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The adornment of the middle way : Shantarakshita's Madhyamakalankara with commentary by Jamgon Mipham / translated by the Padmakara Translation Group

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Tibetan Publication details: Boston, Shambhala, ©2005Edition: First editionDescription: x, 444 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1590302419
  • 9781590302415
Contained works:
  • Śāntarakṣita, 705-762. Madhyamakālaṅkāra. English
  • Śāntarakṣita, 705-762. Madhyamakālaṅkāra
  • Mi-pham-rgya-mtsho, ʼJam-mgon ʼJu, 1846-1912. Dbu ma rgyan gyi rnam bśad ʼJam dbyaṅs bla ma dgyes paʼi źal luṅ źes bya ba bźugs so
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • ARCH YNDC 294.38 M669A 22
LOC classification:
  • BQ3182.E5 S26 2005
Contents:
Madhyamakalankara -- A Teaching to Delight My Master Manjughosha: A Commentary on the Madhyamakalankara -- A Textual Outline of the Commentary -- Preamble -- The Commentary
Review: "Madhyamaka, or the Middle Way, is accepted by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism as the most profound expression, in philosophical terms, of emptiness, the true nature of phenomena. Emptiness is the basis on which the whole of Mahayana practice is founded, from the mind-training meditations on bodhichitta to the advanced yogas of tantra and dzogchen. The Madhyamaka tradition, inaugurated by Nagarjuna and dominant in India for over a thousand years, remains a vibrant force in Tibetan Buddhism." "Shantarakshita's view, quintessentially expressed in the Madhyamakalankara, effects a synthesis between the Madhyamaka of Nagarjuna, the Mind-Only teachings traced back to Asanga, and the logico-epistemological tradition of Dignaga and Dharmakirti. This work marks the final stage in the evolution of Madhyamaka and was the last major development of Buddhist philosophy in India."--BOOK JACKET
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-429) and index

Madhyamakalankara -- A Teaching to Delight My Master Manjughosha: A Commentary on the Madhyamakalankara -- A Textual Outline of the Commentary -- Preamble -- The Commentary

"Madhyamaka, or the Middle Way, is accepted by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism as the most profound expression, in philosophical terms, of emptiness, the true nature of phenomena. Emptiness is the basis on which the whole of Mahayana practice is founded, from the mind-training meditations on bodhichitta to the advanced yogas of tantra and dzogchen. The Madhyamaka tradition, inaugurated by Nagarjuna and dominant in India for over a thousand years, remains a vibrant force in Tibetan Buddhism." "Shantarakshita's view, quintessentially expressed in the Madhyamakalankara, effects a synthesis between the Madhyamaka of Nagarjuna, the Mind-Only teachings traced back to Asanga, and the logico-epistemological tradition of Dignaga and Dharmakirti. This work marks the final stage in the evolution of Madhyamaka and was the last major development of Buddhist philosophy in India."--BOOK JACKET

Translated from the Tibetan

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