Gyatso, 'The Nature of the Mind'.chedelics are argued to be medicine (bhesajja/bhaiajya) as opposed to being akin to alcohol or an 'intoxicant' (majja/madya), they fall into a 'therapeutic' as opposed to an 'enhancement' sphere and are defensible as a medical intervention via Buddhist ethics; and (3) Indic sources convey an understanding that herbs (osadh/oadhi) are a known, if not legitimate,...
Recent developments in artificial intelligence and the nascent scientific literature on 'plant learning' pose serious challenges to Buddhist philosophy of mind and to Buddhist practical ethics. These challenges are of two general types. First, the empirical results threaten to extend the reach of mind more broadly than premodern South Asian and Tibetan Buddhists were willing to allow, calling...
In traditional China, Buddhism was not a separate religious tradition or culture practiced in isolation from the rest of Chinese religious culture. This applied not only to people outside the monastic context, but also to people within that context. Even shamanic and medium practices could take place within a Buddhist context. Shamanic is here defined as spirit travel or communication whilst...