Tibetan Monastics Reflect on Science and Buddhism: (I) The Basic Human Nature and (II) Subatomic Particles

One of the goals of the historic Emory-Tibet Science Initiative (ETSI) is to catalyze cross-cultural thinking among scientists and Buddhists. Over a decade into the project to elicit such thinking the project sponsored an essay competition among the monastics. Here we feature two of the winners refl...

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Autores principales: Jampa Gyaltsen, Lobsang Gyatso, Dawa Tsering Drongbu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e9dd99f783224bae9beba6ccf3ab2d4f2021-11-09T10:31:47ZTibetan Monastics Reflect on Science and Buddhism: (I) The Basic Human Nature and (II) Subatomic Particles2297-900X10.3389/fcomm.2021.731663https://doaj.org/article/e9dd99f783224bae9beba6ccf3ab2d4f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2021.731663/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2297-900XOne of the goals of the historic Emory-Tibet Science Initiative (ETSI) is to catalyze cross-cultural thinking among scientists and Buddhists. Over a decade into the project to elicit such thinking the project sponsored an essay competition among the monastics. Here we feature two of the winners reflecting on different aspects of western sciences and Buddhism, physics and Buddhism respectively, demonstrating how modern science is integrating with the monastics’ traditional training and culture. A key aspect of ETSI is also translation, and these essays, in that spirit were translated from Tibetan to English by one of the project translators.Jampa GyaltsenLobsang GyatsoDawa Tsering DrongbuFrontiers Media S.A.articlehuman naturecompassionbuddhist philosophymodern sciencessubatomic particlesatomsCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96ENFrontiers in Communication, Vol 6 (2021)
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topic human nature
compassion
buddhist philosophy
modern sciences
subatomic particles
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Communication. Mass media
P87-96
spellingShingle human nature
compassion
buddhist philosophy
modern sciences
subatomic particles
atoms
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Jampa Gyaltsen
Lobsang Gyatso
Dawa Tsering Drongbu
Tibetan Monastics Reflect on Science and Buddhism: (I) The Basic Human Nature and (II) Subatomic Particles
description One of the goals of the historic Emory-Tibet Science Initiative (ETSI) is to catalyze cross-cultural thinking among scientists and Buddhists. Over a decade into the project to elicit such thinking the project sponsored an essay competition among the monastics. Here we feature two of the winners reflecting on different aspects of western sciences and Buddhism, physics and Buddhism respectively, demonstrating how modern science is integrating with the monastics’ traditional training and culture. A key aspect of ETSI is also translation, and these essays, in that spirit were translated from Tibetan to English by one of the project translators.
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author Jampa Gyaltsen
Lobsang Gyatso
Dawa Tsering Drongbu
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Lobsang Gyatso
Dawa Tsering Drongbu
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title Tibetan Monastics Reflect on Science and Buddhism: (I) The Basic Human Nature and (II) Subatomic Particles
title_short Tibetan Monastics Reflect on Science and Buddhism: (I) The Basic Human Nature and (II) Subatomic Particles
title_full Tibetan Monastics Reflect on Science and Buddhism: (I) The Basic Human Nature and (II) Subatomic Particles
title_fullStr Tibetan Monastics Reflect on Science and Buddhism: (I) The Basic Human Nature and (II) Subatomic Particles
title_full_unstemmed Tibetan Monastics Reflect on Science and Buddhism: (I) The Basic Human Nature and (II) Subatomic Particles
title_sort tibetan monastics reflect on science and buddhism: (i) the basic human nature and (ii) subatomic particles
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
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url https://doaj.org/article/e9dd99f783224bae9beba6ccf3ab2d4f
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