Nagarjuna
The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika
- ISBN 13:
- 9780195093360
- author:
- Nagarjuna
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1995
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 20.32 x 2.03 x 13.72 centimetres
- Genre:
- Buddhism
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika For nearly two thousand years, Buddhism has been a source of fascination, with its teachings on the nature of reality and the path to enlightenment continuing to inspire and challenge people around the world. At the heart of this tradition lies the philosophical work of Nagarjuna, a Mahayana Buddhist philosopher who lived in South India in the first century CE. His Mulamadhyamikakarika, or "Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way", is one of the most influential works in the history of Indian philosophy. Translated from the Tibetan, this book presents a clear and readable introduction to Nagarjuna's seminal work, offering a view into the profound logic of the Mulamadhyamikakarika. Jay L. Garfield's translation illuminates the systematic character of Nagarjuna's reasoning, revealing how he develops his doctrine that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence and essenceless. However, Garfield also shows how Nagarjuna argues that phenomena nonetheless exist conventionally, and that conventional existence and ultimate emptiness are in fact the same thing. This translation provides a superb overview of the Mulamadhyamikakarika, making it accessible to those with little or no prior knowledge of Buddhist philosophy.
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