Verses from the Center - a Buddhist Vision of the Sublime
2000, First Edition. Riverhead, New York. The understanding of the nature of reality is the insight upon which the Buddha was able to achieve his own enlightenment. This vision of the sublime is the source of all that is enigmatic and paradoxical about Buddhism. In Verses from the Center, Stephen Batchelor explores the history of this concept and provides readers with translations of the most important poems ever written on the subject, the poems of 2nd century philosopher Nagarjuna. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 181 pages; Uniform Title: Madhyamakakarika [English]. Subjects: Madhyamika (Buddhism) -- Early works to 1800. Item #25141
ISBN: 1573221627
Price: €8.95