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Chandrakirti's "Madhyamakavatara"
Chandrakirti, Ju Mipham
ISBN: 9781570629426
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Shambhala Publications Inc
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Introduction to the Middle Way presents an adventure into the heart of Buddhist wisdom through the Madhyamika, or "middle way," teachings, which are designed to take the ordinary intellect to the limit of its powers and then to show that there is more. This book includes a verse translation of the Madhyamakavatara by the renowned seventh…
This translated edition of Mahayana Buddhist thought brings together the devotional and philosophical poetry of the seventh-century Indian master Chandrakirti with commentary by Ju Mipham, a Tibetan Buddhist master of the 19th century. According to the Madhyamaka (Middle Way) school of Mahayana Buddhism, all beliefs in the objective reality of the self and the world are rejected, and emptiness is seen as the ultimate truth.
| ISBN | 1570629420 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9781570629426
(What's this?) | | Pages | 400 | | Publisher | Shambhala Publications Inc | | Volumes | 1 | | Imprint | Shambhala Publications Inc | | Weight (grammes) | 862 | | Format | Hardback | | Published in | Boston | | Publication date | 06 Sep 2002 | | Height (mm) | 228 | | Translator | Padmakara Translation Group | | Width (mm) | 152 | | Library of Congress | BQ2910.M36 | | Spine width (mm) | 34 | | DEWEY | 294.385 | | Academic level | General |
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" For the 'hands-on' Madhyamaka practitioner, this translation of Chandrakirti's "Introduction" with Mipham's commentary is like a well-stocked tool box, complete with detailed instructions for use." — "Buddhadharma"  Be the first to write a customer review
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