Buddhism places great value on the search for truth. This fundamental principle allows for the acceptance of science, as it is mostly seen as a modern truth. Furthermore, Buddhists believe in the evolution of human consciousness: this evolution, together with the truth presented by science, allows for a global acceptance of biological evolution. Even more interesting is that in the Agganna Sutta, a Buddhist sacred text, Buddha explains that the world has evolved over time. While there is no mention of biological evolution, there is still an emphasis on evolution as a whole, both physically and spiritually. Tibetan Buddhism is known as the branch of Buddhism that places the greatest emphasis on reincarnation, which is the most relevant to this research. Reincarnation is driven by decisions made in each lifetime and is basically the awareness that one's spirit travels between material beings over the course of different lifetimes. The spirit evolves as one gets closer and closer to Nirvana, or perfection. Karma also influences the lives of reincarnated people as this idea causes the consequences of good and bad actions from each past life to be transferred to the current life. Overall, Tibetan Buddhism and evolution flow very well together as the various Buddhist beliefs in spiritual evolution and karma, and the search for truth lead to the acceptance of science and evolution. Spiritual evolution is a key aspect of Buddhist philosophy. According to Bill Broderick in Cobourg Atheist, “Spiritual evolution presupposes that the soul or conscious entity animating a human or animal body somehow survives death and returns to life in a somewhat evolved form. The article goes on to say that over time and after countless reincarnations, a sou...... middle of paper ......iew=article&id=55&Itemid=62Pilgrim, PJ, “The Origin of the World,” Buddhist Responses: The Buddha, His Identity, Purpose, and Teachings (2005). http://www. parami. org/buddhistanswers/origin_of_the_world. htmRatnaprabha. “Review: Buddhism and Science: A Guide for the Perplexed. " Review of Buddhism and Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, by Donald S Lopez. Western Buddhist Review, 2008. http://www. western buddhism review. com/vol5/buddhism-and-science. htmlRinpoche, Samdhong. Truth uncompromising for a compromised world: Tibetan Buddhism in the world today; forward from the 14th Dalai Lama. 2006), 264.Verhoeven, Martin J. “Buddhism and science: probing the boundaries of faith and reason”. Religion East and West, number 1, June 2001, pp. 77-97 /~rone/Buddhism/VerhoevenBuddhismScience.htm