If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism.
„A tudomány vallás nélkül sánta, a vallás tudomány nélkül vak.”
Daily Telegraph-nak adott interjú (2006)
Eredeti: I don't want to convert people to Buddhism — all major religions, when understood properly, have the same potential for good.
Eredeti: My confidence in venturing into science lies in my basic belief that as in science so in Buddhism, understanding the nature of reality is pursued by means of critical investigation: if scientific analysis were conclusively to demonstrate certain claims in Buddhism to be false, then we must accept the findings of science and abandon those claims.
Strength to Love (1963)
Eredeti: Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power; religion gives man wisdom which is control. Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values. The two are not rivals. They are complementary.
„A tudomány a vallási buzgalom és a babona mérgének nagy ellenszere.”
A nemzetek gazdagsága (1776)
A kedvesség politikája (1990)
Eredeti: To study Buddhism and then use it as a weapon in order to criticize others' theories or ideologies is wrong. The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticize others.
