The Svatantrika-Prasangika distinction : what difference does a difference make? /
Madhyamaka, or "Middle Way," philosophy came to Tibet from India and became the basis of all of Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetans, however, differentiated two streams of Madhyamaka philosophy - Svatantrika and Prasangika. In this collection, leading scholars in the field address this Tibetan...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Wisdom Publications,
[2003], ©2003
Boston : c2003 Boston : ©2003 Boston : [2003] |
| Series: | Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism
Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism |
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| Summary: | Madhyamaka, or "Middle Way," philosophy came to Tibet from India and became the basis of all of Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetans, however, differentiated two streams of Madhyamaka philosophy - Svatantrika and Prasangika. In this collection, leading scholars in the field address this Tibetan distinction on various levels, including the philosophical import for both Indian and Tibetan Madhyamaka and the historical development of the distinction |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 402 p. : ill. ; 23 cm vi, 402 p. ; 23 cm vi, 402 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm vi, 402 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-374) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-374) and index |
| ISBN: | 0861713249 (alk. paper) 0861713249 9780861713240 (alk. paper) 9780861713240 |