Mipham's Dialectics and the Debates on Emptiness
Mipham's Dialectics and the Debates on Emptiness

Author: Karma-phun-tshogs

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780415352529

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"This book 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), one of Tibet's brightest and most versatile minds, 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. For the first time, a major understanding of Emptiness, variant to the Gelukpa interpretation that has become dominant in both Tibet and the West, is revealed." --Book Jacket.

Mipham's Dialectics and the Debates on Emptiness
Mipham's Dialectics and the Debates on Emptiness

Author: Karma Phuntsho

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-03-31

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1134262477

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This is an introduction to the Buddhist philosophy of Emptiness Useful for scholars of Tibetan studies and Buddhist philosophy Explores the theories of Emptiness in an easy narrative style This is a compelling account of Emptiness

Distinguishing the Views and Philosophies
Distinguishing the Views and Philosophies

Author: Bötrül

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 2011-04-22

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1438434375

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An annotated translation of an essential work of twentieth-century Tibetan Buddhist thought, one that explicates teachings on the Middle Way.

Mipam on Buddha-Nature
Mipam on Buddha-Nature

Author: Douglas Samuel Duckworth

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2016-10-24

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 0791477983

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Mipam ('ju mi pham rgya mtsho, 1846–1912) is one of the most prolific thinkers in the history of Tibet and is a key figure in the Nyingma tradition of Buddhism. His works continue to be widely studied in the Tibetan cultural region and beyond. This book provides an in-depth account of Mipam's view, drawing on a wide range of his works and offering several new translations. Douglas S. Duckworth shows how a dialectic of presence and absence permeates Mipam's writings on the Middle Way and Buddha-nature. Arguably the most important doctrine in Buddhism, Buddha-nature is, for Mipam, equivalent to the true meaning of emptiness; it is the ground of all and the common ground shared by sentient beings and Buddhas. This ground is the foundation of the path and inseparable from the goal of Buddhahood. Duckworth probes deeply into Mipam's writings on Buddha-nature to illuminate its central place in a dynamic Buddhist philosophy.

Tibetan Ritual
Tibetan Ritual

Author: Jose Ignacio Cabezon

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2009-12-08

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0199889392

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Ritual is one of the most pervasive religious phenomena in the Tibetan cultural world. Despite its ubiquity and importance to Tibetan cultural life, however, only in recent years has Tibetan ritual been given the attention it deserves. This is the first scholarly collection to focus on this important subject. Unique in its historical, geographical and disciplinary breadth, this book brings together eleven essays by an international cast of scholars working on ritual texts, institutions and practices in the greater Tibetan cultural world - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and Mongolia. While most of the chapters focus on Buddhism, two deal with ritual in Tibet's indigenous Bon religion. All of the essays are original to this volume. An extensive introduction by the editor provides a broad overview of Tibetan ritual and contextualizes the chapters within the field of Buddhist and Tibetan studies. The book should find use in advanced undergraduate courses and graduate seminars on Tibetan religion. It will also be of interest to students and scholars of ritual generally.

Jamgon Mipam
Jamgon Mipam

Author: Jamgon Mipam

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2011-12-20

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0834827638

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Jamgön Mipam (1846–1912) is one of the most extraordinary figures in the history of Tibet. Monk, mystic, and brilliant philosopher, he shaped the trajectory of Tibetan Buddhism’s Nyingma school. This introduction provides a most concise entrée to this great luminary’s life and work. The first section gives a general context for understanding this remarkable individual who, though he spent the greater part of his life in solitary retreat, became one of the greatest scholars of his age. Part Two gives an overview of Mipam’s interpretation of Buddhism, examining his major themes, and devoting particular attention to his articulation of the Buddhist conception of emptiness. Part Three presents a representative sampling of Mipam’s writings.

Framing Intellectual and Lived Spaces in Early South Asia
Framing Intellectual and Lived Spaces in Early South Asia

Author: Lucas den Boer

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2020-09-21

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 3110556456

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The contributions to this book address a series of ‘confrontations’—debates between intellectual communities, the interplay of texts and images, and the intersection of monumental architecture and physical terrain—and explore the ways in which the legacy of these encounters, and the human responses to them, conditioned cultural production in early South Asia (c. 4th-7th centuries CE). Rather than an agonistic term, the book uses ‘confrontation’ as a heuristic to examine historical moments within this pivotal period in which individuals and communities were confronted with new ideas and material expressions. The first half of the volume addresses the intersections of textual, material, and visual forms of cultural production by focusing on three primary modes of confrontation: the relation of inscribed texts to material media, the visual articulation of literary images and, finally, the literary interpretation and reception of built landscapes. The second part of the volume focuses on confrontations both within and between intellectual communities. The articles address the dynamics between peripheral and dominant movements in the history of Indian philosophy.

The History of Bhutan
The History of Bhutan

Author: Karma Phuntsho

Publisher: Haus Publishing

Published: 2014-08-15

Total Pages: 830

ISBN-13: 1908323590

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In 2008, Bhutan triumphantly took the stage as the world’s youngest democracy. But despite its growing prominence—and rising scholarly interest in the country—Bhutan remains one of the least studied, and least well-known places on the planet. Karma Phuntsho’s The History of Bhutan is the first book to offer a comprehensive history of Bhutan in English. Along with a detailed social and political analysis, it offers substantive discussions of Bhutan’s geography and culture; the result is the clearest, richest account of this nation and its history ever published for general readers. A 2015 Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title Award Winner

Recognizing Reality
Recognizing Reality

Author: Georges B. J. Dreyfus

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 656

ISBN-13: 9780791430972

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Dreyfus examines the central ideas of Dharmakīrti, one of the most important Indian Buddhist philosophers, and their reception among Tibetan thinkers. During the golden age of ancient Indian civilization, Dharmakīrti articulated and defended Buddhist philosophical principles. He did so more systematically than anyone before his time (the seventh century CE) and was followed by a rich tradition of profound thinkers in India and Tibet. This work presents a detailed picture of this Buddhist tradition and its relevance to the history of human ideas. Its perspective is mostly philosophical, but it also uses historical considerations as they relate to the evolution of ideas.