The Reason Sixty
second edition
$126.43
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
27 September 2024
Summary
The Reason Sixty: Wisdom and Compassion in Nagarjuna and Chandrakirti’s Buddhist Philosophy
Presents two key Indian Buddhist philosophical masterpieces that integrate the Buddhist ethos of wisdom and compassion, with their profound relevance to contemporary thought clarified by a renowned scholar of contemplative science.
This volume contains English translations of two critical treatises of the Middle Way (Madhyamaka) Buddhist philosophical school: the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781949163230 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1949163237 |
| Series: | Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences |
| Author: | Joseph J. Loizzo |
| Publisher: | Wisdom Publications,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Wisdom Publications,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 27 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 578g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 236mm x 163mm |
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Critics Review
“This excellent translation enhances our understanding of this important but relatively unknown work, rich in its philosophical and psychological insight.”–Karen Lang, University of Virginia, emerita“This is a wonderful gift from Joseph J. Loizzo and the AIBS Translation Team, impressively precise and easy to understand, a true masterpiece that brings together the deepest philosophic insights of the two greatest Indian masters–Nagarjuna and Candrakirti.”–Sonam Thakchoe, University of Tasmania“This is an indispensable resource, accessible to scholars, philosophers, and Buddhist practitioners alike.”–Jan Westerhoff, University of Oxford
About The Author
Joseph J. Loizzo
Joseph Loizzo, MD, PhD, is the founder and director of Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science and Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine. He is the author of Sustainable Happiness: The Mind Science of Well-Being, Altruism, and Inspiration and co-editor of Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy: Accelerating Personal and Social Transformation.
Considered the preeminent scholar-practitioner of Mahayana Buddhism, the Indian philosopher Nagarjuna was renowned for his texts explaining the doctrine of emptienss, or shunyata. He is usually considered a Buddhist monk and scholar who lived in southern India sometime between 100 and 300 CE. He is revered as the founder of the Madhyamaka, or Middle Way school of Buddhist philosophy, which had a deep influence on all Mahayana traditions, and especially on Tibetan Buddhism.
Chandrakirti was a seventh-centruy Indian Buddhist monk and philospner revered for his interpretation of Nagarjuna’s teachings on the Middle Way. He belonged to the monastic university of Nalanda, at that time one of the greatest educational institutions in the world.
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