz: Wilhelm Müller (1912–1990) in memory. In: Damaru No. 23-1991 ( ISSN  2225-4803 ).
  9. ↑ Volker Zotz: The ghost seer. Memories of Anuruddha Rudolf Petri. In: Damaru ( ISSN  2225-4803 ), No. 27-1995.
  10. ↑ Cf. Volker Zotz: The search for a social Buddhism. Luxembourg: Kairos Edition 2007, p. 12, ISBN 978-2-9599829-6-5 .
  11. ↑ Volker Zotz: On the blissful islands. Buddhism in German culture. Berlin 2000, p. 199 ISBN 3-89620-151-4 .
  12. ↑ The story of the meeting between Zotz and Kiss Maerth can be found in: Donna Kossy : Strange creations: aberrant ideas of human origins. Feral House 2001, ISBN 978-0-922915-65-1 .
  13. ↑ Volker Zotz: Oscar Kiss Maerth or The failed Buddhist world revolution. In: Cause & Effect . Buddhism in Society and Life No. 45 - 2003, p. 60 ( ISSN  1026-003X ).
  14. ↑ For example the following essays in forum for politics, society and culture ( ISSN  1680-2322 ): “The C question. Parties and Their Core Values ​​”No. 218 - July 2002; “'God' in the EU Constitution?” No. 227 - June 2003; “Cross and headscarf. Thoughts on Religious Freedom in Schools and Public Spaces. ”No. 232 - December 2003
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  16. ^ The Adytum project. Scheden and Hannoversch Münden 1979 ISBN 3-88297-041-3 .
  17. ^ Hans Otfried Dittmer : Foreword by the publisher in: Volker Zotz: The Adytum project. Scheden and Hannoversch Münden 1979 ISBN 3-88297-041-3 , p. 6.
  18. ↑ Volker Zotz: “Self-responsibility?” In: Cause and Effect , No. 24, 1998, p. 28.
  19. ↑ Volker Zotz: The uncomfortable Norbert Jacques . In: forum for politics, culture and society , No. 242 - December 2004.
  20. ↑ Volker Zotz: From Milltown via Sable Rapids to Echigo. Life and work of Ruth Tabrah . In: Damaru No. 35, 2004 ( ISSN  2225-4803 ).
  21. ↑ Roman Roček : Glanz und Elend des PEN Böhlau, Vienna 2000, ISBN 978-3-205-99122-9 . P. 621.
  22. ↑ Volker Zotz: Open life and death. Scheden and Vienna 1979.
  23. ↑ International Bibliography of Austrian Philosophy 1986/87 . Amsterdam 1996, p. 171, ISBN 90-420-0036-8 .
  24. ↑ Volker Zotz: On the reception, interpretation and criticism of Buddhism in the German-speaking area from the fin-de-siècle to 1930. Historical sketch and main motifs. University of Vienna 1986, p. 9.
  25. ↑ Volker Zotz: Mastering life with Buddha. Reinbek near Hamburg: Rowohlt 16th edition 2017, p. 11.
  26. ↑ Jan Veninga: With Buddha to work. Imparting Buddhist self-help skills in dealing with work-related life issues in everyday western work. Munich 2009 ISBN 978-3-640-48550-5 , p. 22.
  27. ↑ Oliver Bottini : The great OW Barth book of Buddhism. OW Barth Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-502-61126-2 , p. 524
  28. ↑ Diane Thillman: To the East and Back. Volker Zotz on the new yearning for old values ​​and the teachings of Confucius. In: Luxemburger Wort (Die Warte), December 20, 2007, p. 22
  29. ↑ Volker Zotz: André Breton. Reinbek near Hamburg: Rowohlt 1990, ISBN 3-499-50374-3 .
  30. ↑ Birgit Zotz: Richard Anders April 25, 1928 - June 24, 2012 (obituary).
  31. ↑ Volker Zotz: André Breton. Préface de José Pierre . Paris: Édition d'art Somogy 1991, ISBN 2-85056-199-1 .
  32. ↑ See Otfried H. Culmann : Memoirs of a Fantastica. Cheapheim-Ingenheim: Edition Daedalus Palatinus 2019, ISBN 978-3-7504-2541-5 , p. 353.
  33. ↑ Bernd Mattheus : “Change everything! A monograph on the surrealist André Breton. ”In: Die Zeit No. 46. November 9, 1990.
  34. ↑ Uwe Ruprecht : “Love, madness and magic. Volker HM Zotz '' André Breton '. " The daily newspaper of May 25, 1990, p. 16.
  35. ↑ Takamaro Shigaraki : Even the good are redeemed, how much more the bad. The path of the Buddhist master Shinran. Translated and provided with a foreword by Volker Zotz. Luxembourg 2004, ISBN 2-9599829-2-4 .
  36. ^ Gerhard Ruiss : Handbook for Authors and Journalists . Vienna: Verlag Buchkultur 1996, ISBN 978-3-901052-23-1 , p. 809 and Uwe Naumann : "Foreword" in Klaus Mann : On a lost post. Reinbek near Hamburg: Rowohlt Verlag 1994, ISBN 978-3-499-12751-9 , p. 558.
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  38. ↑ Volker Zotz: The Buddha in the Pure Land. Shin Buddhism in Japan. Munich: Diederichs 1991, ISBN 3-424-01120-7 .
  39. ↑ Günther Nenning : Buddha, Jesus and the rest of the world. Augsburg: Pattloch 1999, ISBN 3-629-00851-8 , p. 184.
  40. ↑ Volker Zotz: History of Buddhist Philosophy. Reinbek near Hamburg: Rowohlt 1996, ISBN 3-499-55537-9 .
  41. ↑ Thomas Immoos in OAG Notes ( German Society for Nature and Ethnology of East Asia , Tokyo) 4/1998, pp. 26–27.
  42. ↑ Regine Leisner review in: Lotusblätter 1/1997, p. 52.
  43. ↑ Ulrich Dehn : "Secularization and Buddhism." In: Christina von Braun , Wilhelm Gräb , Johannes Zachhuber : Secularization: Balance and Perspectives of a Controversial Thesis. Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-8258-0150-2 , p. 164.
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  45. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung of January 11, 1997.
  46. ^ Ludger Lütkehaus : Swastika and swastika. Volker Zotz critical history of the German Buddhists. Neue Zürcher Zeitung of March 8, 2001.
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  48. ↑ Volker Zotz and Friederike Migneco: The Buttiglione case. “Forum for politics, culture and society”, No. 241, Nov. 2004, pp. 15-20. On the advocacy of Volker Zotz for Buttiglione, cf. Matthias Belafi: The Christian Identity of Europe. The recognition of a fact and its benefit to society. In: Markus Krienke and Matthias Belafi: Identities in Europe - European identity. Wiesbaden: German University Verlag 2007 ISBN 978-3-8350-6050-0 , pp. 47-76.
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  50. ↑ Perry Schmidt-Leukel in Münchener Theologische Zeitschrift 43 (1992), p. 252.
  51. ↑ Cf. Volker Zotz: Université du Luxembourg: Where is the journey going? In: forum for politics, society and culture , No. 215, April 2002; Michel Pauly and Volker Zotz: University of Luxembourg. In: forum for politics, society and culture , No. 227, June 2003.
  52. ^ Campus . Journal of Saarland University 4/2005, p. 46.
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  56. ↑ On the collaboration between Zotz and Friederike Migneco, cf. Josiane Weber : Friederike Migneco . In: Center national de littérature: Luxembourg authors' lexicon .
  57. ↑ “Our editor-in-chief Volker Zotz says goodbye” (PDF; 81 kB).
  58. ↑ Volker Zotz: The new economic power on the Ganges. Redline, Heidelberg 2006, ISBN 3-636-01373-4
  59. ↑ Indira Gurbaxani in: Süddeutsche Zeitung January 20, 2007
  60. ↑ Volker Zotz: Business in the Land of the Rising Sun. Redline, Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-636-01449-8 .
  61. ↑ Christine Liew : Japan. On the move in a country between tradition and innovation. Berlin 2010 ISBN 978-3-89794-161-8 , p. 496.
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  65. ↑ Interview with marixwissen author Volker Zotz from February 4, 2015.
  66. ↑ See “Change in the Office of Maṇḍalācārya.” In: Der Kreis 173 (May 2015), pp. 46–47.
  67. ↑ Reinhard Kirste : "The Confucianism in Volker Zotz." In: Freedom. Awareness. Responsibility. Festschrift for Volker Zotz for his 60th birthday. Munich 2016 ISBN 978-3-96025-009-8 , p. 68
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personal data
SURNAME Zotz, Volker
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zotz, Volker Helmut Manfred (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Austrian philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Landau in the Palatinate