Nagarjuna's Madhyamaka: A Philosophical Introduction

by Jan Westerhoff

Book Overview

The Indian philosopher Acharya Nagarjuna (c. 150-250 CE) was the founder of the Madhyamaka (Middle Path) school of Mahayana Buddhism and arguably the most influential Buddhist thinker after Buddha himself. Indeed, in the Tibetan and East Asian traditions, Nagarjuna is often referred to as the 'second Buddha.' His primary contribution to Buddhist thought lies is in the further development of the concept of sunyata or 'emptiness.' For Nagarjuna, all...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195384962
• ISBN13: 9780195384963
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"