EPISODE · Dec 17, 2021 · 28 MIN
What is the relationship between Buddhism and science?
from Bright On Buddhism · host Nicholas Bright Haight
Bright on Buddhism Episode 14 - What is the relationship between Buddhism and science? Do science and Buddhism indeed believe the same things? Does science validate or reinforce Buddhism, or vice versa? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; Nagarjuna: Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika); Conze, Edward, trans. The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and Its Verse Summary. Bolinas, CA: Four Seasons Foundation, 1973.; The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to Helping Others, page 1, Tharpa Publications (2nd. ed., 1995) ISBN 978-0-948006-50-0; Flanagan, Owen (2011-08-12). The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized. MIT Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-262-29723-3.; Williams, Paul, Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations, Routledge, 2008, pp. 195–196.; Buddhism and Modernity: Sources from Nineteenth-Century Japan. 2021. University of Hawai’i Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv16t66wt.; Castiglioni, Andrea. 2021. “The Human-Fish: Animality, Teratology, and Religion in Premodern Japan.” Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 48 (1): 1–44.; Davis, Winston. 1989. “Buddhism and the Modernization of Japan.” History of Religions 28 (4): 304–39. https://doi.org/10.1086/463163.; Godart, G. Clinton. 2017a. “Evolution, Individuals, and the Kokutai.” In Darwin, Dharma, and the Divine, 43–69. Evolutionary Theory and Religion in Modern Japan. University of Hawai’i Press. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvvn65s.6.; Godart, G. Clinton. 2017b. Darwin, Dharma, and the Divine. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai’i Press.; Hammerstrom, Erik. 2015. Science and Chinese Buddhism. New York City, NY: Columbia University Press.; Kasulis, Thomas P. 1995. “Sushi, Science, and Spirituality: Modern Japanese Philosophy and Its Views of Western Science.” Philosophy East and West 45 (2): 227–48. https://doi.org/10.2307/1399566.; Lopez, Jr., Donald S. 2008. Buddhism and Science: A Guide for The Perplexed. Chicago IL: University of Chicago Press.; Lopez, Jr., Donald S. 2012. The Scientific Buddha. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us @BrightBuddhism, emailing us at [email protected], or joining us on our discord server, Hidden Sangha https://discord.gg/tEwcVpu! Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host
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Bright on Buddhism Episode 14 - What is the relationship between Buddhism and science? Do science and Buddhism indeed believe the same things? Does science validate or reinforce Buddhism, or vice versa? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; Nagarjuna: Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika); Conze, Edward, trans. The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and Its Verse Summary. Bolinas, CA: Four Seasons Foundation, 1973.; The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to Helping Others, page 1, Tharpa Publications (2nd. ed., 1995) ISBN 978-0-948006-50-0; Flanagan, Owen (2011-08-12). The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized. MIT Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-262-29723-3.; Williams, Paul, Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations, Routledge, 2008, pp. 195–196.; Buddhism and Modernity: Sources from Nineteenth-Century Japan. 2021. University of Hawai’i Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv16t66wt.; Castiglioni, Andrea. 2021. “The Human-Fish: Animality, Teratology, and Religion in Premodern Japan.” Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 48 (1): 1–44.; Davis, Winston. 1989. “Buddhism and the Modernization of Japan.” History of Religions 28 (4): 304–39. https://doi.org/10.1086/463163.; Godart, G. Clinton. 2017a. “Evolution, Individuals, and the Kokutai.” In Darwin, Dharma, and the Divine, 43–69. Evolutionary Theory and Religion in Modern Japan. University of Hawai’i Press. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvvn65s.6.; Godart, G. Clinton. 2017b. Darwin, Dharma, and the Divine. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai’i Press.; Hammerstrom, Erik. 2015. Science and Chinese Buddhism. New York City, NY: Columbia University Press.; Kasulis, Thomas P. 1995. “Sushi, Science, and Spirituality: Modern Japanese Philosophy and Its Views of Western Science.” Philosophy East and West 45 (2): 227–48. https://doi.org/10.2307/1399566.; Lopez, Jr., Donald S. 2008. Buddhism and Science: A Guide for The Perplexed. Chicago IL: University of Chicago Press.; Lopez, Jr., Donald S. 2012. The Scientific Buddha. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us @BrightBuddhism, emailing us at [email protected], or joining us on our discord server, Hidden Sangha https://discord.gg/tEwcVpu! Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host
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