Buddhism & Science

by Lopez Jr, Donald S.

• ISBN13: 9780226493190
• ISBN10: 0226493199
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-15
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

Beginning in the nineteenth century and continuing to the present day, both practitioners and admirers of Buddhism have proclaimed its compatibility with science. InBuddhism and Science, Donald S. Lopez Jr. explores how and why these two seemingly disparate modes of understanding the inner and outer universe have been so persistently linked. He argues that by presenting an ancient Asian tradition as compatible withand even anticipatingscientific discoveries, European enthusiasts and Asian elites have sidestepped debates on the relevance of religion in the modern world that began in the nineteenth century and that still flare today. As new discoveries continue to reshape our understanding of mind and matter,Buddhism and Sciencewill be indispensable reading for those fascinated by religion, science, and their often vexed relation. "InBuddhism and Science, Donald Lopez fills a major gap, and he does so with his trademark rigor, concision, and elan. No serious student of science-and-religion can afford to skip this book."Jack Miles, general editor,Norton Anthology of World Religions

Author Biography

Donald S. Lopez Jr. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan. He is the author, editor, or translator of a number of books, including The Madman’s Middle Way, Critical Terms for the Study of Buddhism, Introduction to the History of Indian Buddhism, and In the Forest of Faded Wisdom: 104 Poems by Gendun Chopel, a Bilingual Edition, all published by the University of Chicago Press.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
First There is a Mountain	p. 39
Buddhism and the Science of Race	p. 73
Two Tibetans	p. 105
The Science of Buddhism	p. 153
The Meaning of Meditation	p. 197
Conclusion: Measuring the Aura	p. 211
Notes	p. 219
Index	p. 255
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