ISSR Library. The quantum and the lotus : a journey to the frontiers where science and Buddhism meet
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0609608541
ISBN 13
9780609608548
Category
Publication Year
2001
Publisher
Subject
Buddhism and science.; Physics--Religious aspects--Buddhism.; Spiritual life--Buddhism.
Series Name
Description
viii, 312 pages ; 24 cm; At the crossroads -- To be and not to be -- In search of the great watchmaker -- The universe in a grain of sand -- Mirages of reality -- Like a bolt from the blue -- Each to his own reality -- Questions of time -- Chaos and harmony -- The virtual frontier -- Robots that think they can think -- The grammar of the universe -- Reason and contemplation -- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder -- From meditation to action -- The monk's conclusion -- The scientist's conclusion -- Notes -- Scientific glossary -- Buddhist glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Index.; A Buddhist monk trained as a molecular biologist and a leading astrophysicist raised as a Buddhist explore the connections between the traditional teachings of Buddhism and the theories of modern-day science.;
Biblio Notes
47045010
Number of Copies
1
