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Download or read book Buddhism & Science written by B. Alan Wallace and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 2004 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting its wide variety of topics, Buddhism and science is comprised of three sections. The first presents two historical overviews of the engagements between Buddhism and modern science or rather how Buddhism and modern science have definced, rivaled and complemented one another. The second describes the ways Buddhism and the cognitive sciences inform each other, the third address point of intersection between Buddhsim and the physical sciences. On the broadest level this work illuminates how different ways of exploring the nature of human identity the mind, and the universe at large can enrich and enlighten one another.