Śūnyatā from Madhyamaka to Early Yogācāra Philosophy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783659692895)

The doctrine of śūnyatā (emptiness) is the fundamental doctrine of Mahāyāna Buddhism. It paves the way for the both Madhyamaka and early Yogācāra philosophies, and functions as a vital link which connects the whole of Mahāyāna Buddhist doctrinal thought. The Madhyamaka philosophy focuses on the philosophy of absolute emptiness which is a natural outcome of the doctrine of dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda), empty of self nature of all phenomena. This notion, however, was brought to completion by the Yogācāra with various positive theories such as the theory of consciousness-only (cittamātra), the three-nature theory (trisvabhāva), etc. The research, moreover, attempts to elaborate the close relationship between these two schools in terms of the notion śūnyatā. They only argue the same doctrine of emptiness through their own terminologies. The research finally emphasizes the importance of right understanding of emptiness in progressing insight meditation on emptiness for attaining the highest enlightenment, Buddhahood.

Author: An Hanh Thich Nu
ISBN-10: 3659692891
ISBN-13: 9783659692895
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Language: English
Published: 04/08/2015
Pages: 124
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d