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Meditation on Emptiness by Jeffrey Hopkins

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Meditation on Emptiness

Second Revised Edition

Jeffrey Hopkins, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Don Lopez

Wisdom Publications · Print & ebook · March 4, 2025

Reading lane: Tibetan Buddhism

A comprehensive and in-depth survey of the philosophical underpinnings of the Dalai Lama’s Geluk tradition written by one of the founding figures of Tibetan Buddhist studies in the West.

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Good for readers who enjoy Tibetan BuddhismGood for readers interested in philosophyGood for fans of Buddhism

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Authors
Jeffrey Hopkins, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Don Lopez
Publisher
Wisdom Publications
Published
March 4, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Tibetan Buddhism · Buddhist Sacred Writings
Reading lane
Tibetan Buddhism

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  • Buddhist Thought

  • Buddhist Sacred Writings

  • Tibetan Buddhism

About This Book

A comprehensive and in-depth survey of the philosophical underpinnings of the Dalai Lama’s Geluk tradition written by one of the founding figures of Tibetan Buddhist studies in the West. In this classic work of Buddhist studies scholarship, Jeffrey Hopkins—one of the world’s foremost scholar-practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism—offers a clear exposition of the Prasangika-Madhyamaka view of emptiness as presented in the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. In bringing this remar...

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A comprehensive and in-depth survey of the philosophical underpinnings of the Dalai Lama’s Geluk tradition written by one of the founding figures of Tibetan Buddhist studies in the West. In this classic work of Buddhist studies scholarship, Jeffrey Hopkins—one of the world’s foremost scholar-practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism—offers a clear exposition of the Prasangika-Madhyamaka view of emptiness as presented in the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. In bringing this remarkable and complex philosophy to life, he describes the meditational practices by which emptiness can be realized and shows throughout that, far from being merely abstract scholasticism, these classic teachings can be vivid and utterly practical. Treating subjects ranging from the progressive path of meditation to the nature of emptiness and how it can be directly realized, this wide-ranging book guides the reader on an itinerary of intellectual and spiritual discovery, unpacking the distinctive Geluk synthesis of scholastic and meditative practices. The first study in any Western language to provide a comprehensive treatment of the doctrines and practices of a Tibetan Buddhist school, this book is indispensable for those wishing to delve deeply into Buddhist thought and its practical relevance.

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