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Ornament of Reason

Rma-bya Byaṅ-chub Brtson-ʼgrus:
Ornament of Reason : the Great Commentary to Nāgārjuna’s Root of the Middle Way / by Mabja Jangchub Tsondru ; transl. by The Dharmachakra Translation Committee. - Ithaca, N.Y. : Snow Lion Publications, 2011. - 616 S.
Einheitssachtitel: Dbu ma rtsa ba śes rab kyi ʼgrel pa ʼthad paʼi rgyan <engl.>
ISBN 978-1-55939-368-3
US$ 44,95
DDC: 294.385
-- Angekündigt für April 2011 --

Beschreibung
In the Root of the Middle Way, Nāgārjuna presents a magical method of reasoning, inviting everyone who encounters these lucid and fearless contemplations to follow him on a journey to the heart of transcendent insight. Inspired by the Buddha's teachings on profound emptiness in the Prajnaparamita Sutras, Nagarjuna sets out to probe what appears to be the most fundamental facts of the world, challenging us to question even our most deeply ingrained ideas and what seem to be self-evident facts.
   In a series of unassuming and penetrating investigations, he asks basic questions, such as: What does it mean for something to occur? What is meant by "going" or by "coming"? Does the eye see? Does fire burn fuel? What is an example of being right? What does it mean to be wrong? Nagarjuna extends an invitation to open-minded and unprejudiced inquiry, and from his reader he asks for nothing more and nothing less than sincere and honest answers. Yet where are our answers? Once we begin to follow Nagarjuna's clear and direct steps, the gateway to the inconceivable emerges. Perhaps unexpectedly.
   The present work contains Nagarjuna's verses on the Middle Way, accompanied by Mabja Jangchub Tsöndrü's famed commentary, the Ornament of Reason. Active in the twelfth century, Mabja was among the first Tibetans to rely on the works of the Indian master Candrakirti, and his account of the Middle Way exercised a deep and lasting influence on the development of Madhyamaka philosophy in all four schools of Buddhism in Tibet. Sharp, concise, and yet comprehensive, the Ornament of Reason has been cherished by generations of scholar-practitioners. The late Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen Rinpoche, a renowned authority on the subject, often referred to this commentary as "the best there is."
   A visual outline of the commentary has been added that clearly shows the structure of each chapter and makes the arguments easier to follow. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
Foreword by H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. ix
Translators' Introduction. xi
INSIGHT - THE STANZAS OF THE ROOT OF THE MIDDLE WAY
   Homage. 3
   1. Analysis of Conditions. 5
   2. Analysis of Going and Coming. 8
   3. Analysis of the Sense Sources. 12
   4. Analysis of the Aggregates. 14
   5. Analysis of the Elements. 16
   6. Analysis of Desire and the Desirous One. 18
   7. Analysis of the Characteristics of the Conditioned. 20
   8. Analysis of Action and Agent. 25
   9. Analysis of Prior Existence. 27
   10. Analysis of Fire and Fuel. 29
   11. Analysis of Beginnings and Ends. 32
   12. Analysis of Suffering. 34
   13. Analysis of the Conditioned. 36
   14. Analysis of Contact. 38
   15. Analysis of Nature. 40
   16. Analysis of Bondage and Liberation. 42
   17. Analysis of Action and its Results. 44
   18. Analysis of Self and Phenomena. 49
   19. Analysis of Time. 51
   20. Analysis of the Assembly. 52
   21. Analysis of Arising and Disintegration. 56
   22. Analysis of the Thus-Gone. 59
   23. Analysis of Error. 62
   24. Analysis of the Noble Truths. 66
   25. Analysis of the Transcendence of Suffering. 72
   26. Analysis of Dependent Origination. 76
   27. Analysis of Views. 78
COMMENTARY: ORNAMENT OF REASON
   Preliminary Discussion. 87
   The Meaningof the Scripture. 109
   The Meaning of the Opening Lines. 109
   The Meaning of the Main Part of the Treatise. 122
   Ascertaining the Meaning of the Chapters. 122
   Explaining the Progression of the Text. 136
      1. Analysis of Conditions. 137
      2. Analysis of Going and Coming. 175
      3. Analysis of the Sense Sources. 197
      4. Analysis of the Aggregates. 205
      5. Analysis of the Elements. 213
      6. Analysis of Desire and the Desirous One. 221
      7. Analysis of the Characteristics of the Conditioned. 230
      8. Analysis of Action and Agent. 255
      9. Analysis of Prior Existence. 266
      10. Analysis of Fire and Fuel. 276
      11. Analysis of Beginnings and Ends. 290
      12. Analysis of Suffering. 296
      13. Analysis of the Conditioned. 305
      14. Analysis of Contact. 315
      15. Analysis of Nature. 322
      16. Analysis of Bondage and Liberation. 334
      17. Analysis of Action and its Results. 346
      18. Analysis of Self and Phenomena. 368
      19. Analysis of Time. 384
      20. Analysis of the Assembly. 391
      21. Analysis of Arising and Disintegration. 405
      22. Analysis of the Thus-Gone. 418
      23. Analysis of Error. 430
      24. Analysis of the Noble Truths. 447
      25. Analysis of the Transcendence of Suffering. 478
      26. Analysis of Dependent Origination. 495
      27. Analysis of Views. 516
   The Meaning of the Postscript. 531
Appendix: Mabja's Topical Outline. 533
Works Cited. 577
Index. 583

Autor
MABJA JANGCHUB TSONDRU [Rma-bya Byaṅ-chub Brtson-ʼgrus], active in the twelfth century, was among the first Tibetans to rely on the works of the Indian master Candrakirti, and his account of the Middle Way exercised a deep and lasting influence on the development of Madhyamaka philosophy in all four schools of Buddhism in Tibet.

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