Nagarjuna and the Philosophy of Openness |
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| Author:
| McCagney, Nancy |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8476-8626-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $182.00 |
Book Description:
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In this innovative study of the philosopher Nagarjuna, Nancy McCagney demonstrates that the concept of space ('akasa') in early Indian Mahayana Buddhism is the root metaphor for Nagarjuna's understanding of 'sunyata', or openness.
In this innovative study of the philosopher Nagarjuna, Nancy McCagney demonstrates that the concept of space ('akasa') in early Indian Mahayana Buddhism is the root metaphor for Nagarjuna's understanding of 'sunyata', or openness.