Into the Jaws of Yama, Lord of Death - Buddhism, Bioethics, And Death

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.

Info autore

Karma Lekshe Tsomo is Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of San Diego. Her many books include Eminent Buddhist Women and Buddhist Women Across Cultures: Realizations, each published by SUNY Press.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Karma, Karma Lekshe Tsomo
• Editore: State University of New York Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2006
• EAN: 9780791468319
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-6831-9
• Pagine: 270
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altre religioni mondiali; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali