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Introduction to the Middle Way: Chandrakirti's Madhyamakavatara with Commentary by Ju Mipham Paperback - 2005

by Jamgon Mipham; Chandrakirti; Padmakara Translation Group (Translator)


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An adventure into the heart of Buddhist wisdom through the Madhyamika--or Middle Way--teachings This book includes a verse translation of the Madhyamakavatara by the renowned seventh-century Indian master Chandrakirti, an extremely influential text of Mahayana Buddhism, followed by an exhaustive logical explanation of its meaning by the modern Tibetan master Jamgn Mipham, composed approximately twelve centuries later. Chandrakirti's work is an introduction to the Madhyamika teachings of Nagarjuna, which are themselves a systematization of the Prajnaparamita, or "Perfection of Wisdom" literature, the sutras on the crucial but elusive concept of emptiness. Chandrakirti's work has been accepted throughout Tibetan Buddhism as the highest expression of the Buddhist view on the sutra level. With Jamgn Mipham's commentary, it is a definitive presentation of the wisdom of emptiness, a central theme of Buddhist teachings. This book is a core study text for both academic students and practitioners of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism.

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THIS BOOK is the result of a translation project that grew out of a series of teachings on Chandrakirti's Madhyamakavatara given by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche in Dordogne, France, in the course of four summer seminars in 1996 and from 1998 to 2000.

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"Introduction to the Middle Way combines the timeless devotional-scholarly poetry of Indian master Chandrakirti (ca. seventh century) with the exhaustive explanation of its meaning by Jamgon Mipham (1846-1912), whose commentary was composed eleven centuries after Chandrakirti lived. Chandrakirti is one of several Indian thinkers whose treatises were brought to Tibet and whose realized teachings about the nature of the mind are the foundation of Tibetan Buddhist thought. Hidden in his verses are the guideposts to enlightenment, composed in this way to help those students who have received instruction to commit it to memory. Mipham's commentary, presented in thorough outline form, offers a point-by-point explanation of Chandrakirti's meaning.

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  • Title Introduction to the Middle Way: Chandrakirti's Madhyamakavatara with Commentary by Ju Mipham
  • Author Jamgon Mipham; Chandrakirti; Padmakara Translation Group (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Shambhala, Boston, USA
  • Date February 8, 2005
  • ISBN 9781590300091 / 1590300092
  • Weight 1.24 lbs (0.56 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.06 x 6.06 x 1.15 in (23.01 x 15.39 x 2.92 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Buddhist
  • Dewey Decimal Code 294.385

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Chandrakirti was a seventh-century Indian Buddhist philosopher, revered for his interpretation of Nagarjuna's teachings on the Middle Way.
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