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Into the Jaws of Yama, Lord of Death : Buddhism, Bioethics, and Death.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Albany : State University of New York Press, 2006Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (282 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780791481455
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Into the Jaws of Yama, Lord of DeathDDC classification:
  • 294.3/5697
LOC classification:
  • BQ4487 -- .K375 2006eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Into the Jaws of Yama,Lord of Death -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Understanding Death and Impermanence -- 3. Understanding the Nature of Consciousness -- 4. Contemplating Self and No-Self -- 5. Foundations of Buddhist Ethics -- 6. Death and Enlightenment in Tibet -- 7. The Transition Between Life and Death -- 8. The Ethical Urgency of Death -- 9. Extending Life and Hastening Death -- 10. Buddhism and Genetic Engineering -- 11. Bioethics in a Rapidly Changing World -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Summary: A fascinating look at Buddhist, especially Tibetan, views of death and their implications for a Buddhist bioethics.
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Intro -- Into the Jaws of Yama,Lord of Death -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Understanding Death and Impermanence -- 3. Understanding the Nature of Consciousness -- 4. Contemplating Self and No-Self -- 5. Foundations of Buddhist Ethics -- 6. Death and Enlightenment in Tibet -- 7. The Transition Between Life and Death -- 8. The Ethical Urgency of Death -- 9. Extending Life and Hastening Death -- 10. Buddhism and Genetic Engineering -- 11. Bioethics in a Rapidly Changing World -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

A fascinating look at Buddhist, especially Tibetan, views of death and their implications for a Buddhist bioethics.

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