Nagarjuna
"Nagarjuna
(c. 150–250 C.E.) has held continuous attention of Buddhists
... since his own day. ... His ideas, though subtle and profound,
carried such deep understanding and implications of fundamental
Buddhist truths that they came to influence, one way or another,
all or most of the subsequent Mahayana developments in India,
China, Tibet, Korea, and Japan.
"Nagarjuna stands out as the giant among giants
who laid the foundation of religious and philosophical quests.
... He was, in short, considered to be the second Buddha. ..." —Kenneth
K. Inada, from the introduction to his book Nagarjuna.
Causation
and Change
The Non-substantiality
of Phenomena
The Nature
of Subjective Experience
The Nature
of Objective Experience
The
Nature of Ultimate Reality
Based on Nagarjuna's Verses
on the Middle Way (Mulamadhyamakakarika), this series carefully examines the
emptiness of all phenomena and demolishes all of our common concepts
of time, space, motion, identity, location, cause and effect, conditionality,
sense, and self. This radical and profound, yet accessible work
points directly to the truth evident in what we see and experience.
His teachings form the foundation not only for Zen, but for all
the Mahayana schools. All of Mahayana literature is most completely
elucidated by his works.
Students
are led through a verse-by-verse examination of this foundational Buddhist
writing. The following books contain the translations
to which are contained in the compilation. You may find that you want
copies of your own and may benefit from the translators' commentaries.
These books have been available for purchase through online bookstores or you may order
them through your local bookstore. We do not sell these books.
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Mulamadhyamakakarika of Nagarjuna: The Philosophy of the Middle Way, translation and commentary by David Kalupahana, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, January 1999. |
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Nagarjuna: A Translation of His Mulamadhyamaka Karika, Kenneth Inada, Helan International Publishing Company, 1970. Out of print, limited availability. |
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The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Mulamadhyamakakarika, translation and commentary by Jay L. Garfield, Oxford University Press, 1995 |
Prerequisite: Completion of Dependent Arising and the Unlocatable Self
Recommended: Completion of Foundation Studies
Instructor: Steve Hagen
Class dates: begins September 13, 2010
Compilation text will be provided at cost: $25*
Registration: Registrations which are submitted after September 7, will incur a $25 surcharge for special order printing. In order to provide enough texts, the Dharma Field office must know how many students will be taking the class. Except for students who are repeating the class, registration for the first class will includes the purchase of the compilation text. It is assumed that those who are repeating the course already have the compilation. Please contact the Dharma Field office if you are repeating the course and wish to purchase a compilation text.
*Those registering for the entire series at once, (all 30 classes) before September 7, will receive the compilation text at no charge (see the registration option at right). This offer does not apply to those purchasing the previously recorded Complete Nagarjuna CD set.
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Compilation text included
(no charge) if registration
for complete series
is submitted by
September 7 |
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