Madhyamaka & Other Tenets
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THE NATURE OF THINGS: Emptiness and Essence in the Geluk World by William Magee 257 pp. #NATH - regular price $ 22.95 Our Price $11.47 Published by Snow Lion Nature (Tib. rang bzhin, Skt..svabhava or prakrti ) is a topic in many Indian and Tibetan philosophical texts although its meaning varies considerably in both Hindu and Buddhist scriptures. More ... | |
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THE ORNAMENT OF THE MIDDLE WAY: A Study of the Madhyamaka Thought of Shantarakshita by James Blumenthal 400 pp., 6 x 9, cloth. #ORMI - regular price $ 34.95 Our Price $27.96 Published by Snow Lion Shantarakshita's The Ornament of the Middle Way is among the most important Mahayana Buddhist philosophical treatises to emerge on the Indian subcontinent. In many respects it represents the culmination of more than 1,300 years of philosophical dialogue and inquiry since the time of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni. Shantarakshita set forth the foundation of a syncretic approach to contemporary ideas by synthesizing the three major trends in Indian Buddhist thought at the time (the Madhyamaka thought of Nagarjuna, the Yogachara thought of Asanga, and the logical and epistemological thought of Dharmakirti) into one consistent and coherent system. More ... | |
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REALIZING EMPTINESS Madhyamaka Insight Meditation by Gen Lamrimpa, trans. by B. Alan Wallace 136 pp. #REEM - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $11.96 Published by Snow Lion This book offers experiential and analytical approaches to this most important and difficult topic in Buddhism. More ... | |
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SPEECH OF DELIGHT: Mipham's Commentary on Shantarakshita's Ornament of the Middle Way by Ju Mipham, trans. by Thomas Doctor 808 pp. cloth. #SPDE - regular price $ 39.95 Our Price $31.96 Published by Snow Lion The process of intelligent and open-minded inquiry can lead to complete liberation within the discovery of the natural state. In his Ornament of the Middle Way, the great Indian master Shantarakshita reveals how the path of reasoning can lead the mind to increasingly profound insight and experience. More ... | |
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A STUDY OF SVATANTRIKA by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. 450 pp., cloth, a Namgyal Institute Textbook. #STSVC - regular price $ 49.95 Our Price $39.96 Published by Snow Lion "A very welcome addition to the more advanced material available on Madhyamika in general, and the Tibetan treatment and exposition of Madhyamika in particular.--Paul Williams, The Middle Way More ... | |
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by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. 450 pp., paper, a Namgyal Institute Textbook. #STSVP - regular price $ 49.95 Our Price $39.96 Published by Snow Lion | |
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THE TREASURY OF KNOWLEDGE, Book Six, Part Three: Frameworks of Buddhist Philosophy by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé, trans. by Elizabeth M. Callahan Cloth, 476 pp. #TRKN63 - regular price $ 34.95 Our Price $27.96 Published by Snow Lion In Tibetan religious literature, Jamgön Kongtrul's Treasury of Knowledge in ten books stands out as a unique encyclopedic masterpiece embodying the entire range of Buddhist teachings as it was preserved in Tibet. This volume, Frameworks of Buddhist Philosophy, is his masterful survey of the broad themes and subtle philosophical points found in more than fifteen hundred years of Buddhist philosophical writings. More ... | |
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TSONG-KHA-PA'S FINAL EXPOSITION OF WISDOM by Jeffrey Hopkins 410 pp., paper edition. #TSFIEX - regular price $ 29.95 Our Price $23.96 Published by Snow Lion In fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Tibet there was great ferment about what makes enlightenment possible, since systems of self-liberation must show what factors preexist in the mind that allow for transformation into a state of freedom from suffering. This controversy about the nature of mind, which persists to the present day, raises many questions. More ... | |
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THE TWO TRUTHS by Guy Newland 312 pp., bibliography, notes, index. #TWTRP - regular price $ 29.95 Our Price $23.96 Published by Snow Lion A Namgyal Institute Textbook & Studies in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism Series. More ... | |
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UNIQUE TENETS OF THE MIDDLE WAY CONSEQUENCE SCHOOL by Daniel Cozort 632 pp., Tibetan text, glossaries, bibliography, index, 6" x 9", cloth. #UNTEC - regular price $ 45.00 Our Price $36.00 Published by Snow Lion According to Tibetan traditions, the Indian Buddhist Prasangika-Madhyamika school is the one that represents the final, literally true thought of the Buddha. Unique Tenets of the Middle Way Consequence School presents and analyzes the issues that separate that school from the other principals schools of Buddhism--issues such as the existence (or non-existence) of an external world, the way in which karma and reincarnation operate, the nature of consciousness, the nature of time, and the status of Arhats (enlightened, but not omniscient, beings). Parts Two and Three of the book are annotated translations of Tibetan texts that are used as source books in monastic education. More ... | |
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by Daniel Cozort 632 pp., Tibetan text, glossaries, bibliography, index, 6" x 9", paperback. (See description above.) #UNTEMI - regular price $ 29.95 Our Price $14.97 Published by Snow Lion | |
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THE ADORNMENT OF THE MIDDLE WAY: Shantarakshita's Madhyamakalankara with Commentary by Jamgon Mipham translated by The Padmakara Translation Group Cloth, 448 pp. #ADMIWA - $ 34.95 The philosophy and experiential understanding of the Madyamaka, or Middle Way, is the key to all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, cutting through extreme beliefs of eternalism or nihilism. Shantarakshita's succinct verses on the heart of this philosophy is enhanced by Mipham's authoritative commentary, offering a point-by-point explanation and bringing the argument for the true nature of egolessness to a deeper level. Fine translation by the well-respected Padmakara Goup. More ... | |
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THE CENTRAL PHILOSOPHY OF TIBET by Robert A. F. Thurman 442 pp. #CEPHTI - $ 45.00 This is the first full study of Tsong Khapa's Essence of True Eloquence--a study of Vijnanavada and Prasangika Madhyamika. This translation and introduction show Buddhism as a contemplative and mystical religion and reveal Prasangika as a rigorous, critical philosophy relevant to our own time. | |
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CHANDRAKIRTI'S SEVENFOLD REASONING: Meditation on the Selflessness of Persons by Joe Wilson 55 pp. #CHSERE - $ 8.95 This is a short but powerful presentation of the selflessness of persons--an analytical meditation according to Prasangika-Madhyamika philosophy. | |
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CONTEMPLATING REALITY by Andy Karr, foreword by Dzogchen Ponlop 240 pp. #COREPR - $ 16.95 Structured as a guide to the reader's journey, this useful book introduces contemplations that investigate a series of views of reality. These explorations of egolessness, enlightenment, tenets and so on, unpack difficult concepts so they can be understood experientially. | |
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DEPENDENT ARISING AND EMPTINESS: A Tibetan Buddhism Interpretation of Madhyamika Philosophy by Elizabeth Napper 868 pp. #DEAREM - $ 29.95 Illustrates the relationship of these two essential Buddhist concepts and their interpretation by Tibetan and Western scholars. An essential reference work for students and practitioners. More ... | |
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DIALECTICAL PRACTICE IN TIBETAN PHILOSOPHICAL CULTURE: An Ethnomethodological Inquiry into Formal Reasoning by Kenneth Liberman Cloth. 338 pp. plus video CD. #DIPRTI - $ 75.00 Enhanced with multimedia software, this original study of Tibetan debate brings a richly detailed, turn-by-turn analysis of monks' formal philosophical reasoning. The points are carefully illustrated in the accompanying video CD of actual debates filmed at Tibetan monastic universities. A ground-breaking study. More ... | |
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EMPTINESS APPRAISED: A Critical Study of Nagarjuna's Philosophy by David Burton Cloth, 234 pp. #EMAP - $ 19.95 David Burton, a Research Fellow at Oxford, gives a well-reasoned argument that looks at Nagarjuna as a nihilist, refutes the view that he is a sceptic, and scrutinises Nagarjuna's critiques of the Nyaya. More ... | |
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EMPTINESS IN THE MIND-ONLY SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM: Dynamic Responses to Dzong-ka-ba's The Essence of Eloquence: I by Jeffrey Hopkins 542 pp., now in paper. #EMMION - $ 25.95 Focuses on how the conflict between appearance and reality is presented in the Mind-Only, or Yogic Practice School. The Essence of Eloquence is so rich that numerous Tibetan and Mongolian scholars have been drawn into a dynamic process of finding and creating consistency in Dzong-ka-ba's often terse and cryptic tract. Hopkins has made extensive use of these commentaries to annotate the translation in such a way that the issues come alive. Included are historical and doctrinal introductions, a critical edition of the text, and a lengthy synopisis. More ... | |
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FREEDOM FROM EXTREMES: Gorampa's "Distinguishing the Views" and the Polemics of Emptiness by Jose Cabezon and Geshe Lobsang Dargyay 576 pp., 6" x 9". #FREXGO - $ 32.95 Focusing on the fundamental concept of emptiness, this first English translation looks at the work of the Buddhist adept Gorampa, and the ways in which he took exception with how others saw emptiness, including Tsongkhapa and Dolpopa. Gorampa's dissection of their views is taught in Tibet's greatest academic institutions even to the present day. More ... | |