Ornament of reason : the great commentary to Nagarjuna's Root of the middle way / by Mabja Jangchub Tsondru ; translated by The Dharmachakra Translation Committee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rma-bya Byang-chub Brtson-ʼgrus, -1185.

Contributor:

Dharmachakra Translation Committee.

Standardized Title:

Dbu ma rtsa ba shes rab kyi ʼgrel pa ʼthad paʼi rgyan. English

Language:

English

Tibetan

Subjects (All):

Nāgārjuna, active 2nd century. Madhyamakakārikā.

Nāgārjuna.

Mādhyamika (Buddhism)--Early works to 1800.

Mādhyamika (Buddhism).

Physical Description:

xiv, 598 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, N.Y. : Snow Lion Publications, 2011.

Language Note:

Includes translations from Tibetan.

Summary:

"In the Root of the Middle Way, Nagarjuna presents a magical method of reasoning, inviting everyone who encounters these lucid and fearless contemplations to follow him on a journey to the heart of transcendent insight. Inspired by the Buddha's teachings on profound emptiness in the Prajnaparamita Sutras, Nagarjuna sets out to probe what appears to be the most fundamental facts of the world, challenging us to question even our most deeply ingrained ideas and what seem to be self-evident facts. In a series of unassuming and penetrating investigations, he asks basic questions such as- "What does it mean for something to occur? What is meant by 'going' or by 'coming'? Does the eye see? Does fire burn fuel? What is an example of being right? What does it mean to be wrong? Nagarjuna extends an invitation to open-minded and unprejudiced inquiry, and from his reader he asks for nothing more and nothing less than sincere and honest answers. Yet where are our answers? Once we begin to follow Nagarjuna's clear and direct steps, the gateway to the inconceivable emerges--perhaps unexpectedly. The present work contains Nagarjuna's verses on the M

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [577]-581) and index.

Contains:

Nāgārjuna, active 2nd century. Madhyamakakārikā. English

ISBN:

9781559393683

1559393688

OCLC:

660804922