please note this is a draft version: 23/2/2010
1. Introduction
Does Buddhism need science? That is to say, does Buddhism need the validation of science? Perhaps not, however, in order to lift the essence of Buddhism out of the cultural setting from which we as practitioners have learnt this science of the mind we call Buddhism, we need to test the claims presented. In this article, I want to explore the possibility that science and Buddhism need each other.
Most would agree I think when I say that calling Buddhism a religion is really a misnomer. For the Buddha himself urged his students...
