{"product_id":"to-see-the-buddha-a-philosophers-quest-for-the-meaning-of-emptiness-9780691037738","title":"To See the Buddha: A Philosopher's Quest for the Meaning of Emptiness","description":"\u003cp\u003eMalcolm 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Flame of Reason.\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Malcolm David Eckel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 5.96w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691037738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalcolm David Eckel\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of the History of Religion at Boston University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eJnanagarbha's Commentary on the Distinction between the Two Truths.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40087122280563,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_bbbc7d03-630d-4bb1-a83c-483a25483f79.jpg?v=1652538195","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/to-see-the-buddha-a-philosophers-quest-for-the-meaning-of-emptiness-9780691037738","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}