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"Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy of Mind and Nature offers an engaging philosophical overview of Tibetan Buddhist thought. Integrating competing and complementary perspectives on the nature of mind and reality, Douglas Duckworth reveals the way that Buddhist theory informs Buddhist practice in various Tibetan traditions. Duckworth draws upon a contrast between phenomenology and ontology to highlight distinct starting points of inquiries into mind and nature in Buddhism, and to illuminate central issues confronted in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. This thematic study engages some of the most difficult and critical topics in Buddhist thought, such as the nature of mind and the meaning of emptiness, across a wide range of philosophical traditions, including the ""Middle Way"" of Madhyamaka, Yogacara (also known as ""Mind-Only""), and tantra. Duckworth provides a richly textured overview that explores the intersecting nature of mind, language, and world depicted in Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Further, this book puts Tibetan philosophy into conversation with texts and traditions from India, Europe, and America, exemplifying the possibility and potential for a transformative conversation in global philosophy."

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Author:   Douglas S. Duckworth (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Temple University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780197616598

ISBN 10:   0197616593
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   28 April 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Introduction Chapter 1: Between Construction and Immediacy Chapter 2: Nonduality of Madhyamaka and Yog?c?ra Chapter 3: Self-Awareness and the Subject-Object Chapter 4: Concepts and the Nonconceptual Chapter 5: Radical Phenomenology Conclusion Appendix A: Prologue to Roar of the Fearless Lion Appendix B: Excerpt from A Lamp Completely Illuminating the Profound Reality of Interdependence Appendix C: The Buddhist Philosophies Section from the Concise Summary of the Philosophies of the ""Wish-Fulfilling Treasury"" Appendix D: ""Mahamudra Meditation: The Essential Nature of the Completion Stage"" Bibliography"

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Douglas S. Duckworth is Associate Professor in the Department of Religion at Temple University. He is the author of Mipam on Buddha-Nature: The Ground of the Nyingma Tradition and Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings. He also introduced and translated Distinguishing the Views and Philosophies: Illuminating Emptiness in a Twentieth-Century Tibetan Buddhist Classic by Bötrül. He serves as the co-editor of the Journal of Buddhist Philosophy.

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