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Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Structure of Madhyamika dialectics. 3. Dharmadhatu a rational reconstruction of Phenomenon. 4. The intersection of Tantra and Madhyamika philosophy. 5. Cittavisuddhi a practical method for philosophical realization. 6. Tantric indoctrination and esoteric practices ethical dimension of Cittavisuddhi prakarana. 7. Sunyata and Tantra the innate relationship. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. This work is a textual based discourse on the Cittavisuddhi prakarana of Aryadeva a seminal text which describes the principle and philosophy of Buddhist Tantra. The dispute on the question of Tantric meditative practices having any philosophical foundation or whether those practices have been introduced into the ethico religious praxis of various religious traditions as a later introduction is a continuing discussion. In this work it is trying to prove that the introduction of Tantra into Madhyamika philosophy is a natural development and it is proved beyond doubt by reviewing an important work in the Buddhist tradition written by Aryadeva the Cittavisuddhi prakarana. The unique dialectical method introduced and used by the Madhyamikas to interpret their philosophy and the conception of sunyata is the guiding principle in this regard. Madhyamika envisages that the conception of sunyata can be interpreted as the proper understanding of the insubstantial nature of object of the world (dharma nairatmya) and the insubstantial nature of the subjective self which perceives such objects of the world (pudgala nairatmya). The dialectics advanced by the Madhyamika is efficient in deconstructing the substantiality of the phenomenal world of objects but that is effectively possible only after reconstructing the notion of a substantive self using Tantric spiritual practices. The sunyata as the conception of dharma nairatmya is achieved through reconstructing the substantive notion of the phenomenal world using dialectics while it as the conception of pudgala nairatmya is achieved using Tantric spiritual practices. 33 pp.…

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Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Nagarjuna is one of the finest philosophers who ever lived. This second century Buddhist philosopher from south India is known for his criticism on speculative theories and viewpoints. But his name is better known for introducing the idea of emptiness (sunyata), a philosophical concept that had hugely influenced the discourses of Eastern philosophy, religion, and culture for about 2000 years. Nagarjuna cleverly introduced emptiness (sunyata), into Buddhist discourses to explain its central philosophy: the philosophy of Middle Path. Through the negative mode of argumentation, he taught how we naturally get trapped into extreme viewpoints and speculate on them. His philosophy of Middle Path (Madhyamika) explains the progress of human reasoning moving in its natural course avoiding extreme viewpoints for finding harmony and freedom. During the second century, in a different milieu, Nagarjuna warned his students about the dangers of speculative thought created out of extreme viewpoints and philosophical doctrines. He taught them to look into the structures of such doctrines critically by using negation to know what the truth is. Therefore, the philosophical idea of emptiness (sunyata) is not the end of negation assuming perfect nihilism, but teaching us that it would work like medicine for removing all our ignorance. More precisely, it is like zero (sunya) in mathematics, a number with an undefined value, but real numbers find newer values by associating with it. It is a philosophical tool that helps us control our alleged fears, anger, petty hatred, etc., by invoking the natural course of human compassion (karuna) for us to live and die naturally. Therefore, the structure of emptiness is the philosophy of Middle Path.…

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