Indian Madhyamaka Buddhist Philosophy After Nagarjuna, Volume 1: Plain English Translations and Summaries of the Essential Works of Aryadeva, Rahulabhadra, Buddhapalita, and Bhavaviveka by Richard H. Jones (PDF)

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Nagarjuna initiated the Madhyamaka tradition in Mahayana Buddhism that influenced Zen and the Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries, this tradition spawned in India two subtraditions and syncretic combinations with another Buddhist tradition. These developments will be traced in two volumes of translations of the basic texts from Sanskrit into easily readable English for the general educated public interested in Buddhism or philosophy. Texts available today in Sanskrit have been translated, and texts no longer extant in Sanskrit but existing in Tibetan or Chinese have been summarized. Notes and separate essays explaining the philosophical content are also included.Presented in this volume are the philosophical writings of Nagarjuna’s student Aryadeva (the Four Hundred Verses on Yogic Deeds, the Hand Treatise, and a summary of the One Hundred Verses), a song by Rahulabhadra (Song in Praise of Perfected Wisdom), and selections from the principal works of the two figures who were seen by later Tibetan Buddhists as beginning the division of the Madhyamaka tradition — Buddhapalita (summaries of selections from his commentary on Nagarjuna’s Fundamental Verses of the Middle Way) and Bhavaviveka (the Summary of the Meaning of the Middle Way and selections from the Verses on the Heart of the Middle Way).

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⭐These are really useful. Clear, readable, makes best use of English language. Puts each author in context of Mahayana Madhymika philosophy as a whole. You get to appreciate each Masters different way of presenting this profound philosophy. May be useful for studying alongside essential wisdom texts of your own Buddist tradition, be that Kagyupa, Kadampa, or other. I myself will dedicate it to practice the wisdom view of Kadampa Masters and very gradually use Ocean of Nectar (book by Geshe Kelsang) across my entire life.Please do use it for a meaningful purpose, to help all living beings by developing profound wisdom and compassion.It is no good studying these on their own without a blessed lineage anda personal connection with your Spiritual Guide. He or she should be ableto give you written or oral work of its own to study and experience yourself.May Manjushri’s wisdom sword stream blessings on your continuum.

⭐Exploration serrée des textes philosophiques traditionnels du Madhyamaka – pour public motivé mais une base théorique qui peut être utile au pratiquant pour s’y retrouver dans les lignées et écoles de pensées (rangtong/shèntong, yogacara, cittamatra, madhyamaka et autres écoles dites hétérodoxes où non bouddhistes).Good

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