The Essence of Other-Emptiness

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Jeffrey Hopkins continues his groundbreaking exploration of the Jo-nang-ba sect of Tibetan Buddhism with this revelatory translation of one of the seminal texts from that tradition. Whereas Dol-bo-ba's massive Mountain Doctrine authenticates the doctrine of other-emptiness through extensive scriptural citations and elaborate philosophical arguments, Taranatha's more concise work translated here situates the doctrine of other-emptiness within the context of schools of tenets, primarily the famed four schools of Tibetan Buddhism, through comparing the various schools' opinions on the status of the noumenon and phenomena. Also included is a supplementary text by Taranatha which presents the opinions of a prominent fifteenth-century Sakya scholar, Shakya Chok-den, and contrasts them with those of the leading Jo-nang-ba scholar Dol-bo-ba. (Source: Back Cover)

Citation	Hopkins, Jeffrey, trans. The Essence of Other-Emptiness. By Tāranātha. Boston: Snow Lion Publications, 2007.

Technical Notes7
Introduction9

The Essence of Other-Emptiness by Tāranātha23
- I. General Indication of Presentations of Tenets25
  - Non-Buddhist Schools of Tenets25
  - Buddhist Schools of Tenets31
    - Great Exposition School34
    - Sūtra School42
    - Mind-Only School52
    - Middle Way School55
- II. Identifying the Presentation of the Middle78
  - The Uncommon Meaning93
- III. Clearing Away Extremes Imputed by Others102

Twenty-one Differences Regarding the Profound Meaning by Tāranātha117
List of Abbreviations137
Bibliography139
- 1. Sūtras and Tantras139
- 2. Other Sanskrit and Tibetan Works141

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