Professor of philosophy and director of Hampshire College's exchange program with exiled Tibetan scholars, Garfield provides the first Tibetan-to-English translation of eminent second-century Buddhist N ag arjuna's greatest work: M ulamadhyamik arik a. Reflecting Indo-Tibetan Pr asangika-M adhyamika (Middle Path) School commentaries by Buddhap alita and Candrakirti, it is aimed at Western philosophers, not philologists. Throughout this profoundly logical text, N ag arjuna meets contrasting dialectical arguments, thereby proving that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence and nothing originates independently of anything else. He forges a middle path between conventional and ultimate truths. In his comments, Garfield compares this complex doctrine with Western philosophical concepts of emptiness and essence, demonstrating its empirical stature. Kenneth Inada's Sanskrit translation, N ag arjuna (1970) is more accessible to general readers, emphasizing the Buddhist mentor as a benign mediator rather than a strict logician. Garfield's text successfully appeals to scholars and is recommended for academic rather than public libraries.-Dara Eklund, Los Angeles P.L.
The Buddhist saint N¿g¿rjuna, who lived in South India in approximately the second century CE, is undoubtedly the most important, influential, and widely studied Mah¿y¿na Buddhist philosopher. His greatest philosophical work, the M¿lamadhyamikak¿rik¿-read and studied by philosophers in all major Buddhist schools of Tibet, China, Japan, and Korea-is one of the most influential works in the history of Indian philosophy.
Now, in The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way, Jay L. Garfield provides a clear translation of N¿g¿rjuna's seminal work, offering those with little or no prior knowledge of Buddhist philosophy a view into the profound logic of the M¿lamadhyamikak¿rik¿. Garfield presents a superb translation of the Tibetan text of M¿lamadhyamikak¿rik¿ in its entirety, and a commentary reflecting the Tibetan tradition through which N¿g¿rjuna's philosophical influence has largely been transmitted. Illuminating the systematic character of N¿g¿rjuna's reasoning, Garfield shows how N¿g¿rjuna develops his doctrine that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, that is, than nothing exists substantially or independently. He offers a verse-by-verse commentary that explains N¿g¿rjuna's positions and arguments in the language of Western metaphysics and epistemology, and connects N¿g¿rjuna's concerns to those of Western philosophers.
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Now, in The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way, Jay L. Garfield provides a clear translation of N¿g¿rjuna's seminal work, offering those with little or no prior knowledge of Buddhist philosophy a view into the profound logic of the M¿lamadhyamikak¿rik¿. Garfield presents a superb translation of the Tibetan text of M¿lamadhyamikak¿rik¿ in its entirety, and a commentary reflecting the Tibetan tradition through which N¿g¿rjuna's philosophical influence has largely been transmitted. Illuminating the systematic character of N¿g¿rjuna's reasoning, Garfield shows how N¿g¿rjuna develops his doctrine that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, that is, than nothing exists substantially or independently. He offers a verse-by-verse commentary that explains N¿g¿rjuna's positions and arguments in the language of Western metaphysics and epistemology, and connects N¿g¿rjuna's concerns to those of Western philosophers.
The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika
The Buddhist saint N¿g¿rjuna, who lived in South India in approximately the second century CE, is undoubtedly the most important, influential, and widely studied Mah¿y¿na Buddhist philosopher. His greatest philosophical work, the M¿lamadhyamikak¿rik¿-read and studied by philosophers in all major Buddhist schools of Tibet, China, Japan, and Korea-is one of the most influential works in the history of Indian philosophy.
Now, in The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way, Jay L. Garfield provides a clear translation of N¿g¿rjuna's seminal work, offering those with little or no prior knowledge of Buddhist philosophy a view into the profound logic of the M¿lamadhyamikak¿rik¿. Garfield presents a superb translation of the Tibetan text of M¿lamadhyamikak¿rik¿ in its entirety, and a commentary reflecting the Tibetan tradition through which N¿g¿rjuna's philosophical influence has largely been transmitted. Illuminating the systematic character of N¿g¿rjuna's reasoning, Garfield shows how N¿g¿rjuna develops his doctrine that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, that is, than nothing exists substantially or independently. He offers a verse-by-verse commentary that explains N¿g¿rjuna's positions and arguments in the language of Western metaphysics and epistemology, and connects N¿g¿rjuna's concerns to those of Western philosophers.
Now, in The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way, Jay L. Garfield provides a clear translation of N¿g¿rjuna's seminal work, offering those with little or no prior knowledge of Buddhist philosophy a view into the profound logic of the M¿lamadhyamikak¿rik¿. Garfield presents a superb translation of the Tibetan text of M¿lamadhyamikak¿rik¿ in its entirety, and a commentary reflecting the Tibetan tradition through which N¿g¿rjuna's philosophical influence has largely been transmitted. Illuminating the systematic character of N¿g¿rjuna's reasoning, Garfield shows how N¿g¿rjuna develops his doctrine that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, that is, than nothing exists substantially or independently. He offers a verse-by-verse commentary that explains N¿g¿rjuna's positions and arguments in the language of Western metaphysics and epistemology, and connects N¿g¿rjuna's concerns to those of Western philosophers.
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BN ID: | 2940172860485 |
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Publisher: | Tantor Audio |
Publication date: | 07/13/2021 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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