| Interesting Buddhist Conference on Scientific Research into Death | | Print | |
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An interesting conference was held this past
December at a Buddhist temple in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
Titled Closer to Reality: Understanding Death and Beyond, the conference
included sessions such as "Out-of-Body Experience and Near-Death
Experience" and "Past Life Experience Through Children's Spontaneous
Recall."
The emphasis was on examining academic and medical research in these and related fields and how that impacts Buddhist scriptural understanding. You can read the papers presented at this conference at http://www.c2rc.org It is not surprising that Buddhism would take an interest in these subjects since some Buddhist beliefs are compatible with concepts of an afterlife and reincarnation. It is interesting how participants at this conference are grappling with recent scientific research to explore the implications for their ancient religious tradition. |
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| Last Updated ( Monday, 09 February 2009 ) |