Title: Resurrecting Candrakīrti : disputes in the Tibetan creation of Prāsaṅgika /
Authors: Vose, Kevin A.
Publisher: Wisdom Publications,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Candrakīrti.; Prāsaṅgika.; Buddhism China Tibet Autonomous Region Doctrines
Abstract: "Candrakirti's writings have formed the basis for Madhyamaka study in all major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. In Resurrecting Candrakirti, Kevin Vose presents the reader with a thorough presentation of Candrakirti's rise to prominence and the further elaborations the Tibetans have made on his presentation of emptiness. By splitting Madhyamaka into two sub-schools, namely the Svatantrika and Prasangika, the Tibetans became pioneers in understanding reality, and created a new way to define differences in interpretation. Resurrecting Candrakirti provides the historical and philosophical context necessary to understand both Madhyamaka and its importance to Tibetan Buddhist thought."--Jacket.