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Being Human in a Buddhist World

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

Being Human in a Buddhist World

By Janet Gyatso

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About the book

Critically exploring medical thought in a cultural milieu with no discernible influence from the European Enlightenment, Being Human in a Buddhist World reveals an otherwise unnoticed intersection of early modern sensibilities and religious values in traditional Tibetan medicine. It further studies the adaptation of Buddhist concepts and values to medical concerns and suggests important dimensions of Buddhism's role in the development of Asian and global civilization. Through its unique focus an...Show more

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9780231164979

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Columbia University Press

Published year

2016

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Being Human in a Buddhist World

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