Into the Jaws of Yama, Lord of Death: Buddhism, Bioethics, and Death

By Karma Lekshe Tsomo and Karma

A fascinating look at Buddhist, especially Tibetan, views of death and their implications for a Buddhist bioethics.

This book explores the Buddhist view of death and its implications for contemporary bioethics. Writing primarily from within the Tibetan tradition, author Karma Lekshe Tsomo discusses Buddhist notions of human consciousness and personal identity and how these figure in the Buddhist view of death. Beliefs about death and enlightenment and states between life and death are also discussed. Tsomo goes on to examine such hot-button topics as cloning, abortion, assisted suicide, euthanasia, organ donation, genetic engineering, and stem-cell research within a Buddhist context, introducing new ways of thinking about these highly controversial issues.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791468321
• ISBN13: 9780791468326
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher