Nagarjuna (Second Edition): Buddhism's Most Important

Nagarjuna (Second Edition): Buddhism's Most Important Philosopher

Nagarjuna stands second only to the Buddha in his importance in Buddhist thought. The concept of â€œemptiness (shunyata)â€ became the central ontological concept in Mahayana Buddhism thanks to his effort. Not only did he found the Madhyamaka tradition in India, understanding his philosophy is needed to understand the Zen tradition and the Dalai Lamaâ€™s Tibetan tradition. Included here are translations from the Sanskrit of his most important philosophical works into plain English, so that the general educated public interested in Buddhism or philosophy can understand his thought. Also included are separate commentaries and a bibliography of further readings. The works presented here collectively constitute what the Tibetans call Nagarjunaâ€™s â€œanalytic corpus.â€ Translated from the original Sanskrit are the Fundamental Verses of the Middle Way (the Mula-madhyamaka-karikas), Overturning the Objections (the Vigraha-vyavartani) with Nagarjunaâ€™s own commentary, and the philosophical portions of the Jewel Garland of Advice (the Ratnavali). Three works that are no longer extant in Sanskrit are summarized here: Seventy Verses on Emptiness (Shunyata-saptati-karikas), Sixty Verses on Argument (Yukti-shashtikas), and Pulverizing the Categories (Vaidalya-prakarana). The expanded edition revises the entire text and adds material to the earlier essays and adds two new essays.

Country	USA
Author	Richard H. Jones
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781502768070
Edition	2
ISBN	1502768070
Label	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
MPN	black & white illustrations
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	210
PartNumber	black & white illustrations
PublicationDate	2014-10-09
Publisher	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Studio	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Nagarjuna (Second Edition): Buddhism's Most Important Philosopher