Echoes from an Empty Sky The Origins of the Buddhist Doctrine of the Two Truths

Name: Echoes from an Empty Sky The Origins of the Buddhist Doctrine of the Two Truths
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ISBN: 9781559392204

ISBN-10: 1559392207

ISBN-13: 9781559392204

Edition: 2005

Authors: John B. Buescher

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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.

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/17/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English



Introduction


Ancient Indian Speculation on Language and Reality


The Beginnings of Grammar


Philosophical and Religious Issues Connected to Grammar


Early Buddhist Views on Language, Truth, and Interpretation


Denying the Preeminence of Any Particular Language


Searching for the Final Doctrine


Collecting and Standardizing the Teaching


The Growth of the Abhidharma


The Buddha's Word


The Truth behind the Multitude of Forms


The Buddha's Ultimate Word and Ultimate Truth


Definitive Sutras and Those Whose Meaning Must Be Drawn Out


The Quest for Interpretive Clarity


Two Truths


Statements or Objects? Existent or Nonexistent?


Two Truths and Four Truths


The Vaibhasika School and the Two Truths


A Gelukpa Presentation of the Two Truths in the "Sravaka" Schools


Acknowledgements


Abbreviations


Bibliography


Notes


Index