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Reflections on Reality: The Three Natures and Non-Natures in the Mind-Only School: Dynamic Responses to Dzong-ka-ba’s The Essence of Eloquence: Volume 2
Jeffrey Hopkins
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Description for Reflections on Reality: The Three Natures and Non-Natures in the Mind-Only School: Dynamic Responses to Dzong-ka-ba’s The Essence of Eloquence: Volume 2
Hardback. This is the second volume in Jeffrey Hopkins's series on the Mind-Only School of Buddhism. It conveys the intellectual vibrancy of the different cultural interpretations of Dzong-ka-ba's "The Essence of Eloquence", and expands the key philosophical issues it addresses. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HPDF; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1112.
This is the second volume in Jeffrey Hopkins's valuable series on the Mind-Only School of Buddhism. Dzong-ka-ba (1357-1419) is generally regarded as one of the greatest Tibetan philosophers, and his "Mind-Only" discourse on emptiness is considered a landmark in Buddhist philosophy. In Volume 2, Emptiness in the Mind-Only School of Buddhism, Hopkins provided a translation of the introduction and section on the Mind-Only School in The Essence of Eloquence. The present volume places this enigmatic and influential exposition in its historical and philosophical contexts. Reflections on Reality conveys the intellectual vibrancy of the different cultural interpretations of this text and ... Read more
This is the second volume in Jeffrey Hopkins's valuable series on the Mind-Only School of Buddhism. Dzong-ka-ba (1357-1419) is generally regarded as one of the greatest Tibetan philosophers, and his "Mind-Only" discourse on emptiness is considered a landmark in Buddhist philosophy. In Volume 2, Emptiness in the Mind-Only School of Buddhism, Hopkins provided a translation of the introduction and section on the Mind-Only School in The Essence of Eloquence. The present volume places this enigmatic and influential exposition in its historical and philosophical contexts. Reflections on Reality conveys the intellectual vibrancy of the different cultural interpretations of this text and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520211209
SKU
V9780520211209
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About Jeffrey Hopkins
Jeffrey Hopkins is Professor of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Virginia. His more than twenty-five books include Emptiness in the Mind-Only School of Buddhism (California, 1999) and Cultivating Compassion (2001) and, as translator-editor, His Holiness the Dalai Lama's How to Practice (2002) and The Meaning of Life (2000).
Reviews for Reflections on Reality: The Three Natures and Non-Natures in the Mind-Only School: Dynamic Responses to Dzong-ka-ba’s The Essence of Eloquence: Volume 2
"This is without question the finest and most complete discussion of the renowned Mind-Only school and its Tibetan context." -Anne C. Klein, author of Knowledge and Liberation, Path to the Middle "An important new contribution to our understanding of the development of Buddhist philosophical thought in Tibet." - Matthew T. Kapstein, author of The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism: Conversion, Contestation, ... Read more