In this Book
- Into the Jaws of Yama, Lord of Death: Buddhism, Bioethics, and Death
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 1-14
- 4. Contemplating Self and No-Self
- pp. 43-62
- 5. Foundations of Buddhist Ethics
- pp. 63-78
- 6. Death and Enlightenment in Tibet
- pp. 79-98
- 7. The Transition Between Life and Death
- pp. 99-124
- 8. The Ethical Urgency of Death
- pp. 125-162
- 9. Extending Life and Hastening Death
- pp. 163-194
- 10. Buddhism and Genetic Engineering
- pp. 195-208
- 11. Bioethics in a Rapidly Changing World
- pp. 209-230
- Bibliography
- pp. 245-254
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791481455
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
75961453
Pages
280
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No