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	Publisher: Simon & Schuster India
	Author Thupten Jinpa
	Language: English
	Pages: 2216
	Cover: PAPERBACK
	9.00 X 6.00 inch
	Weight 2.54 kg
	Edition: 2023
	ISBN: Vol- 1: 9789386797209 Vol- 2: 9788194646464 Vol- 3: 9789392099304 Vol- 4: 9789392099809
	NAQ339

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About the Book UNDER THE VISIONARY SUPERVISION OF HIS HOLINESS THE DALAT LAMA, Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics brings together classical Buddhist explorations of the nature of our material world and the human mind and puts them into context for the modern reader. It is the Dalai Lama's view that the explorations by the great masters of northern India in the first millennium CE still have much to interest us today, whether we are Buddhist or not. Volume 1, The Physical World, explores the nature of our material world-from the macroscopic to the microscopic. The book weaves together passages from the works of great Buddhist thinkers like Asanga, Vasubandhu, Nagarjuna, Dignaga, and Dharmakirti. Each major topic is introduced by Thupten Jinpa, the Dalai Lama's principal English-language translator and founder of the Institute of Tibetan Classics. "Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics offers a rare gift of wisdom from the ancient world to the modern reader. The editors have curated a rich treasure of the philosophy and maps of the mind that have their origins in the early centuries of Indian thought, were preserved in translation for centuries in Tibet, and now are brought to all of us in this translation." Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional intelligence. "Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics will quickly become an invaluable resource for all those interested in a cross-cultural understanding of science and the history of ideas. Volume 1 offers a comprehensive treatment of the physical world drawn from the writings of India's greatest Buddhist philosophers, with an introduction by the Dalai Lama and contextual essays by the eminent scholar Thupten Jinpa. As we seek a multicultural and global perspective on the nature of reality, this volume and those to follow will certainly make a crucial contribution."

About the Author HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and a beacon of inspiration for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. He is admired also for his more than four decades of systematic dialogues with scientists exploring ways to develop new evidence-based approaches to alleviating suffering and promoting human flourishing. He is the cofounder of the Mind and Life Institute and has helped to revolutionize the traditional Tibetan monastic curriculum by incorporating the teaching of modern science. He is a champion of the great Indian Nalanda tradition of science, philosophy, and wisdom practices.

Preface THIS IS VOLUMEI of a four-volume series that brings together classical Buddhist scientific and philosophical explorations on the nature of reality within a framework accessible to the contemporary reader. This ambitious series was conceived by His Holiness the Dalai Lama himself and compiled under his visionary supervision. As the Dalai Lama explains in his introduction, the creation of this compilation is grounded in an understanding that it is possible to distinguish three domains in the contents of the great Buddhist treatises of classical India. First is the scientific dimension, which relates to empirical claims about not only the outer physical world but also the inner world of our experience, including the underlying principles that govern their functions and relationships. Second is the philosophical dimension, primarily statements presenting the ultimate truth or truths about reality. Finally, there is what might be called the religious dimension, which relates to Buddhist practice and the path to enlightenment. The Dalai Lama believes that, as the exchange of knowledge among the world's cultures and languages becomes increasingly common, the insights contained in the works of the great Indian Buddhist thinkers, especially the more scientific and philosophical aspects, should be made accessible to contemporary readers. The first two volumes in the series cover the scientific domain: volume 1 presents the physical world and volume 2 presents the mind sciences. Volumes 3 and 4 will focus specifically on the philosophical dimension of the Buddhist heritage. The remarkable accomplishment of the first two volumes is the gathering together in one place of insights of scientific interest from the great Indian Buddhist thinkers. Thanks to the Dalai Lama's vision, for the first time the contemporary reader has the opportunity to directly engage with ideas of these key Buddhist thinkers from a scientific perspective, read their own words, and follow the line of their arguments.

Introduction IN MY CHILDHOOD I had a keen interest in playing with mechanical toys. After reaching India in 1959, I developed a strong wish to engage with scientists to help expand my own knowledge of science as well as to explore the question of the relationship between science and religion. The main reason for my confidence in engaging with scientists rested in the Buddha's following statement: Monks and scholars, just as you test gold by burning, cutting, and polishing it. so too well examine my speech. Do not accept it merely out of respect. The Buddha advises his disciples to carefully analyze when they engage with the meaning of his words, just as a goldsmith tests the purity of gold through burning, cutting, and rubbing. Only after we have gained conviction through such inquiry, the Buddha explains, is it appropriate to accept the validity of his words. It is not appropriate to believe something simply because one's teacher has taught it. Even with regard to what he himself taught, the Buddha says, we must test its validity for ourselves through experimentation and the use of reason. The testimony of scriptures alone is not sufficient. This profound advice demonstrates the centrality of sound reasoning when it comes to exploring the question of reality. In Buddhism in general, and for the Nalanda masters of classical India in particular, when it comes to examining the nature of reality, the evidence of direct perception is accorded greater authority than both reason-based inference and scripture. For if one takes a scripture to be an authority in describing the nature of reality, then that scripture too must first be verified as authoritative by relying on another scriptural testimony, which in turn must be verified by another scripture, and so on, leading to an infinite regress. Furthermore, a scripture-based approach can offer no proof or rebuttals against alternative standpoints proposed by opponents who do not accept the validity of that scripture. Even among scriptures, some can be accepted as literal while some cannot, giving us no reliable standpoints on the nature of reality. It is said that to cite scripture as an authority in the context of inquiring into the nature of reality indicates a misguided intelligence. To do so precludes us from the ranks of those who uphold reason.

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