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

Into the jaws of Yama, lord of death : Buddhism, bioethics, and death / Karma Lekshe Tsomo.

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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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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Karma Lekshe Tsomo, 1944-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Death > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Intermediate state > Buddhism.
Buddhism > Doctrines.
Table of Contents:
  • 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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