03469nam 2200649Ia 450 991082295660332120230124190456.01-283-60433-797866139167850-300-15913-710.12987/9780300159134(CKB)2670000000241843(OCoLC)817540015(CaPaEBR)ebrary10602423(SSID)ssj0000739179(PQKBManifestationID)11930734(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000739179(PQKBWorkID)10686797(PQKB)11189637(MiAaPQ)EBC3421052(DE-B1597)485837(DE-B1597)9780300159134(Au-PeEL)EBL3421052(CaPaEBR)ebr10602423(CaONFJC)MIL391678(OCoLC)923600921(EXLCZ)99267000000024184320120419d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe scientific Buddha[electronic resource] his short and happy life /Donald S. Lopez, JrNew Haven Yale University Press20121 online resource (163 p.)The Terry lecturesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-15912-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface --Acknowledgments --ONE. A Purified Religion --TWO. The Birth of the Scientific Buddha --THREE. The Problem with Karma --INTERLUDE. A Primer on Buddhist Meditation --FOUR. The Death of the Scientific Buddha --Notes --IndexThis book tells the story of the Scientific Buddha, "born" in Europe in the 1800's but commonly confused with the Buddha born in India 2,500 years ago. The Scientific Buddha was sent into battle against Christian missionaries, who were proclaiming across Asia that Buddhism was a form of superstition. He proved the missionaries wrong, teaching a dharma that was in harmony with modern science. And his influence continues. Today his teaching of "mindfulness" is heralded as the cure for all manner of maladies, from depression to high blood pressure. In this potent critique, a well-known chronicler of the West's encounter with Buddhism demonstrates how the Scientific Buddha's teachings deviate in crucial ways from those of the far older Buddha of ancient India. Donald Lopez shows that the Western focus on the Scientific Buddha threatens to bleach Buddhism of its vibrancy, complexity, and power, even as the superficial focus on "mindfulness" turns Buddhism into merely the latest self-help movement. The Scientific Buddha has served his purpose, Lopez argues. It is now time for him to pass into nirvana. This is not to say, however, that the teachings of the ancient Buddha must be dismissed as mere cultural artifacts. They continue to present a potent challenge, even to our modern world.Terry lectures.Buddhism and scienceBuddhismBuddhism and science.Buddhism.294.3/365REL106000REL007010PHI028000SCI034000bisacshLopez Donald S.1952-647459MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822956603321The scientific Buddha4091940UNINA