Into the Jaws of Yama, Lord of Death

Buddhism, Bioethics, and Death

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

A fascinating look at Buddhist, especially Tibetan, views of death and their implications for a Buddhist bioethics.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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-07-20
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt:508 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:280
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791468319

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Buddhism inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Karma Lekshe Tsomo is Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego. She is the editor of Buddhist Women and Social Justice: Ideals, Challenges, and Achievements and Buddhist Women Across Cultures: Realizations, and the author of Sisters in Solitude: Two Traditions of Buddhist Monastic Ethics for Women, all published by SUNY Press.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments1. Introduction2. Understanding Death and Impermanence3. Understanding the Nature of Consciousness4. Contemplating Self and No-self5. Foundations of Buddhist Ethics6. Death and Enlightenment in Tibet7. The Transition Between Life and Death8. The Ethical Urgency of Death9. Extending Life and Hastening Death10. Buddhism and Genetic Engineering11 Bioethics in a Rapidly Changing WorldNotesBibliographyIndex