Dharma Documentaries

Dharma. Culture. Ecology.

Menu
  • Dharma
  • Culture
  • Ecology
  • Archives
  • About
Menu

The Scientific Buddha 1, A Purified Religion

Posted on July 1, 2016July 1, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries
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 1, A Purified Religion

I occasionally include lectures in this collection when they seem to me to be of documentary interest, and in this regard I previously featured a lecture series by Prof. Donald Lopez which discussed the earliest meetings between Christianity and Buddhism. Those were very informative and based on original historical research.

In the present series of four lectures given at Yale University Prof. Lopez discusses what he calls the scientific Buddha, a Buddha which really only emerged in the mid-19th century, and at the height of the colonial period, when Buddhism first really encountered modern science.

The lectures open with a 10-minute introduction to the Professor, which you could in fact skip if it was not of interest. Then Prof Lopez takes stage and discusses at some length the origins of the endowed lecture series, and the foundation of Dwight H. Terry Lectureship itself. Although this might seem extraneous, it is not in fact, as it sets the basis for what is to come.

Prof. Lopez then goes on to give an outline of the scientific Buddha (or Buddhism) theory, its persistence and its many transformations over the past 150 years, and begins to outline why he feels this is inadequate from a Buddhist perspective.

Today’s lecture ends with a broad outline of the three talks to come, followed by an extensive question and answer session, which he handles well, even though some of the questions are off-point.

 

if this video is no longer available please leave a comment so I can update the page
(the comment is not published)

 

to see an album of stills click here

 

TAGS:
Culture, Academic, Buddha, History, Lectures

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Search

Subscriptions

Follow our Facebook Page Follow our Tweets Subscribe by Email Subscribe to our Feed

Shortlink and QR

https://dharma-documentaries.net/b/3NT

Donations

This site has taken 10 years to build, and has 800+ documentaries on it. If you would like to support the expenses involved, you can do so here. Even small amounts help.

choose amount:  


Donations can also be sent in Litecoin to the following address: LQZ9fVHF3wL6ihwEUcRFiCpcD7f2dfd3Kp

Copyright

If anyone has any copyright claims please contact me at dharmadocus@gmail.com and the posts and films will be immediately removed.

Top Ten Tags

Theravada
Mahayana
Vajrayana

India
Silk Road
China
Tibet

Arts
Lectures
Rights

Popular Posts

  • The Freedom of being a Buddhist Nun
  • Bright and Shining Mind in a Disabled Body
  • The Leshan Giant Buddha Statue
  • The Silk Road Series 7/16: Khotan-Oasis of Silk and Jade
  • David Eckel: Buddhism 3-4 of 24
  • The Tibetan Oracles
  • The Mountain Yogi, Lama Govinda
  • Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar: The Untold Truth
  • Indian Roots of Tibetan Buddhism
  • The Journey of Xuanzang: An Introduction

Recent Posts

  • The Living Universe
  • The Nomadic Night
  • Orphans of Tibet
  • To Play Kutiyattam with the Master
  • The Young Girl and the Monkey
  • The Celestial Dance of Bhutan
  • Kabuki, the Path of the Flowers
  • A Young Shaman’s Quest Across Mongolia
  • Himalaya, Land of Women
  • Urgan, Child of the Himalaya

Random Posts

  • Pilgrimage to Koyasan
  • Lama Osel Hita
  • The Lost World of Tibet
  • Yeshi Dolma, Song of Tibet
  • The Kesar Saga
  • The Mindful Way
  • The Culture of Khampa, The Love Song of Kangding
  • A Force More Powerful 04, Denmark
  • Yangon, Myanmar (Expoza)
  • The Monsanto Papers

Related Posts

  • The Scientific Buddha 4, The Future of the Past
  • The Scientific Buddha 3, The Problem With Karma
  • The Scientific Buddha 2, Building a Better Buddha
  • David Eckel: Buddhism 5-6 of 24
  • Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures of the Silk Road
  • Eternal Ancestors - Buddha's Relics
  • Bronze Technology in Cambodia
  • Great Minds 17, Xuanzang and Chinese Buddhism
  • Great Minds 14, Nagarjuna and Vasubandhu
  • Envisioning the Buddha
© 2021 Dharma Documentaries | Powered by Minimalist Blog WordPress Theme