Introduction to the Middle Way: Chandrakirti's Madhyamakavatara with Commentary by Ju Mipham

ISBN: 1590300092

Author: Chandrakirti

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An adventure into the heart of Buddhist wisdom through the Madhyamika-or Middle Way-teachingsThis book includes a verse translation of the Madhyamakavatara by the renowned seventh-century Indian master Chandrakirti, an extremely influential text of Mahayana Buddhism, followed by an exhaustive logical explanation of its meaning by the modern Tibetan master Jamgn Mipham, composed approximately twelve centuries later. Chandrakirti's work is an introduction to the Madhyamika teachings of Nagarjuna, which are themselves a systematization of the Prajnaparamita, or Perfection of Wisdom literature, the sutras on the crucial but elusive concept of emptiness.Chandrakirti's work has been accepted throughout Tibetan Buddhism as the highest expression of the Buddhist view on the sutra level. With Jamgn Mipham's commentary, it is a definitive presentation of the wisdom of emptiness, a central theme of Buddhist teachings. This book is a core study text for both academic students and practitioners of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism.