The Svatantrika-Prasangika distinction : what difference does a difference make? / edited by Georges B.J. Dreyfus, and Sara L. McClintock.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dreyfus, Georges B. J.

McClintock, Sara L.

Series:

Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Svātantrika.

Prāsaṅgika.

Mādhyamika (Buddhism)--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Mādhyamika (Buddhism).

China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Physical Description:

vi, 402 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Wisdom Publications, [2003]

Summary:

Madhyamaka, or "Middle Way," philosophy came to Tibet from India and became the basis of all of Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetans, however, differentiated two streams of Madhyamaka philosophy - Svatantrika and Prasangika. In this collection, leading scholars in the field address this Tibetan distinction on various levels, including the philosophical import for both Indian and Tibetan Madhyamaka and the historical development of the distinction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-374) and index.

ISBN:

0861713249

OCLC:

51514131