Into the jaws of Yama, lord of death : Buddhism, bioethics, and death /

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"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 dea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Karma Lekshe Tsomo, 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Death > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Intermediate state > Buddhism.
Buddhism > Doctrines.
Medicine > Religious aspects.
Buddhism.
Religion and Medicine
Buddhism
Bouddhisme > Doctrines.
Médecine > Aspect religieux.
Bouddhisme.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
Medicine > Religious aspects
Buddhism > Doctrines
Death > Religious aspects > Buddhism
Intermediate state > Buddhism
Buddhismus
Tod
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • ch. 1. Introduction
  • ch. 2. Understanding death and impermanence
  • ch. 3. Understanding the nature of consciousness
  • ch. 4. Contemplating self and no-self
  • ch. 5. Foundations of Buddhist ethics
  • ch. 6. Death and enlightenment in Tibet
  • ch. 7. The transition between life and death
  • ch. 8. The ethical urgency of death
  • ch. 9. Extending life and hastening death
  • ch. 10. Buddhism and genetic engineering
  • ch. 11. Bioethics in a rapidly changing world
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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