The Two Truths: In the Madhyamika Philosophy of the Gelukba Order of Tibetan Buddhism (Studies in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism)
By Guy Newland.
Description
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. Linkin...
ISBN(s)
0937938793, 9780937938799
