Taranatha s Commentary on the Heart Sutra: A study translation and critical edition.
By Adele Tomlin.
Description
'The present work is a translation and study of a commentary on the Heart Sutra written by Taranatha (1575 - 1634), who is widely considered to be one of the most remarkable Buddhist scholars, translators and practitioners from Tibet. In his commentary, Taranatha succinctly distils his vast studies of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist thought on prajnaparamita and Buddha-Nature with the philosophical view of 'Empty-of-Other'. The leitmotif of the text is Taranatha's five-fold assertion that the Sutra 'clearly teaches the Empty-of- Other Great Madhyamaka'. For Taranat...
ISBN(s)
938702301X, 9789387023017
