Echoes from an Empty Sky: The Origins of the Buddhist Doctrine of the Two Truths
The Origins Of The Buddhist Doctrine Of The Two Truths
$27.47
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2013
Summary
A scholar of religion, Buescher (Voice of America’s Tibetan Broadcast Service) explains that Buddhists long ago developed a distinction between conventional truth and ultimate truth in order to abstract Buddha’s highest teachings from the mass of his discourses. He traces the development of two truths from fragmentary evidence of the scriptures of
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781559392204 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1559392207 |
| Author: | John B. Buescher |
| Publisher: | Snow Lion Publications |
| Imprint: | Snow Lion Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2013 |
| Weight: | 268g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 154mm x 230mm |
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“In Echoes from an Empty Sky, John Buescher offers a clear and accessible translation of an early nineteenth-century Tibetan overview of one of the most famous doctrines in Buddhist philosophy: the two truths. In a substantial introduction, he traces the history of the relation between language and truth in ancient India, focusing especially on the question of the conventional and ultimate nature of the Buddha’s words.”–Donald S. Lopez Jr., Carl W. Belser Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, University of Michigan “A terrific book crucial for understanding and penetrating the false veils of appearance.”–Jeffrey Hopkins, Professor, University of Virginia
About The Author
John B. Buescher
Buescher is chief of the Tiberan Broadcast Service of the Voice of America in Washington, DC., which broadcasts in Tibetan to Tibet. He received his PhD in religious studies from the University of Virginia, focusing on the history of religions.
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