Emptiness Appraised: A Critical Study of Nagarjuna's Philosophy (Record no. 1175)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9788120818149 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 181.043 B953 E |
| Item number | 101398 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | David F. Burton |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Emptiness Appraised: A Critical Study of Nagarjuna's Philosophy |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication | Delhi |
| Name of publisher | Motilal Banarsidass Publishers |
| Date of publication | 2001 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 233 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Emptiness' (sunyata) is a religious or philosophical concept which is central to much of Buddhist thought. It is employed in numerous contexts by different thinkers and schools with a variety of meanings. A thorough comparative study of the uses and meanings of the notion of emptiness throughout the history of Buddhism was certainly a desideratum, which this present work fulfils. It is an investigation into the philosophy of emptiness as expressed by the second century Indian Buddhist thinker Nagarjuna. Nagarjuna came to be known as the founder of the Madhyamika school, a school which was particularly influential in Tibetan and Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. Nagarjuna's philosophy of emptiness has famously yielded many diverse and divergent interpretations. This study of Nagarjuna's philosophy of emptiness has two principal concerns. The first principal concern in this study is to ascertain the possible meaning or meanings of Nagarjuna's philosophy of emptiness. The second principal concern is with critical analysis. There was a need for an assessment of Nagarjuna's philosophy. Too few books about Nagarjuna take the crucial step from exposition to evaluation. This study has taken this step. It will be of use and interest to both students or scholars of Buddhism and philosophers. |
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| Topical Term | Mahayana Buddhism |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Buddhist philosophy |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Buddhism |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Nagarjuna, active 2nd century |
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