{"product_id":"buddhism-science-a-guide-for-the-perplexed-9780226493190","title":"Buddhism \u0026 Science: A Guide for the Perplexed","description":"Beginning in the nineteenth century and continuing to the present day, both Buddhists and admirers of Buddhism have proclaimed the compatibility of Buddhism and science. Their assertions have ranged from modest claims about the efficacy of meditation for mental health to grander declarations that the Buddha himself anticipated the theories of relativity, quantum physics and the big bang more than two millennia ago.\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBuddhism and Science\u003c\/i\u003e, Donald S. Lopez Jr. is less interested in evaluating the accuracy of such claims than in exploring how and why these two seemingly disparate modes of understanding the inner and outer universe have been so persistently linked. Lopez opens with an account of the rise and fall of Mount Meru, the great peak that stands at the center of the flat earth of Buddhist cosmography--and which was interpreted anew once it proved incompatible with modern geography. From there, he analyzes the way in which Buddhist concepts of spiritual nobility were enlisted to support the notorious science of race in the nineteenth century. Bringing the story to the present, Lopez explores the Dalai Lama's interest in scientific discoveries, as well as the implications of research on meditation for neuroscience. Lopez argues that by presenting an ancient Asian tradition as compatible with--and even anticipating--scientific discoveries, European enthusiasts and Asian elites have sidestepped the debates on the relevance of religion in the modern world that began in the nineteenth century and still flare today. As new discoveries continue to reshape our understanding of mind and matter, \u003ci\u003eBuddhism and Science\u003c\/i\u003e will be indispensable reading for those fascinated by religion, science, and their often vexed relation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald S. Lopez Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.27w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226493190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald S. Lopez Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan. He is the author or editor of a number of books, including \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of Shangri-La\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Madman's Middle Way\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCritical Terms for the Study of Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40349977739379,"sku":"9.78023E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_411310bb-f6f7-4a6c-9bbd-625f1e422735.jpg?v=1660050353","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/buddhism-science-a-guide-for-the-perplexed-9780226493190","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}