Freedom from Extremes: Gorampa's "distinguishing the Views" and the Polemics of Emptiness

by Lobsang Dargyay, José Ignacio Cabezón, Geshe Lobsang Dargyay

Fifteenth-century Buddhist scholar Gorampa challenged his contemporaries' thinking about the fundamental concept of "emptiness," pioneering an approach that avoided what he critiqued as the traps of eternalism and nihilism. Freedom from Extremes is his powerful polemic on the subject. This critical edition of a book renowned for its conciseness, lucidness, and profundity provides students and scholars with direct access to Gorampa's own words. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861715233
• ISBN13: 9780861715237
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Wisdom Publications
• Length: 415 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.0"