The first in a series of three lectures by Prof. Donald S. Lopez, in which he looks at the medieval encounters between Buddhism and Christianity, and the misunderstandings it gave rise to.
The Unfortunate Idol Fo: The Story of a Forgotten Buddha
A lecture by Prof. Donald. S. Lopez in which he looks at the misunderstandings on both sides when Christian missionaries encountered Buddhism for the first time in various countries.
The White Lama Ippolito: An Italian Jesuit in Tibet
The last is a series of talks by Donald Lopez looks at the recently rediscovered work of a Jesuit Missionary in Tibet in the 18th century.
The Scientific Buddha 1, A Purified Religion
The first in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the emergence of the idea of the scientific Buddha in the mid 19th c. Europe, and its persistence ever since.
The Scientific Buddha 3, The Problem With Karma
The third in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the doctrine of Karma and its relation to evolution.
The Scientific Buddha 2, Building a Better Buddha
The second in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the emergence of the idea of the scientific Buddha in the mid 19th c. Europe, and its persistence ever since.
The Scientific Buddha 4, The Future of the Past
The last in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the prospects for relations between Buddhism and science.