Into the jaws of Yama, lord of death: Buddhism, bioethics, and death
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Main Author: Karma Lekshe Tsomo (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany State University of New York Press c2006
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-254) and index
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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 270 p.)
ISBN:1429411902
9780791468319
9780791468326
9781429411905

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