An interesting talk by Prof. Bruce Greyson on the nature of consciousness, and whether it can exist apart from the brain.
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 A talk on the cultural conditioning behind the emergence of the Buddha figure by Prof. Robert deCaroli. Read More: Envisioning the Buddha  The last in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the prospects for relations between Buddhism and science.  The third in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the doctrine of Karma and its relation to evolution.  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. Read More: The Scientific Buddha 2, Building a Better Buddha  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. Read More: The Scientific Buddha 1, A Purified Religion  An interesting look at the great Buddhist Gandhāran civilisation that flourished in the early years of the Common Era. Read More: Gandhara, the Renaissance of Buddhism  An introduction to a small, but significant, exhibition on the mandala at the Asian Art Museum. Read More: Enter the Mandala  Three short introductory lectures on Buddhist Art, featuring the art of India, China, Japan and Thailand. Read More: Introduction to Buddhist Art  One commentCategories: Culture Tags: Academic, Archaeology, Architecture, Arts, Caves, China, History, India, Japan, Temples, Thailand  A talk by Maxwell K. Hearn, curator of the Met in New York, on Chinese painting during the period of Mongolian dominance. Read More: A Revolution in Painting in the Yuan Dynasty |
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