{"product_id":"foundational-standpoint-of-madhyamika-philosophy-the-suny-series-in-buddhist-studies","title":"Foundational Standpoint of Madhyamika Philosophy, The (SUNY series in Buddhist Studies)","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"17\"\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"18\" data-end=\"268\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"18\" data-end=\"46\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"20\" data-end=\"46\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"20\" data-end=\"30\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Gadjin Nagao\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"90\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"90\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"62\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sri Satguru Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"116\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"116\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"105\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"138\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"138\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"130\"\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1989\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"163\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"163\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"149\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780887069536\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"182\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"182\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"175\"\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 194\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"207\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"207\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"194\"\u003eCover\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"245\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"245\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"224\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 22.5 cm x 14.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"268\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"268\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"258\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 340 gm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"291\"\u003eBook Description:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"318\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"318\"\u003eFrom the Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"982\"\u003eThis scholarly work provides a profound linguistic and philosophical analysis of \u003cstrong data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"425\"\u003eMadhyamika philosophy\u003c\/strong\u003e in connection with \u003cstrong data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"479\"\u003eChi-tsang’s Chinese Madhyamika\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"496\"\u003eYogacara\u003c\/strong\u003e. Written by one of the foremost Buddhist scholars, \u003cstrong data-start=\"548\" data-end=\"567\"\u003eGadjin M. Nagao\u003c\/strong\u003e, this book offers a deep and clear interpretation of the foundational philosophy of \u003cstrong data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"673\"\u003eMahayana Buddhism\u003c\/strong\u003e. The author’s unique approach draws from \u003cstrong data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"727\"\u003eSanskrit\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"740\"\u003eTibetan\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"753\"\u003eChinese\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"767\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"792\"\u003eWestern sources\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it a rare and significant contribution to Buddhist studies. This well-organized, highly readable, and faithful translation is backed by a robust understanding of Madhyamika thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1174\"\u003eCharles Wei-hsun Fu, a Temple University scholar, praises the book as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1081\"\u003escholarly masterpiece\u003c\/strong\u003e and recommends it as a key text for graduate and undergraduate courses on Mahayana Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1194\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1194\"\u003eForeword:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1195\" data-end=\"1646\"\u003eMadhyamika philosophy, initiated by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1244\"\u003eNagarjuna\u003c\/strong\u003e, offers profound insights into the nature of reality, focusing on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1311\" data-end=\"1324\"\u003eemptiness\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1353\"\u003edependent co-arising\u003c\/strong\u003e. This philosophy challenges traditional metaphysical systems, aiming to express ultimate meaning through the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1505\"\u003erecognition of the failure of language\u003c\/strong\u003e to capture it fully. It also deals with the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1550\" data-end=\"1564\"\u003etwo truths\u003c\/strong\u003e: the ultimate truth of emptiness and the conventional truth of worldly phenomena.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1648\" data-end=\"1976\"\u003eMadhyamika challenges the conceptualism of Abhidharma (the Buddhist system of categorizing and analyzing phenomena) by deconstructing \u003cstrong data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"1798\"\u003eessentialism\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1803\" data-end=\"1818\"\u003ereification\u003c\/strong\u003e. Nagarjuna’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"1832\" data-end=\"1857\"\u003elogical argumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e aims to dismantle these false conceptual frameworks and illustrate how all phenomena are empty of inherent existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1978\" data-end=\"2410\"\u003eThis approach resonates with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2031\"\u003eWestern philosophers\u003c\/strong\u003e like \u003cstrong data-start=\"2037\" data-end=\"2050\"\u003eHeidegger\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2068\"\u003eWhitehead\u003c\/strong\u003e, who also emphasize interdependence and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2126\"\u003eemptiness\u003c\/strong\u003e of essentialist concepts. However, Madhyamika also has its own unique tradition and is deeply embedded in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2233\" data-end=\"2260\"\u003eIndian Buddhist context\u003c\/strong\u003e. It offers \u003cstrong data-start=\"2272\" data-end=\"2292\"\u003edynamic insights\u003c\/strong\u003e into illusion and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2311\" data-end=\"2336\"\u003edialectical reasoning\u003c\/strong\u003e, which have yet to be fully embraced by Western philosophical traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"2412\" data-end=\"2429\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2417\" data-end=\"2429\"\u003ePreface:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2430\" data-end=\"2631\"\u003eThe author emphasizes that the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2461\" data-end=\"2486\"\u003eMadhyamika philosophy\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2490\" data-end=\"2503\"\u003eNagarjuna\u003c\/strong\u003e, grounded in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2521\" data-end=\"2550\"\u003ePrajnaparamita scriptures\u003c\/strong\u003e, is the foundation of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2594\"\u003eMahayana Buddhism\u003c\/strong\u003e. It presents two intertwined themes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"2632\" data-end=\"2903\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2632\" data-end=\"2795\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2635\" data-end=\"2795\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2635\" data-end=\"2689\"\u003eThe Identity of Emptiness and Dependent Co-arising\u003c\/strong\u003e: Madhyamika philosophy identifies these two aspects as one, offering a unique understanding of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2796\" data-end=\"2903\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2799\" data-end=\"2903\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2799\" data-end=\"2817\"\u003eThe Two Truths\u003c\/strong\u003e: The ultimate truth of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2841\" data-end=\"2854\"\u003eemptiness\u003c\/strong\u003e and the conventional truth of worldly phenomena.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2905\" data-end=\"3192\"\u003eThese two themes reflect the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2934\" data-end=\"2975\"\u003erelationship between ultimate meaning\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2980\" data-end=\"3002\"\u003eworldly convention\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering a coherent view of how all phenomena arise interdependently and are empty of inherent essence. The tension between these two truths forms the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3155\" data-end=\"3163\"\u003ecore\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3167\" data-end=\"3191\"\u003eMadhyamika discourse\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3194\" data-end=\"3534\"\u003eNagao also explores the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3218\" data-end=\"3266\"\u003erelationship between Madhyamika and Yogacara\u003c\/strong\u003e philosophy, asserting their \u003cstrong data-start=\"3295\" data-end=\"3317\"\u003eorganic connection\u003c\/strong\u003e within Mahayana thought. Madhyamika challenges metaphysical essentialism, focusing on \u003cstrong data-start=\"3404\" data-end=\"3429\"\u003ethe nature of reality\u003c\/strong\u003e through a \u003cstrong data-start=\"3440\" data-end=\"3471\"\u003elogical and analytical lens\u003c\/strong\u003e, while also remaining open to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3506\" data-end=\"3532\"\u003eimmediacy of awakening\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3536\" data-end=\"3759\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"3540\" data-end=\"3576\"\u003ecritical philosophical discourse\u003c\/strong\u003e presented by Nagao seeks to reclaim Madhyamika for modern philosophical dialogue, addressing how this ancient tradition intersects with contemporary issues in metaphysics and ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3761\" data-end=\"3780\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3765\" data-end=\"3780\"\u003eKey Themes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3781\" data-end=\"4476\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3781\" data-end=\"3911\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3783\" data-end=\"3911\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3783\" data-end=\"3806\"\u003eEmptiness (Śūnyatā)\u003c\/strong\u003e: A central theme in Madhyamika philosophy, emphasizing the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3866\" data-end=\"3896\"\u003elack of inherent existence\u003c\/strong\u003e in all things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3912\" data-end=\"4051\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3914\" data-end=\"4051\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3914\" data-end=\"3958\"\u003eDependent Co-arising (Pratītyasamutpāda)\u003c\/strong\u003e: The principle that all phenomena arise \u003cstrong data-start=\"3999\" data-end=\"4019\"\u003einterdependently\u003c\/strong\u003e and do not exist independently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4052\" data-end=\"4174\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4054\" data-end=\"4174\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4054\" data-end=\"4068\"\u003eTwo Truths\u003c\/strong\u003e: The distinction between \u003cstrong data-start=\"4094\" data-end=\"4112\"\u003eultimate truth\u003c\/strong\u003e (emptiness) and \u003cstrong data-start=\"4129\" data-end=\"4151\"\u003econventional truth\u003c\/strong\u003e (worldly experiences).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4175\" data-end=\"4309\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4177\" data-end=\"4309\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4177\" data-end=\"4205\"\u003eCritique of Essentialism\u003c\/strong\u003e: Nagarjuna’s logic dismantles metaphysical essentialism and affirms the \u003cstrong data-start=\"4278\" data-end=\"4294\"\u003eempty nature\u003c\/strong\u003e of all things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4310\" data-end=\"4476\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4312\" data-end=\"4476\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4312\" data-end=\"4339\"\u003eMadhyamika and Yogacara\u003c\/strong\u003e: The interconnection between these two major Mahayana schools of thought, emphasizing their shared foundations and unique contributions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Shri Satguru Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49971008569648,"sku":"DRG.ShriSatguruPub_9780887069536","price":850.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/shri-satguru-publications-book-default-title-foundational-standpoint-of-madhyamika-philosophy-the-suny-series-in-buddhist-studies-41357813416240.webp?v=1775961876","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/foundational-standpoint-of-madhyamika-philosophy-the-suny-series-in-buddhist-studies","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}