The Adornment of the Middle Way: Shantarakshita's Madhyamakalankara with Commentary by Jamgon Mipham

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Madhyamaka, or the middle way, describes a path that cuts through all extreme beliefs about existence and nonexistence, relative and absolute. Shantarakshita's Madhyamakalankara presents this profound Buddhist teaching in verse to help students who have received instruction commit it to memory. Jamg n Mipham's analytical commentary of the work offers a thorough, authoritative explanation of Shantarakshita's meaning.

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Here we get an indication of the roles, differences, uses, and relative values of Madyamaka (Madyamika) and Yogacara. Shantarakshita was one of the founders of Buddhism in Tibet in the 8th Century, not to be confused with his 20th Century namesake.
A LibraryThing Review :Here we get an indication of the roles, differences, uses, and relative values of Madyamaka (Madyamika) and Yogacara. Shantarakshita was one of the founders of Buddhism in Tibet in the 8th Century, not to be confused with his 20th Century namesake.

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Philosophy
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294.385ReligionOther religionsDharmic religionsBuddhismBuddhist scriptureMahayana texts and sources
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BQ3182 .E5 .S26Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionBuddhismBuddhismTripit.aka (Canonical literature)
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