The Two Truths: In the Madhyamika Philosophy of the Gelukba Order of Tibetan Buddhism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780937938799)

A Namgyal Monastery Institute Textbook & Studies in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism Series

The persistent problem of Buddhist philosophy has been to find the middle way--an ontology sturdy enough to support a coherent ethical system that does not betray Buddha's original vision of no-self or emptiness (sunyata). Buddhist perspectives on ethics and emptiness center on the distinction between two truths--the conventional and the ultimate. Newland's work lays out the Madhyamika philosophy of two truths as seen through the eyes of Tibetan scholar-yogis of the Gelugpa order. Linking the classical Buddhist philosophy of Nagarjuna with the living tradition of monastic courtyard debate, the authors explain the two truths without resort to mysterious trans-rational paradoxes. Newland exposes their extraordinary efforts to clear away the sense of contradiction between emptiness and conventional reality and thus to build a Madhyamika system that is both ethically salutary and rationally coherent.

Author: Guy Newland
ISBN-10: 0937938793
ISBN-13: 9780937938799
Publisher: Shambhala
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1992
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.03h x 6.02w x 0.94d