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In this major work, Jeffrey Hopkins, on e of the world's foremost scholar-practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism, offers a clear exposition of the Prasangika-Madhyamaka view of emptiness as presented in the Ge-luk-ba tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. In bringing this remarkable and complex philosophy to life, he describes the meditational practices by which emptiness can be realized and shows throughout that, far from being merely abstract, these teachings can be vivid and utterly practical. Presented in six parts, this book is indispensable for those wishing to delve deeply into Buddhist thought. ** Review "One of the great classics... Few subsequent works can be said to equal it in profundity and accessibility." (Jose Ignacio Cabezon, University of California, Santa Barbara) "It brought for the first time a sophisticated account of Tibetan interpretrations of Madhyamaka, which was an enormous resource for those interested in Buddhist philosophy." (Georges Dreyfus) "An important and invaluble work." ( Tibet Journal ) "Hopkins succeeds in bringing this remarkable and complex philosophy to life." ( MLBD Newsletter ) "An essential book for anyone interested in Tibetan Buddhism or Madhyamika

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Author

Hopkins, Jeffrey

Publisher

Wisdom Publications;University of Wisconsin

Published

1973

Language

EN

ISBN

9780861711109

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Religion, Buddhism