Traditional medicine in Bhutan is known as gSo-ba Rig-pa and is one of the oldest surviving
medical traditions in the world. Other medical systems, such as Chinese medicine, Indian …

Religious faith and medicine combine harmoniously in Buddhist views, each in its own way
helping Buddhists enjoy a more fruitful existence. Health care providers need to understand …

Palliative care professionals, particularly nurses, understand that it is crucial to deliver
culturally and religiously appropriate care to the dying while attending to their physical …

This essay explores the two main definitions of human death that have gained popularity in
the western medical context in recent years, and attempts to determine which of these …

In this paper, I chronicle the cleavages in Tibetan Buddhist ideology and practice made
apparent in the posthumous continuation of a spiritual exemplar's life story. Traversing the …

This work is a collection of soundings on topics in the theory and practice-past and present-
of Buddhist ethics. It reveals the richness and diversity of this dimension of Buddhism, which …

This chapter contains sections titled: Buddhist Ethics Buddhism and Medicine No‐
Personhood Ethics and Reincarnation Abortion Brain Death and Organ Transplantation …

Notions such as “a right to die”,“a duty to die” and “self-ownership” are examples of newly
emerged concepts in the spectrum of human society. Such sensitive controversial notions …

The concept of good death is fluid and highly individualized and based on one's
perspective, role, and experience. However, cultural norms and values play a crucial role in …

Many forms of Buddhism, divergent in philosophy and style, emerged as Buddhism filtered
out of India into other parts of Asia. Nonetheless, all of them embodied an ethical core that is …