Dear Madhav, Chapter 6, edited by Li Xuezhu, was published in *Journal of Indian Philosophy*, vol. 43, 2015, pp. 1-30. It is available as open access here:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10781-014-9227-6 Chapters 1-5 are included in the edition of *Candrakīrti's Madhyamakāvatārabhāṣya, Chapters 1 to 5*, edited by Horst Lasic, Xuezhu Li, & Anne MacDonald. Sanskrit Texts from the Tibetan Autonomous Region, no. 22, 2022. It is also available as open access, here: https://verlag.oeaw.ac.at/produkt/candrak-rti-s-madhyamak-vat-rabh-ya/99200569?product_form=3934&utm_campaign=05-04-2022%20Newsletter%20April%20%7C%20Mai%202022&utm_content=Mailing_13505114&utm_medium=email&utm_source=CleverReach Best regards, David Reigle Colorado, U.S.A. On Sun, Jan 21, 2024 at 2:14 PM Madhav Deshpande <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear David, > > Can you please give me a reference to the publication of the six > chapters of the Sanskrit text of the Madhyamakāvatāra? Thanks. > > Madhav > > Madhav M. Deshpande > Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics > University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA > Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies > Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India > > [Residence: Campbell, California, USA] > > > On Sun, Jan 21, 2024 at 11:17 AM David and Nancy Reigle via INDOLOGY < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Jan, >> >> Thank you for letting us know about this new book of yours. Regarding the >> series it is published in, you say "These are meant to be read alongside >> the texts themselves." Is there a particular translation of the >> *Madhyamakāvat**ā**ra* that you correlated your book to? The several >> that I know of were all made from the Tibetan translation, before the >> Sanskrit original was discovered and its first six chapters were published. >> Thanks. >> >> Best regards, >> >> David Reigle >> Colorado, U.S.A. >> >> On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 11:37 AM Jan Westerhoff via INDOLOGY < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Colleagues, >>> some of you might be interested in this new book of mine, which has just >>> come out: >>> >>> Candrakīrti's Introduction to the Middle Way. A Guide. >>> >>> Oxford University Press 2024, 296 pages, ISBN: 9780197612347. >>> >>> >>> https://global.oup.com/academic/product/candrakrtis-introduction-to-the-middle-way-9780197612347?cc=us&lang=en# >>> >>> This volume is part of the "Oxford Guides to Philosophy" series, a set of >>> volumes introducing classical philosophical texts. These are meant to be >>> read alongside the texts themselves; my commentary focuses on the >>> philosophical content of the text, using Candrakīrti's >>> auto-commentary as the main explicatory resource. >>> >>> From the blurb: >>> >>> Candrakīrti's Introduction to the Middle Way >>> (Madhyamakāvatāra) is a central work of Buddhist philosophy for >>> two reasons. First, it provides an introduction to Madhyamaka, one of the >>> three major philosophical schools of Buddhist thought (the other two >>> being >>> Abhidharma and Yogācāra). Second, within Madhyamaka, >>> Candrakīrti's text occupies a very prominent role. This is primarily >>> due to its enormous influence in Tibet, where Candrakīrti's work >>> became the main entry-point into the study of Madhyamaka thought. While >>> the historical importance of the Introduction to the Middle Way for >>> understanding a major section of Buddhist thought is evident, what makes >>> it particularly interesting for students is the role it plays as an >>> 'introduction'. It is one of Candrakīrti's earlier works and >>> presents >>> a comprehensive guide to the key philosophical ideas and problems of >>> Madhyamaka thought. >>> >>> >>> >>> Best wishes >>> >>> Jan Westerhoff >>> >>> >>> >>> *************************** >>> JC Westerhoff >>> Lady Margaret Hall >>> University of Oxford >>> Norham Gardens >>> Oxford OX2 6QA >>> United Kingdom >>> >>> www.janwesterhoff.net >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> INDOLOGY mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> >
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