{"product_id":"buddhahood-embodied","title":"Buddhahood Embodied","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"72\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"19\"\u003eBook Title:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"20\" data-end=\"70\"\u003eMahayana Buddhism and the Doctrine of Buddhahood\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"283\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"106\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"75\" data-end=\"106\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"75\" data-end=\"86\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e John J. Makransky\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"132\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"132\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"122\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"151\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"151\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"145\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"176\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"176\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"164\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"210\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"210\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"194\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23 cm x 15 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"233\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"233\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"224\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 700 gm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"255\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"255\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"248\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1998\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"283\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"283\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"267\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788170303091\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"288\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"314\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"314\"\u003eBook Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"316\" data-end=\"339\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"316\" data-end=\"337\"\u003eBack of the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"1162\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"780\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"780\"\u003eIn \u003cstrong data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"366\"\u003eMahayana Buddhism\u003c\/strong\u003e, the path to enlightenment involves a paradoxical commitment: to free oneself from the deluded, dualistic world while simultaneously remaining engaged in it for the benefit of all beings. This book explores how the concept of \u003cstrong data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"607\"\u003ebuddhahood\u003c\/strong\u003e (dharmakaya) can embody these two seemingly contradictory aspects, tracing how this question has been a source of intense debate for centuries in \u003cstrong data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"763\"\u003eIndia\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"777\"\u003eTibet\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"1162\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"1162\"\u003eThe author, \u003cstrong data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"816\"\u003eJohn J. Makransky\u003c\/strong\u003e, explores the \u003cstrong data-start=\"831\" data-end=\"852\"\u003eAbhisamayalamkara\u003c\/strong\u003e (a key text in Mahayana Buddhism) and its interpretation in both \u003cstrong data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"940\"\u003eIndian and Tibetan\u003c\/strong\u003e Buddhist traditions. The book shows how the various perspectives on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1023\"\u003ebuddhahood\u003c\/strong\u003e offer solutions to the doctrinal tension inherent in Mahayana thought — the paradox of transcending the world while also engaging with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1167\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1169\" data-end=\"1190\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1169\" data-end=\"1188\"\u003eKey Highlights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"2106\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1472\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1472\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1216\"\u003eBuddhahood Paradox:\u003c\/strong\u003e The central doctrinal issue is how \u003cstrong data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1266\"\u003ebuddhahood\u003c\/strong\u003e can transcend and engage the world simultaneously. This tension forms the basis of much of the controversy in Mahayana Buddhism, particularly around the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1420\" data-end=\"1441\"\u003eAbhisamayalamkara\u003c\/strong\u003e, a foundational Buddhist text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1690\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1690\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1504\"\u003eComparative Perspectives:\u003c\/strong\u003e The book compares the differing views on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1546\" data-end=\"1560\"\u003ebuddhahood\u003c\/strong\u003e in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1568\" data-end=\"1582\"\u003eAbhidharma\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1584\" data-end=\"1602\"\u003ePrajnaparamita\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1608\" data-end=\"1620\"\u003eYogacara\u003c\/strong\u003e traditions, showing how they inform the interpretation of Buddhahood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1691\" data-end=\"1874\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1693\" data-end=\"1874\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1693\" data-end=\"1728\"\u003eTextual and Doctrinal Analysis:\u003c\/strong\u003e Makransky provides in-depth analysis of key Mahayana texts and traces the development of these views through Indian and Tibetan Buddhist history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"2106\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"2106\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1904\"\u003eContemporary Relevance:\u003c\/strong\u003e The book also addresses how contemporary Mahayana Buddhists can engage with these doctrines and texts today, helping practitioners better understand the doctrinal divergences that shape their practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2108\" data-end=\"2111\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2139\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2137\"\u003ePraise for the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2140\" data-end=\"2662\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2140\" data-end=\"2362\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2142\" data-end=\"2362\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2142\" data-end=\"2360\"\u003e“A first-rate Buddhist scholarship... illuminating the doctrinal heart of Mahayana Buddhism, offering sophisticated arguments, and clearing away misconceptions that have long surrounded the doctrine of Buddhahood.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2363\" data-end=\"2500\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2365\" data-end=\"2500\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2365\" data-end=\"2498\"\u003e“A remarkably insightful work that provides a deep exploration of the concept of Buddhahood in both Indian and Tibetan Buddhism.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2501\" data-end=\"2662\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2503\" data-end=\"2662\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2503\" data-end=\"2662\"\u003e“Makransky’s clear writing and methodical approach make a complex and subtle area of Mahayana thought accessible to both scholars and practitioners alike.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2664\" data-end=\"2667\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2669\" data-end=\"2696\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2673\" data-end=\"2694\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2697\" data-end=\"3046\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2697\" data-end=\"2718\"\u003eJohn J. Makransky\u003c\/strong\u003e is a respected scholar in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2745\" data-end=\"2765\"\u003eBuddhist Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2770\" data-end=\"2794\"\u003eComparative Theology\u003c\/strong\u003e. He teaches at \u003cstrong data-start=\"2810\" data-end=\"2828\"\u003eBoston College\u003c\/strong\u003e and specializes in Mahayana Buddhist thought and its intersection with contemporary spiritual practice. His work focuses on the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2957\" data-end=\"2983\"\u003edoctrine of Buddhahood\u003c\/strong\u003e and its development in Indian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3048\" data-end=\"3051\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3053\" data-end=\"3071\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3057\" data-end=\"3069\"\u003ePreface:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3072\" data-end=\"3691\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3072\" data-end=\"3293\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3074\" data-end=\"3293\"\u003eThe book is based on \u003cstrong data-start=\"3095\" data-end=\"3132\"\u003eMakransky's doctoral dissertation\u003c\/strong\u003e and further expands on how disagreements about the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3184\" data-end=\"3210\"\u003edoctrine of Buddhahood\u003c\/strong\u003e in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3218\" data-end=\"3239\"\u003eAbhisamayalamkara\u003c\/strong\u003e reflect deeper tensions in Mahayana Buddhist thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3294\" data-end=\"3467\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3296\" data-end=\"3467\"\u003eThe study reveals how this controversy, present in both \u003cstrong data-start=\"3352\" data-end=\"3362\"\u003eIndian\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3367\" data-end=\"3378\"\u003eTibetan\u003c\/strong\u003e Buddhist traditions, is rooted in \u003cstrong data-start=\"3413\" data-end=\"3442\"\u003eearly Mahayana intuitions\u003c\/strong\u003e about \u003cstrong data-start=\"3449\" data-end=\"3466\"\u003eenlightenment\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3468\" data-end=\"3691\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3470\" data-end=\"3691\"\u003eThe book is aimed at \u003cstrong data-start=\"3491\" data-end=\"3512\"\u003eacademic scholars\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3514\" data-end=\"3540\"\u003eBuddhist practitioners\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3546\" data-end=\"3558\"\u003estudents\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3562\" data-end=\"3583\"\u003eMahayana Buddhism\u003c\/strong\u003e who wish to understand the complexities of Buddhahood and the historical development of Mahayana doctrines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3693\" data-end=\"3696\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3698\" data-end=\"3725\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3702\" data-end=\"3723\"\u003eContent Overview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3726\" data-end=\"4278\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3726\" data-end=\"3904\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3728\" data-end=\"3904\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3728\" data-end=\"3745\"\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Explains the central questions and doctrinal issues addressed in the book, with a focus on \u003cstrong data-start=\"3837\" data-end=\"3861\"\u003erefuge in the Buddha\u003c\/strong\u003e and the aspiration to \u003cstrong data-start=\"3884\" data-end=\"3903\"\u003ebecome a Buddha\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3905\" data-end=\"4077\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3907\" data-end=\"4077\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3907\" data-end=\"3928\"\u003eChapters 7 and 8:\u003c\/strong\u003e These chapters present \u003cstrong data-start=\"3952\" data-end=\"3982\"\u003eliterary-critical analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e of key Mahayana texts and are designed for readers with an interest in \u003cstrong data-start=\"4054\" data-end=\"4074\"\u003etextual analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4078\" data-end=\"4278\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4080\" data-end=\"4278\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4080\" data-end=\"4104\"\u003eTheological Concern:\u003c\/strong\u003e The book seeks to illuminate how disagreements about \u003cstrong data-start=\"4158\" data-end=\"4172\"\u003eBuddhahood\u003c\/strong\u003e reflect broader tensions in Mahayana practice and how these ideas are relevant to contemporary Buddhists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49951538938160,"sku":"DRG.ShriSatguruPub_9788170305972","price":900.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/state-university-of-new-york-press-book-default-title-buddhahood-embodied-41325634519344.webp?v=1775949113","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/buddhahood-embodied","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}