TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lopez,Donald S.
TI  - Buddhism & science: a guide for the perplexed 
SN  - 9780226493121 (hardcover : alk. paper)
AV  - BQ4570.S3 L67 2008
U1  - 294.3 LOP 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Buddhism and science
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-254) and index
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0829/2008012963-t.html
ER  -