The center of the sunlit sky
Subtitle: Madhyamaka in the Kagyü tradition : including a translation of Pawo Rinpoche's commentary on the knowledge section of Śāntideva's The entrance to the Bodhisattva's way of life (Bodhicaryāvatāra)
By: Karl Brunnhölzl.
Contributors: Dpaʾ-bo Gtsug-lag-ʾphreṅ-ba, 1503 or 4-1566.
Series: The Nitartha Institute series
Publisher: Snow Lion Publications
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Ithaca, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 982
Subjects: Śāntideva, -- 7th cent; Mādhyamika (Buddhism)
Description: "Madhyamaka is a potent and universally accessible means of calming our suffering and awakening to our innate wisdom. The Center of the Sunlit Sky rescues this teaching from its unwarranted reputation for intellectual opacity and reinstates it as a supremely practical toolkit for everyday living. The aim of this book is to take Madhyamaka out of the purely intellectual corner into which it - unjustly - gets boxed. It is an attempt to show how Madhyamaka actually addresses and works with all of our experiences in life." "The book follows the original Indian sources as well as the standard commentaries on Madhyamaka in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. At the same time, these materials are adapted for a contemporary audience, combining the familiar sharpness of Madhyamaka reasonings (launching a massive assault on our cherished belief systems) with exploring the practical relevance of the Madhyamaka way of mind training."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Gift of Henry G. Schwarz.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [831]-852) and index.