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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789420803321

Autore

Mansfield Victor <1941->

Titolo

Tibetan Buddhism & modern physics : toward a union of love and knowledge / / Vic Mansfield ; with a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : Templeton Foundation Press, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-283-26040-9

9786613260406

1-59947-232-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 180 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV,  <1935->

Disciplina

294.3/3653

Soggetti

Physics - Religious aspects - Buddhism

Quantum theory - Religious aspects - Buddhism

Buddhism and science

Buddhism - China - Tibet Autonomous Region - Doctrines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

What are Buddhism and science and why a dialogue? -- Quantum mechanics and compassion: parallels and problems -- An introduction to Middle Way emptiness -- The physics of peace: quantum nonlocality and emptiness -- A quantum mechanical challenge to Tibetan Buddhism -- Relativity and the arrow of time -- Toward the union of love and knowledge.

Sommario/riassunto

Tibetan Buddhism and Modern Physics: Toward a Union of Love and Knowledge addresses the complex issues of dialogue and collaboration between Buddhism and science, revealing connections and differences between the two. While assuming no technical background in Buddhism or physics, this book strongly responds to the Dalai Lama's "heartfelt plea" for genuine collaboration between science and Buddhism. The Dalai Lama has written a foreword to the book and the Office of His Holiness will translate it into both Chinese and Tibetan.In a clear and engaging way, this book show