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| The Bodhisattva Ideal and Organ Transplantation | ||
| 作者 | Lecso, Phillip A. |
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| 出處題名 | Journal of Religion & Health |
| 卷期 | v.30 n.1 |
| 出版日期 | 1991.03 |
| 頁次 | 35 - 41 |
| 出版者 | Springer Science & Business Media B.V. |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.springer.com/gp/ |
| 出版地 | Dordrecht, the Netherlands [多德雷赫特, 荷蘭] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | 300 |
| 關鍵詞 | Bodhisattvas; Transplantation of Organs, tissues; Mahayana Buddhism; Body, Human--religious aspects |
| 摘要 | Mahayana Buddhism has as its ideal thebodhisattva (Sanskrit: enlightenment being). The bodhisattva practices are based on the Six Perfections, the first of which is the perfection of giving. This perfection of giving involves not only one's possessions but also includes one's body. Numerous scriptural quotations relate to bodhisattvas offering their bodies and organs to those in need. Therefore, Mahayana Buddhism firmly supports organ transplantation as benefiting both the donor and recipient. While Mahayana Buddhism does not accept the concept of brain death as meaning the true death of the individual, the severely limited life span of such individuals and their apparent lack of awareness permits the collection of organs from such individuals as long as the organs are freely given without any profit or obligatory motives involved. As the consciousness is felt to reside within the corpse for a period of time after physical death is manifest, some Buddhists, especially those practicing Tantra, feel that disturbing the corpse at that time could adversely affect the consciousness still residing within. Tantric practitioners may choose not to donate their organs so as to leave their corpse undisturbed, since it is felt that the time of death is an especially powerful moment in which to practice certain yogas in order to realize spiritual advancement. |
| ISSN | 00224197 (P); 15736571 (E) |
| 點閱次數 | 231 |
| 建檔日期 | 1998.04.28 |
| 更新日期 | 2019.11.14 |
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