Nagarjuna and the Philosophy of Openness
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0847686272
ISBN-13
9780847686278
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 4th, 1997
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
381 grams
Dimensions
22.40 x 13.40 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjectsBuddhism
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In this innovative study of the philosopher Nagarjuna, Nancy McCagney demonstrates that the concept of space ('akasa') in early Indian Mahayana Buddhism is the root metaphor for Nagarjuna's understanding of 'sunyata', or openness.
In this innovative study of the philosopher Nagarjuna, Nancy McCagney demonstrates that the concept of space (''akasa'') in early Indian Mahayana Buddhism is the root metaphor for Nagarjuna''s understanding of ''sunyata'', or openness. Nagarjuna''s use of the term ''sunyata'' was new, and contrasted with the word''s use in Pali Buddhist literature. By using the word to mean ''openness,'' Nagarjuna was able to elucidate, through a deeper analysis of impermanence, a consistent philosophical foundation for the truth and efficacy of Gautama''s Middle Way. McCagney''s book will be important for those studying Indian philosophy, Buddhism, and the philosophy of religion.
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