LEADER 03469nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910822956603321 005 20230124190456.0 010 $a1-283-60433-7 010 $a9786613916785 010 $a0-300-15913-7 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300159134 035 $a(CKB)2670000000241843 035 $a(OCoLC)817540015 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10602423 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000739179 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11930734 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000739179 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10686797 035 $a(PQKB)11189637 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421052 035 $a(DE-B1597)485837 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300159134 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421052 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10602423 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL391678 035 $a(OCoLC)923600921 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000241843 100 $a20120419d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe scientific Buddha$b[electronic resource] $ehis short and happy life /$fDonald S. Lopez, Jr 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (163 p.) 225 1 $aThe Terry lectures 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-15912-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tONE. A Purified Religion --$tTWO. The Birth of the Scientific Buddha --$tTHREE. The Problem with Karma --$tINTERLUDE. A Primer on Buddhist Meditation --$tFOUR. The Death of the Scientific Buddha --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aThis book tells the story of the Scientific Buddha, "born" in Europe in the 1800's but commonly confused with the Buddha born in India 2,500 years ago. The Scientific Buddha was sent into battle against Christian missionaries, who were proclaiming across Asia that Buddhism was a form of superstition. He proved the missionaries wrong, teaching a dharma that was in harmony with modern science. And his influence continues. Today his teaching of "mindfulness" is heralded as the cure for all manner of maladies, from depression to high blood pressure. In this potent critique, a well-known chronicler of the West's encounter with Buddhism demonstrates how the Scientific Buddha's teachings deviate in crucial ways from those of the far older Buddha of ancient India. Donald Lopez shows that the Western focus on the Scientific Buddha threatens to bleach Buddhism of its vibrancy, complexity, and power, even as the superficial focus on "mindfulness" turns Buddhism into merely the latest self-help movement. The Scientific Buddha has served his purpose, Lopez argues. It is now time for him to pass into nirvana. This is not to say, however, that the teachings of the ancient Buddha must be dismissed as mere cultural artifacts. They continue to present a potent challenge, even to our modern world. 410 0$aTerry lectures. 606 $aBuddhism and science 606 $aBuddhism 615 0$aBuddhism and science. 615 0$aBuddhism. 676 $a294.3/365 686 $aREL106000$aREL007010$aPHI028000$aSCI034000$2bisacsh 700 $aLopez$b Donald S.$f1952-$0647459 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822956603321 996 $aThe scientific Buddha$94091940 997 $aUNINA