Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics: The Physical World
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (568 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1614294720 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 521 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorThe Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and an advocate for international cooperation and mutual understanding.Thupten Jinpa is the Dalai Lama’s principal English-language translator and founder of the Institute of Tibetan Classics.
Each of the six major topics in each volume is also introduced with an essay to provide additional context for Western readers. Volume 1, The Physical World, explores of the nature of our material world—from the macroscopic to the microscopic. It is his view that the explorations by the great Indian masters of northern India in the first millennium CE still have much that is of interest to us today, whether we are Buddhist or not, and these volumes make those insights accessible. It begins with an overview of the many frameworks, such as the so-called five aggregates, that Buddhist thinkers have used to examine the nature and scope of reality. These essays connect the contemporary reader to broader debates and Western parallels and provide helpful suggestions for further reading. . Both volumes contain an introduction from His Holiness the Dalai Lama that outlines scientific and philosophical thinking in the history of the Buddhist tradition. This volume even contains a brief presentation on early theories about the st
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and an advocate for international cooperation and mutual understanding.Thupten Jinpa is the Dalai Lama’s principal English-language translator and founder of the Institute of Tibetan Classics.