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Elaborations on Emptiness
Donald S. Lopez Jr.
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Description for Elaborations on Emptiness
Paperback. "The Heart Sutra" is perhaps the most famous Buddhist text, traditionally regarded as a potent expression of emptiness and of the Buddha's perfect wisdom. This work explores the elaborate philosophical and ritual uses of the "Heart Sutra" in India, Tibet, and the West. It also includes full translations of the eight extant Indian commentaries. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPD; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
The Heart Sutra is perhaps the most famous Buddhist text, traditionally regarded as a potent expression of emptiness and of the Buddha's perfect wisdom. This brief, seemingly simple work was the subject of more commentaries in Asia than any other sutra. In Elaborations on Emptiness, Donald Lopez explores for the first time the elaborate philosophical and ritual uses of the Heart Sutra in India, Tibet, and the West. Included here are full translations of the eight extant Indian commentaries. Interspersed with the translations are six essays that examine the unusual roles the Heart Sutra has played: it has been used ... Read more
The Heart Sutra is perhaps the most famous Buddhist text, traditionally regarded as a potent expression of emptiness and of the Buddha's perfect wisdom. This brief, seemingly simple work was the subject of more commentaries in Asia than any other sutra. In Elaborations on Emptiness, Donald Lopez explores for the first time the elaborate philosophical and ritual uses of the Heart Sutra in India, Tibet, and the West. Included here are full translations of the eight extant Indian commentaries. Interspersed with the translations are six essays that examine the unusual roles the Heart Sutra has played: it has been used ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691001883
SKU
V9780691001883
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About Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Donald S. Lopez, Jr., is Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan. He is the editor of Princeton Readings in Religions, which includes Religions of China in Practice, Buddhism in Practice, Religions of India in Practice, and Religions ... Read more
Reviews for Elaborations on Emptiness
"Elaborations on Emptiness is a superb achievement: It is by far the best and most complete treatment of the Heart S?tra in any Western language."
Jay Garfield, Journal of Buddhist Ethics "[This] is a superb achievement: It is by far the best and most complete treatment of the Heart Sutra in any Western language."
Journal of Buddhist Ethics
Jay Garfield, Journal of Buddhist Ethics "[This] is a superb achievement: It is by far the best and most complete treatment of the Heart Sutra in any Western language."
Journal of Buddhist Ethics