Visions of unity : the golden pandita Shakya Chokden's new interpretation of yogacara and madhyamaka / Yaroslav Komarovski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Komarovski, Yaroslav.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shākya-mchog-ldan, Gser-mdog Paṇ-chen, 1428-1507.

Shākya-mchog-ldan.

Mādhyamika (Buddhism).

Yogācāra (Buddhism).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (466 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This landmark book discusses the thought of Tibetan Buddhist thinker Shakya Chokden (1428–1507) on the two major systems of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Influential and controversial in his own day, Shakya Chokden's thought fell out of favor over time and his writings were eventually repressed, becoming available again only in the 1970s. Yet, his startling interpretations of the core areas of Buddhist thought remain valuable and well worth consideration today. Yaroslav Komarovski has used the twenty-four volumes of Shakya Chokden's collected work to provide a systematic presentation of a central aspect of his thought: a reconciliation of Yogācāra and Madhyamaka. Providing a detailed analysis of the two systems' mutual refutations of each other, Shakya Chokden argues for their fundamental compatibility and shared vision.In analyzing Shakya Chokden's ideas, Komarovski explores some of the most important issues of both traditional and modern Buddhist scholarship, including contested approaches to the nature of reality, the relationship between philosophy and contemplative practice, inter- and intrasectarian Buddhist polemics, and the nature of consciousness and mental processes.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Life and Works of the Golden Paˆ∂ita

The Intellectual Background of Shakya Chokden’s Interpretation of Yogåcåra and Madhyamaka

Readjusting Rungs of the Ladder

Through Broken Boundaries to New Enclosures

Explorations in Empty Luminosity

Conclusion

Glossary of Buddhist Terms

Spellings of Tibetan Names and Terms

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438439112

1438439113

OCLC:

775362080