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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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Yale Scientific Monthly
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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Joint Volumes of Papers Presented to the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly
Author: New South Wales. Parliament
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Category : New South Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 1060
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Includes various departmental reports and reports of commissions. Cf. Gregory. Serial publications of foreign governments, 1815-1931.
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Category : New South Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 1060
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Includes various departmental reports and reports of commissions. Cf. Gregory. Serial publications of foreign governments, 1815-1931.
Report of the Trustees of the Australian Museum for the Year Ended 30 June ...
Author: Australian Museum
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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The Scientific Buddha
Author: Donald S. Lopez
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300159137
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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This book tells the story of the Scientific Buddha, "born" in Europe in the 1800s but commonly confused with the Buddha born in India 2,500 years ago. The Scientific Buddha was sent into battle against Christian missionaries, who were proclaiming across Asia that Buddhism was a form of superstition. He proved the missionaries wrong, teaching a dharma that was in harmony with modern science. And his influence continues. Today his teaching of "mindfulness" is heralded as the cure for all manner of maladies, from depression to high blood pressure. In this potent critique, a well-known chronicler of the West's encounter with Buddhism demonstrates how the Scientific Buddha's teachings deviate in crucial ways from those of the far older Buddha of ancient India. Donald Lopez shows that the Western focus on the Scientific Buddha threatens to bleach Buddhism of its vibrancy, complexity, and power, even as the superficial focus on "mindfulness" turns Buddhism into merely the latest self-help movement. The Scientific Buddha has served his purpose, Lopez argues. It is now time for him to pass into nirvana. This is not to say, however, that the teachings of the ancient Buddha must be dismissed as mere cultural artifacts. They continue to present a potent challenge, even to our modern world.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300159137
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This book tells the story of the Scientific Buddha, "born" in Europe in the 1800s but commonly confused with the Buddha born in India 2,500 years ago. The Scientific Buddha was sent into battle against Christian missionaries, who were proclaiming across Asia that Buddhism was a form of superstition. He proved the missionaries wrong, teaching a dharma that was in harmony with modern science. And his influence continues. Today his teaching of "mindfulness" is heralded as the cure for all manner of maladies, from depression to high blood pressure. In this potent critique, a well-known chronicler of the West's encounter with Buddhism demonstrates how the Scientific Buddha's teachings deviate in crucial ways from those of the far older Buddha of ancient India. Donald Lopez shows that the Western focus on the Scientific Buddha threatens to bleach Buddhism of its vibrancy, complexity, and power, even as the superficial focus on "mindfulness" turns Buddhism into merely the latest self-help movement. The Scientific Buddha has served his purpose, Lopez argues. It is now time for him to pass into nirvana. This is not to say, however, that the teachings of the ancient Buddha must be dismissed as mere cultural artifacts. They continue to present a potent challenge, even to our modern world.
Bibliography of Aeronautics
Author: United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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Languages : en
Pages : 1514
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Languages : en
Pages : 1514
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The Publishers Weekly
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 912
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 912
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Proceedings of the American Electric Railway Engineering Association ... Containing a Complete Report of the ... Annual Convention, Held at ...
Author: American Electric Railway Engineering Association. Convention
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Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1006
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Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1006
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The Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899
Author: John J. Michalik
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476684235
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
In 1899, one of America's wealthiest men assembled an interdisciplinary team of experts--many of whom would become legendary in their fields--to join him, entirely at his expense, on a voyage to the largely unknown territory of Alaska. The Harriman Expedition remains unparalleled in its conception and execution. This book follows the team closely: where they went, what they did, and what they learned--including finding early evidence of glacial retreat, assessing the nature and future of Alaska's natural resources, making important scientific discoveries, and collecting an astonishing collection of specimens. A second thread involves the lives and accomplishments of the members of the party, weaving biographical strands into the narrative of the journey and the personal experiences they shared. This is the first comprehensive, scholarly treatment of the Harriman Alaska Expedition since the 1980s. It features the diaries, letters home, and post-Expedition writings, including unpublished autobiographies, generated by the members of the party.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476684235
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
In 1899, one of America's wealthiest men assembled an interdisciplinary team of experts--many of whom would become legendary in their fields--to join him, entirely at his expense, on a voyage to the largely unknown territory of Alaska. The Harriman Expedition remains unparalleled in its conception and execution. This book follows the team closely: where they went, what they did, and what they learned--including finding early evidence of glacial retreat, assessing the nature and future of Alaska's natural resources, making important scientific discoveries, and collecting an astonishing collection of specimens. A second thread involves the lives and accomplishments of the members of the party, weaving biographical strands into the narrative of the journey and the personal experiences they shared. This is the first comprehensive, scholarly treatment of the Harriman Alaska Expedition since the 1980s. It features the diaries, letters home, and post-Expedition writings, including unpublished autobiographies, generated by the members of the party.
Immigration and Americanization
Author: Philip Davis
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Category : Americanization
Languages : en
Pages : 804
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Category : Americanization
Languages : en
Pages : 804
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Cuba
Author: Pan American Union
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 644
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Languages : en
Pages : 644
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