Thanks, David. 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 1:59 PM David and Nancy Reigle <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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