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  Buddhism and Science: A Guide for the Perplexed (Buddhism and Modernity) (Hardback) By (author) Donald S. Lopez

  

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  Short Description for Buddhism and Science Both practitioners and admirers of Buddhism have proclaimed its compatibility with science. This book explores how and why these two seemingly disparate modes of understanding the inner and outer universe have been so persistently linked.
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  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press
  • Published: 14 November 2008
  • Format: Hardback 278 pages
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  • Categories: Science: General Issues | Religion & Science | Buddhism
  • ISBN 13: 9780226493121 ISBN 10: 0226493121
  • Sales rank: 564,349

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• Beginning in the nineteenth century and continuing to the present day, both practitioners and admirers of Buddhism have proclaimed its compatibility with science. In "Buddhism 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 with - and even anticipating - scientific 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 Science" will be indispensable reading for those fascinated by religion, science, and their often vexed relation.