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001			007284379
003			OCoLC
005			20180722213543.0
008			120419t20122012ctu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2012015891
016	7		_a016111095 _2Uk
020			_a0300159129 (hardback)
020			_a9780300159127 (hardback)
035			_a(OCoLC)785865190
040			_aDLC _erda _beng _cDLC _dYDX _dBTCTA _dUKMGB _dOCLCO _dBDX _dYDXCP _dOCLCO _dVP@ _dBWX _dCOO _dCDX _dSTF _dPUL _dNFG
042			_apcc
049			_aNFGA
092			_a294.3365 _bL864
100	1		_aLopez, Donald S., _d1952- _9184860
245	1	4	_aThe scientific Buddha : _bhis short and happy life / _cDonald S. Lopez, Jr.
260			_aNew Haven : _bYale University Press, _c[2012], ©2012.
300			_axi, 148 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aThe Terry lectures
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aA Purified Religion -- The Birth of the Scientific Buddha -- The Problem with Karma -- Interlude: A Primer on Buddhist Meditation -- The Death of the Scientific Buddha.
520			_a"This book tells the story of the Scientific Buddha, "born" in Europe in the 1800s 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 so 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 meaningful challenge, even to our modern world"--Provided by publisher.
650		0	_aBuddhism and science. _998578
830		0	_aTerry lectures. _9172824
942			_cBOOK _012
998			_a007284379
999			_c144437 _d144437