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041 1 _aeng
_hfre
042 _apcc
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_bRIC
100 1 _aRicard, Matthieu.
_916075
240 1 0 _aInfini dans la paume de la main.
_lEnglish
245 1 4 _aThe Quantum and the Lotus :
_ba journey to the frontiers where science and Buddhism meet /
_cMatthieu Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan.
260 _aNew York :
_bThree River Press/Crown Publishers,
_cc2001.
300 _aviii, 312 p. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 283-296) and index(p.307-312)
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: 1. -- AT THE CROSSROADS -- 7 -- 2. -- TO BE AND NOT TO BE -- 3 -- IN SEARCH OF THE GREAT WATCHMAKER -- 37 -- 4. -- THE UNIVERSE IN A GRAIN OF SAND -- 61 -- 5. -- MIRAGES OF REALITY -- 79 -- 6. -- LIKE A BOLT FROM THE BLUE -- 101 -- 7. -- EACH TO HIS OWN REALITY -- 113 -- 8. -- QUESTIONS OF TIME -- 127 -- 9. -- CHAOS AND HARMONY -- 141 -- 10. -- THE VIRTUAL FRONTIER -- 161 -- 11. -- ROBOTS THAT THINK THEY CAN THINK? -- 183 -- 12. -- THE GRAMMAR OF THE UNIVERSE -- 205 -- 13. -- REASON AND CONTEMPLATION -- 229 -- 14 -- BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER -- 251 -- 15. -- FROM MEDITATION TO ACTION -- 257 -- THE MONK'S CONCLUSION -- 267 -- THE SCIENTIST'S CONCLUSION -- 275 -- Notes 283 -- Scientific Glossary 297 -- Buddhist Glossary 302 -- Acknowledgments 306 -- Index 307.
650 0 _aBuddhism and science.
_916062
650 0 _aPhysics
_xReligious aspects
_xBuddhism.
_916076
650 0 _aSpiritual life
_xBuddhism.
_916077
650 0 _aEnlightenment (Buddhism)
_916078
700 1 _aTrinh, Xuan Thuan.
_916079
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
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856 4 1 _3Sample text
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856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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856 4 1 _3Table of contents
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