03135nam 2200649Ia 450 991096017870332120200520144314.09780791481455079148145X97814294119051429411902(CKB)1000000000466454(OCoLC)75961453(CaPaEBR)ebrary10579167(SSID)ssj0000182194(PQKBManifestationID)11181654(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000182194(PQKBWorkID)10171629(PQKB)10467869(MiAaPQ)EBC3407744(MdBmJHUP)muse6433(Au-PeEL)EBL3407744(CaPaEBR)ebr10579167(OCoLC)923408842(DE-B1597)681980(DE-B1597)9780791481455(Perlego)2672232(EXLCZ)99100000000046645420051020d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierInto the jaws of Yama, lord of death Buddhism, bioethics, and death /Karma Lekshe TsomoAlbany State University of New York Pressc20061 online resource (ix, 270 pages)9780791468319 0791468313 Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-254) and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Understanding Death and Impermanence -- Understanding the Nature of Consciousness -- Contemplating Self and No-Self -- Foundations of Buddhist Ethics -- Death and Enlightenment in Tibet -- The Transition between Life and Death -- The Ethical Urgency of Death -- Extending Life and Hastening Death -- Buddhism and Genetic Engineering -- Bioethics in a Rapidly Changing World -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index"This book explores the Buddhist view of death and its implications for contemporary bioethics. Writing primarily from within the Tibetan tradition, author Karma Lekshe Tsomo discusses Buddhist notions of human consciousness and personal identity and how these figure in the Buddhist view of death. Beliefs about death and enlightenment and states between life and death are also discussed. Tsomo goes on to examine such hot-button topics as cloning, abortion, assisted suicide, euthanasia, organ donation, genetic engineering, and stem-cell research within a Buddhist context, introducing new ways of thinking about these highly controversial issues."--JacketDeathReligious aspectsBuddhismIntermediate stateBuddhismBuddhismDoctrinesDeathReligious aspectsBuddhism.Intermediate stateBuddhism.BuddhismDoctrines.294.3/5697Karma Lekshe TsomoBhiksuni,1944-1810154MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910960178703321Into the jaws of Yama, lord of death4361350UNINA