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

An adventure into the heart of Buddhist wisdom through the Madhyamika--or Middle Way--teachings

This 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 Jamgön 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 Jamgön 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.

Author: Chandrakirti
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 02/08/2005
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.06w x 1.15d
ISBN13: 9781590300091
ISBN10: 1590300092
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | Sacred Writings
- Religion | Buddhism | Tibetan
- Philosophy | Buddhist

About the Author
Chandrakirti was a seventh-century Indian Buddhist philosopher, revered for his interpretation of Nagarjuna's teachings on the Middle Way.