The Ornament of the Middle Way: A Study of the Madhyamaka Thought of Santaraksita
A Study of the Madhyamaka Thought of Santaraksita
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- Paperback
406 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2014
Summary
Santaraksita’s The Ornament of the Middle Way is among the most important Mahayana Buddhist philosophical treatises to emerge on the Indian subcontinent. It synthesizes into one coherent system the three major trends in Indian Buddhist thought that existed during the eighth century- the Madhyamaka thought of Nagarjuna, the Yogacara thought of Asanga, and the logical and epistemological thought of Dharmakirti. In addition to examining Santaraksita’s ideas in their Indian context, this study ex…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781559394307 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1559394307 |
| Author: | James Blumenthal |
| Publisher: | Snow Lion Publications |
| Imprint: | Snow Lion Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 406 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2014 |
| Weight: | 544g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 150mm x 226mm |
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James Blumenthal
JAMES BLUMENTHAL received his PhD in Asian Religions from the University of Wisconsin. He is currently Associate Professor in the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion at Oregon State University.
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