Mipham's dialectics and the debates on emptiness [[electronic resource] ] : to be, not to be or neither / / Karma Phuntsho

• Autore: Karma-phun-tshogs
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.3/420423
• Soggetto topico: Sunyata
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-296) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1 EMPTINESS; 2 THE BIG FUSS ABOUT EMPTINESS; 3 WHAT IS NEGATED BY ULTIMATE ANALYSIS?; 4 THE FULLY EMPTY; 5 IS EMPTINESS KNOWABLE AND EFFABLE?; SOME CONCLUDING REMARKS; APPENDIX I; APPENDIX II; APPENDIX III; APPENDIX IV; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; NAME AND PLACE INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: This is an introduction to the Buddhist philosophy of Emptiness which explores a number of themes in connection with the concept of Emptiness, a highly technical but very central notion in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. It examines the critique by the leading Nyingma school philosopher Mipham (1846-1912) formulated in his diverse writings. The book focuses on related issues such as what is negated by the doctrine of emptiness, the nature of ultimate reality, and the difference between 'extrinsic' and 'intrinsic' emptiness. Karma Phuntsho's book aptly undertakes a thematic and selective discussion of t
• Titolo autorizzato: Mipham's dialectics and the debates on emptiness
• ISBN: 1-280-24103-9; 9786610241033; 0-203-08591-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451053603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: RoutledgeCurzon critical studies in Buddhism. . -Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies series ; ; no. 2.; RoutledgeCurzon critical studies in Buddhism.