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Emptiness in the Mind-Only School of Buddhism
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Emptiness in the Mind-Only School of Buddhism Paperback - 2003 - 1st Edition

by Hopkins, Jeffrey

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  • Title Emptiness in the Mind-Only School of Buddhism
  • Author Hopkins, Jeffrey
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 542
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA
  • Date 2003-03-15
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0520239083.G
  • ISBN 9780520239081 / 0520239083
  • Weight 1.66 lbs (0.75 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.98 x 6.1 x 1.37 in (22.81 x 15.49 x 3.48 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Buddhist
  • Dewey Decimal Code 294.342

First line

In an erlier work, Meditation on Emptiness, I attempted to present a multifaceted view of a Tibetan tradition of Buddhism by adopting the literary convention of assuming the voice of the tradition.

From the rear cover

"This is a scholarly tour de force, the likes of which are rarely seen in the academy."--Jos Ignacio Cabezn, Illif School of Theology

"An exceptionally clear and detailed account of a central debate in Tibetan Buddhist scholastic philosophy."--Matthew Kapstein, University of Chicago

"This is without question the finest and most complete discussion of the renowned Mind-Only school and its Tibetan context."--Anne C. Klein, author of Knowledge & Liberation, Path to the Middle

"An important new contribution to our understanding of the development of Buddhist philosophical thought in Tibet."--Matthew T. Kapstein, author of The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism: Conversion, Contestation, and Memory

About the author

Jeffrey Hopkins is Professor of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Virginia. Former Chief English Interpreter to the Dalai Lama, he is the author of numerous articles and twenty-seven books, including Meditation on Emptiness (1983) and Emptiness Yoga (1985), and is translator/editor for the Dalai Lama's How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life (2002) and Advice on Dying: And on Living a Better Life (2002).