To See the Buddha: A Philosopher's Quest for the Meaning of Emptiness

Malcolm David Eckel takes us on a contemporary quest to discover the essential meaning behind the Buddha's many representations. Eckel's bold thesis proposes that the proper understanding of Buddhist philosophy must be thoroughly religious--an understanding revealed in Eckel's new translation of the philospher Bhavaviveka's major work, The Flame of Reason. Eckel shows that the dimensions of early Indian Buddhism--popular art, conventional piety, and critical philosophy--all work together to express the same religious yearning for the fullness of emptiness that Buddha conveys.

Author: Malcolm David Eckel
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 12/19/1994
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.12h x 5.96w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780691037738

About the Author
Malcolm David Eckel is Professor of the History of Religion at Boston University. He is the author of Jnanagarbha's Commentary on the Distinction between the Two Truths.