The quantum and the lotus : a journey to the frontiers where science and Buddhism meet by Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan.

Material type: Text

TextSeries: ISSR LibraryPublication details: New York Crown Publishers 2001.Description: 312ISBN:

978060960548

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DDC classification:

294.3375 M433 Q 22856

Contents:

At the crossroads -- To be and not to be -- In search of the great watchmaker -- The universe in a grain of sand -- Mirages of reality -- Like a bolt from the blue -- Each to his own reality -- Questions of time -- Chaos and harmony -- The virtual frontier -- Robots that think they can think -- The grammar of the universe -- Reason and contemplation -- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder -- From meditation to action -- The monk's conclusion -- The scientist's conclusion -- Notes -- Scientific glossary -- Buddhist glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status
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A Buddhist monk trained as a molecular biologist and a leading astrophysicist raised as a Buddhist explore the connections between the traditional teachings of Buddhism and the theories of modern-day science.

At the crossroads --
To be and not to be --
In search of the great watchmaker --
The universe in a grain of sand --
Mirages of reality --
Like a bolt from the blue --
Each to his own reality --
Questions of time --
Chaos and harmony --
The virtual frontier --
Robots that think they can think --
The grammar of the universe --
Reason and contemplation --
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder --
From meditation to action --
The monk's conclusion --
The scientist's conclusion --
Notes --
Scientific glossary --
Buddhist glossary --
Acknowledgments --
Index.

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