{"product_id":"164-nagarjunian-disputationsa-philosophical-journey-through-an-indian-looking-glass","title":"164. Nagarjunian DisputationsA Philosophical Journey through an Indian Looking Glass","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"306\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"85\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sri Satguru Publications\u003cbr data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"113\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"124\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thomas E. Wood\u003cbr data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"142\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"155\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003cbr data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"166\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"178\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1995\u003cbr data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"186\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"195\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788170304678\u003cbr data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"212\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"222\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 430\u003cbr data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"229\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"239\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"252\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"267\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21.5 cm x 14 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"286\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"297\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 580 gm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"311\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"331\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"1033\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"353\"\u003eThomas E. Wood's\u003c\/strong\u003e work presents a thorough \u003cstrong data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"421\"\u003edefense of the nihilist interpretation\u003c\/strong\u003e (NI) of \u003cstrong data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"444\"\u003eMadhyamika\u003c\/strong\u003e philosophy, which has been long debated in Buddhist studies. For over 1500 years, \u003cstrong data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"554\"\u003eMadhyamika philosophers\u003c\/strong\u003e have been viewed by many as \u003cstrong data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"605\"\u003eabsolute nihilists\u003c\/strong\u003e, particularly by scholars from traditions like \u003cstrong data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"667\"\u003eMimamsakas\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"682\"\u003eVedantins\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"698\"\u003eNaiyayikas\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"710\"\u003eJainas\u003c\/strong\u003e, and even other \u003cstrong data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"742\"\u003eMahayanists\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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