num_pages: 432
description: Introduction to the Middle Way combines the timeless devotional-scholarly poetry of Indian master Chandrakirti (ca. seventh century) with the exhaustive explanation of its meaning by Jamgön Mipham (1846–1912), whose commentary was composed eleven centuries after Chandrakirti lived. Chandrakirti is one of several Indian thinkers whose treatises were brought to Tibet and whose realized teachings about the nature of the mind are the foundation of Tibetan Buddhist thought. Hidden in his verses are the guideposts to enlightenment, composed in this way to help those students who have received instruction to commit it to memory. Mipham's commentary, presented in thorough outline form, offers a point-by-point explanation of Chandrakirti's meaning.
language: English
title: Introduction to the Middle Way: Chandrakirti's Madhyamakavatara with Commentary by Ju Mipham
titlecomplete: Introduction to the Middle Way: Chandrakirti's Madhyamakavatara with Commentary by Ju Mipham
genres: Eastern Philosophy, Buddhism, Philosophy, Spirituality
ratings_count: 90
publisher: Shambhala