{"product_id":"crushing-the-categories-vaidalyaprakarana-nagarjuna-9781949163001","title":"Crushing the Categories (Vaidalyaprakarana)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rare glimpse of the sophisticated philosophical exchange between Buddhist and non-Buddhist schools at an early stage.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eVaidalyaprakarana\u003c\/i\u003e provides a rare glimpse of the sophisticated philosophical exchange between Buddhist and non-Buddhist schools at an early stage and will be of interest to scholars of Buddhist thought, classical Indian Philosophy, and the history of Asian thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Belonging to a set of Nagarjuna's philosophical works known as the \u003ci\u003eyukti\u003c\/i\u003e-corpus, the \u003ci\u003eVaidalyaprakarana \u003c\/i\u003eis noteworthy for its close engagement with the Hindu philosophers. It refutes the sixteen categories of the Nyaya school, which formed the logical and epistemological framework for many of the debates between Buddhist and Hindu philosophers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Sanskrit original of the \u003ci\u003eVaidalyaprakarana\u003c\/i\u003e long lost, the author translates the text from Tibetan, giving it an extensive analytical commentary. The aim is twofold: to investigate the interaction of the founder of the Madhyamika school with this influential school of Hindu thought; and to make sense of how Nagarjuna's arguments that refute the Naiyayika categories are essential to the Madhyamika path in general.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nagarjuna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1949163008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949163001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisdom Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Nagarjuna","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48445961011455,"sku":"9781949163001","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_745a00a4-7d77-4c3f-8655-f84fa465c8f6.jpg?v=1777221755","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crushing-the-categories-vaidalyaprakarana-nagarjuna-9781949163001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}