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The Center of the Sunlit Sky: Madhyamaka in the Kagyu Tradition Hardcover - 2004

by Karl Brunnholzl


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Madhyamaka is a potent and universally accessible means of calming our suffering and awakening to our innate wisdom. The Center of the Sunlit Sky artfully rescues this brilliant teaching from its unwarranted reputation for intellectual opacity and reinstates it as a supremely practical tool kit for everyday living. The aim of this book is to take Madhyamaka out of the purely intellectual corner into which it unjustly gets boxed. It is an attempt to show how Madhayamaka actually addresses and works with all of our experiences in life. The book follows the original Indian sources as well as the standard commentaries on Madhyamaka in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. At the same time, these materials are adapted for a contemporary audience, combining the familiar sharpness of Madhyamaka reasonings (launching a massive assault on our cherished belief systems) with exploring the practical relevance of the Madhyamaka way of mind training.

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  • Title The Center of the Sunlit Sky: Madhyamaka in the Kagyu Tradition
  • Author Karl Brunnholzl
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 984
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca, New York, USA
  • Date October 25, 2004
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9781559392181 / 1559392185
  • Weight 3.17 lbs (1.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.38 x 6.42 x 2.15 in (23.83 x 16.31 x 5.46 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Buddhist
  • Dewey Decimal Code 294.342

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"A valuable contribution to scholarship and one worthy of study. [Dr. Karl Brunnholzl's] approach to the text is both intellectual and experiential, showing how a clear understanding of what can appear to be a dauntingly complex text can be used to deepen practice."—The Middle Way

Citations

  • Library Journal, 12/01/2004, Page 123

About the author

Karl Brunnhlzl, MD, was trained as a physician and also studied Tibetology. He received his systematic training in Tibetan language and Buddhist philosophy and practice at the Marpa Institute for Translators, founded by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche. Since 1989 he has been a translator and interpreter from Tibetan and English. He is presently involved with the Nitartha Institute as a teacher and translator.
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