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Nagarjuna´s Madhyamaka: A Philosophical Introduction
Jan Westerhoff
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
The Indian philosopher Acharya Nagarjuna (c. 150-250 CE) was the founder of the Madhyamaka (Middle Path) school of Mahayana Buddhism and arguably the most influential Buddhist thinker after Buddha himself. Indeed, in the Tibetan and East Asian traditions, Nagarjuna is often referred to as the 'second Buddha.' His primary contribution to Buddhist thought lies is in the further development of the concept of sunyata or 'emptiness.' For Nagarjuna, all phenomena are without any svabhaba, literally 'own-nature' or 'self-nature', and thus without any underlying essence. In this book, Jan Westerhoff offers a systematic account of Nagarjuna's philosophical position. He reads Nagarjuna ... Read more
The Indian philosopher Acharya Nagarjuna (c. 150-250 CE) was the founder of the Madhyamaka (Middle Path) school of Mahayana Buddhism and arguably the most influential Buddhist thinker after Buddha himself. Indeed, in the Tibetan and East Asian traditions, Nagarjuna is often referred to as the 'second Buddha.' His primary contribution to Buddhist thought lies is in the further development of the concept of sunyata or 'emptiness.' For Nagarjuna, all phenomena are without any svabhaba, literally 'own-nature' or 'self-nature', and thus without any underlying essence. In this book, Jan Westerhoff offers a systematic account of Nagarjuna's philosophical position. He reads Nagarjuna ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
258
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195384963
SKU
V9780195384963
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About Jan Westerhoff
Jan Westerhoff is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Durham, United Kingdom.
Reviews for Nagarjuna´s Madhyamaka: A Philosophical Introduction
Of course the book should be read by anyone seriously interested in Indian and Buddhist philosophy. But those who do metaphysics would do well to consider the challenges that Nagarjuna's arguments represent. They may find that they have reason to thank Westerhoff for making these arguments accessible to non-specialists.
Mark Siderits, Mind
Mark Siderits, Mind