| Verses from the Center: A Buddhist Vision of the Sublime Contributor(s): Batchelor, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1573228761 ISBN-13: 9781573228763 Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2001 Annotation: The author of the bestselling "Buddhism Without Beliefs" now explores the nature of reality and provides readers with translations of the most important poems ever written on the subject, the poems of 2nd century philosopher Nagarjuna. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - General (see Also Philosophy - Buddhist) - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious - Religion | Spirituality |
| Dewey: 294.385 |
| Series: Buddhist Vision of the Sublime |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.12" W x 8.04" (0.38 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The understanding of the nature of reality is the insight upon which the Buddha was able to achieve his own enlightenment. This vision of the sublime is the source of all that is enigmatic and paradoxical about Buddhism. In Verses from the Center, Stephen Batchelor explores the history of this concept and provides readers with translations of the most important poems ever written on the subject, the poems of 2nd century philosopher Nagarjuna. |