{"product_id":"the-other-emptiness-rethinking-the-zhentong-buddhist-discourse-in-tibet-paperback","title":"The Other Emptiness: Rethinking the Zhentong Buddhist Discourse in Tibet - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael R. Sheehy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKlaus-Dieter Mathes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresents a new vision of the Buddhist history and philosophy of emptiness in Tibet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book brings together perspectives of leading international Tibetan studies scholars on the subject of \u003ci\u003ezhentong\u003c\/i\u003e or \"other-emptiness.\" Defined as the emptiness of everything other than the continuous luminous awareness that is one's own enlightened nature, this distinctive philosophical and contemplative presentation of emptiness is quite different from \u003ci\u003erangtong\u003c\/i\u003e-emptiness that lacks independent existence, which has had a strong influence on the dissemination of Buddhist philosophy in the West. Important topics are addressed, including the history, literature, and philosophy of emptiness that have contributed to zhentong thinking in Tibet from the thirteenth century until today. The contributors examine a wide range of views on zhentong from each of the major orders of Tibetan Buddhism, highlighting the key Tibetan thinkers in the zhentong philosophical tradition. Also discussed are the early formulations of buddhanature, interpretations of cosmic time, polemical debates about emptiness in Tibet, the zhentong view of contemplation, and creative innovations of thought in Tibetan Buddhism. Highly accessible and informative, this book can be used as a scholarly resource as well as a textbook for teaching graduate and undergraduate courses on Buddhist philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael R. Sheehy \u003c\/b\u003eis Director of Scholarship at the Contemplative Sciences Center and Research Assistant Professor in Tibetan Buddhist Studies at the University of Virginia. \u003cb\u003eKlaus-Dieter Mathes \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna, Austria. His books include \u003ci\u003eA Direct Path to the Buddha Within: Gö Lotsāwa's Mahāmudrā Interpretation of the\u003c\/i\u003e Ratnagotravibhāga and \u003ci\u003eA Fine Blend of Mahāmudrā and Madhyamaka: Maitrīpa's Collection of Texts on Non-conceptual Realization\u003c\/i\u003e (Amanasikāra).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50362436321517,"sku":"9781438477589","price":68.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/9fOo3F_zDt9781438477589.webp?v=1785403625","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/the-other-emptiness-rethinking-the-zhentong-buddhist-discourse-in-tibet-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}