Echoes from an Empty Sky The Origin of the Buddhist Doctrine of the Two Truths |
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| Author:
| Buescher, John B. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55939-220-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2005 |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Snow Lion Publications, Incorporated |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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The doctrine of the two truths--conventional and ultimate--evolved as early Buddhists struggled to reconcile apparent contradictions within the collected sayings of the Buddha. Understood as a teaching on reality as opposed to merely a linguistic distinction.
The doctrine of the two truths--conventional and ultimate--evolved as early Buddhists struggled to reconcile apparent contradictions within the collected sayings of the Buddha. Understood as a teaching on reality as opposed to merely a linguistic distinction.