This epilogue summarizes the book’s arguments by examining contemporary digital artwork that reimagines the Buddhist Deer Jātaka tale within augmented reality technology. The ancient Buddha’s story of compassion toward deer offers frameworks for understanding ethical relationships across species in the digital age. By analyzing the artwork’s mural, cosmos, and digital elements, the epilogue argues that traditional wisdom traditions provide valuable resources for developing “earth ethics”—moral frameworks that recognize the interconnectedness of all life forms. The analysis shows how augmented reality technology can either sustain human-centered dominance or foster new interspecies encounters, depending on the guiding ethical principles. The epilogue concludes that ancient wisdom “relics” serve as essential resources for addressing contemporary biotechnological and ecological challenges, guiding us toward more just and sustainable relationships.

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Epilogue: Relics in the Augmented Reality of Our Time—Deer Jātaka’s Earth Ethics

  • Ruth Y. Y. Hung

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This epilogue summarizes the book’s arguments by examining contemporary digital artwork that reimagines the Buddhist Deer Jātaka tale within augmented reality technology. The ancient Buddha’s story of compassion toward deer offers frameworks for understanding ethical relationships across species in the digital age. By analyzing the artwork’s mural, cosmos, and digital elements, the epilogue argues that traditional wisdom traditions provide valuable resources for developing “earth ethics”—moral frameworks that recognize the interconnectedness of all life forms. The analysis shows how augmented reality technology can either sustain human-centered dominance or foster new interspecies encounters, depending on the guiding ethical principles. The epilogue concludes that ancient wisdom “relics” serve as essential resources for addressing contemporary biotechnological and ecological challenges, guiding us toward more just and sustainable relationships.