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Candrakīrti's Introduction to the Middle Way

A Guide

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Buch | Softcover
296 Seiten
2024
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-761234-7 (ISBN)
24,90 inkl. MwSt
This Oxford Guide is designed for the philosophically interested student or scholar reading Candrakīrti's Introduction to the Middle Way, a key text in the Buddhist philosophical tradition. Jan Westerhoff's commentary focuses on the philosophical content of the text, using Candrakīrti's auto-commentary as the main explicatory resource.
Candrakīrti's Introduction to the Middle Way (Madhyamakāvatāra) is a central work of Buddhist philosophy for two reasons. First, it provides an introduction to Madhyamaka, one of the three major philosophical schools of Buddhist thought (the other two being Abhidharma and Yogācāra). Second, within Madhyamaka, Candrakīrti's text occupies a very prominent role. This is primarily due to its enormous influence in Tibet, where Candrakīrti's work became the main entry-point into the study of Madhyamaka thought. While the historical importance of the Introduction to the Middle Way for understanding a major section of Buddhist thought is evident, what makes it particularly interesting for students is the role it plays as an 'introduction'. It is one of Candrakīrti's earlier works and presents a comprehensive guide to the key philosophical ideas and problems of Madhyamaka thought.

This Oxford Guide is for the philosophically interested student or scholar reading the Introduction to the Middle Way. Westerhoff's commentary focuses on the philosophical content of the text, using Candrakīrti's auto-commentary as the main explicatory resource.

Jan Westerhoff is Professor of Buddhist Philosophy at the University of Oxford and a Fellow at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford.

Structural outline of the text

Introduction

Commentary

Bibliography

Synopsis

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie OXFORD GUIDES TO PHILOSOPHY SERIES
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 142 x 201 mm
Gewicht 340 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Östliche Philosophie
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Buddhismus
ISBN-10 0-19-761234-2 / 0197612342
ISBN-13 978-0-19-761234-7 / 9780197612347
Zustand Neuware
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