Moonshadows

Conventional Truth in Buddhist Philosophy

Автор: The Cowherds

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Корици: С меки корици

Издател: Oxford University Press Inc

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The doctrine of the two truths - a conventional truth and an ultimate truth - is central to Buddhist...

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Автор

The Cowherds

Език

Английски език

Корици

Книга - С меки корици

Издадена

2011

страници

272

EAN

9780199751433

ISBN

0199751439

Enbook ID

04535524

Издател

Oxford University Press Inc

Теглоt

418

Размери

157 x 234 x 18

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The doctrine of the two truths - a conventional truth and an ultimate truth - is central to Buddhist metaphysics and epistemology. The two truths (or two realities), the distinction between them, and the relation between them is understood variously in different Buddhist schools; it is of special importance to the Madhyamaka school. One theory is articulated with particular force by Nagarjuna (2nd C CE) who famously claims that the two truths are identical to one another and yet distinct. One of the most influential interpretations of Nagarjuna's difficult doctrine derives from the commentary of Candrakarti (6th C CE). In view of its special soteriological role, much attention has been devoted to explaining the nature of the ultimate truth; less, however, has been paid to understanding the nature of conventional truth, which is often described as "deceptive," "illusion," or "truth for fools." But because of the close relation between the two truths in Madhyamaka, conventional truth also demands analysis. Moonshadows, the product of years of collaboration by ten cowherds engaged in Philosophy and Buddhist Studies, provides this analysis. The book asks, "what is true about conventional truth?" and "what are the implications of an understanding of conventional truth for our lives?" Moonshadows begins with a philosophical exploration of classical Indian and Tibetan texts articulating Candrakati's view, and uses this textual exploration as a basis for a more systematic philosophical consideration of the issues raised by his account.

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