Candrakirti's Introduction to the Middle Way by Jan Westerhoff

Candrakirti's Introduction to the Middle Way by Jan Westerhoff

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This Oxford Guide is designed for the philosophically interested student or scholar reading Candrakīrti's Introduction to the Middle Way, a key text in the Buddhist philosophical tradition. Jan Westerhoff's commentary focuses on the philosophical content of the text, using Candrakīrti's auto-commentary as the main explicatory resource.

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Candrakirti's Introduction to the Middle Way by Jan Westerhoff

This Oxford Guide is designed for the philosophically interested student or scholar reading Candrakirti's Introduction to the Middle Way, a key text in the Buddhist philosophical tradition. Jan Westerhoff's commentary focuses on the philosophical content of the text, using Candrakirti's auto-commentary as the main explicatory resource.
This commentary, like its Indian and Tibetan predecessors, is intended to be read alongside Candrakirti's root versesIt follows the structure of Candrakirti's writing, carefully explaining and contextualizing each verse. * Lion's Roar *
Jan Westerhoff is Professor of Buddhist Philosophy at the University of Oxford and a Fellow at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford.
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ISBN 13 9780197612330
ISBN 10 0197612334
Title Candrakirti's Introduction to the Middle Way
Author Jan Westerhoff
Series Oxford Guides To Philosophy Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Year published 2024-01-24
Number of pages 296
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