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Nāgārjuna: The Philosophy of the Middle Way |
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Author |
Kalupahana, David J. (著)
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Date | 1986.01.15 |
Pages | 429 |
Publisher | State University of New York Press (SUNY Press) |
Publisher Url |
https://sunypress.edu/
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Location | Albany, NY, US [奧爾巴尼, 紐約州, 美國] |
Series | SUNY Series in Buddhist Studies |
Content type | 書籍=Book |
Language | 英文=English |
Note | David Kalupahana is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hawaii. |
Keyword | Buddhism; Language; Mahayana; Philosophy; Religion; Truth; Kalupahana, David J. |
Abstract | This is a completely new translation of Nagarjuna's major work, the Mulamadhyamakakarika, accompanied by a detailed annotation of each of the verses. The annotation identifies the metaphysical theories of the scholastics criticized by Nagarjuna, and traces the source material and the arguments utilized in his refutation back to the early discourses of the Buddha.
The Introduction presents a completely new hypothesisthe nature of the treatise. The work is a grand commentary on the Buddha's "Discourse to Katyayana" (Kaccayanaqotta-sutta). The concluding part of the Introduction compares the teachings of the Buddha and Nagarjuna in regard to epistemology, ontology, ethics and philosophy of language indicating how the latter was making a determined attempt to reconstruct the Buddha's teachings in a very faithful manner, avoiding the substantialist metaphysics of the scholastics.
The book shows that Nagarjuna's ideas are neither original nor are they an advancement from the early Buddhist period. Nagarjuna is not a Mahayanist. |
ISBN | 9780887061486 (hc); 9780887061493 (pbk) |
Related reviews | - Book Review: Nagarjuna: The Philosophy of the Middle Way. By David J. Kalupahana; The Principles of Buddhist Psychology. By David J. Kalupahana / Hoffman, Frank J. (著)
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Created date | 2001.01.08
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Modified date | 2023.03.15 |
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