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Empty logic: Mādhyamika Buddhism from Chinese sources

Hsueh-li Cheng

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There has been a growing interest in Buddhist thought among Western scholars, especially in teachings of Madhyamika. In this book Prof. Cheng deals with its principle doctrines, its philosophy and its influence on Zen Buddhism. Madhyamika Buddhism was founded by Nagarjuna in India in second century A.d. It is considered to be the most important outcome of Buddha's teaching and philosophical Buddhism par excellence.

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There has been a growing interest in Buddhist thought among Western scholars, especially in teachings of Madhyamika. In this book Prof. Cheng deals with its principle doctrines, its philosophy and its influence on Zen Buddhism. Madhyamika Buddhism was founded by Nagarjuna in India in second century A.d. It is considered to be the most important outcome of Buddha's teaching and philosophical Buddhism par excellence.

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There has been a growing interest in Buddhist thought among Western scholars, especially in teachings of Madhyamika. In this book Prof. Cheng deals with its principle doctrines, its philosophy and its influence on Zen Buddhism. Madhyamika Buddhism was founded by Nagarjuna in India in second century A.d. It is considered to be the most important outcome of Buddha's teaching and philosophical Buddhism par excellence.

Key concepts: Buddhism, Gautama Buddha, Buddhist philosophy, Excellence, Philosophy, Chinese buddhism, Chinese philosophy, Epistemology

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