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'''Mulamadhyamika-karika''' (Skt. Prajñā-nāma-mūlamadhyamakakārikā; Tib. '' | '''Mulamadhyamika-karika''' (Skt. Prajñā-nāma-mūlamadhyamakakārikā; Tib. ''Uma Tsawa Sherab''; [[Wyl.]] ''dbu ma rtsa ba shes rab''), ''The Root Verses on the Wisdom of the Middle Way''. The most famous and important treatise on [[Madhyamika]] philosophy, composed by the great master [[Nagarjuna]]. | ||
==Outline== | ==Outline== | ||
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#Examination of the Prior Entity<br> | #Examination of the Prior Entity<br> | ||
#Examination of Fire and Fuel<br> | #Examination of Fire and Fuel<br> | ||
# Examination of the Initial and Final Limits<br> | #Examination of the Initial and Final Limits<br> | ||
# Examination of Suffering<br> | #Examination of Suffering<br> | ||
# Examination of Compounded Phenomena<br> | #Examination of Compounded Phenomena<br> | ||
#Examination of Connection<br> | #Examination of Connection<br> | ||
#Examination of Essence<br> | #Examination of Essence<br> | ||
#Examination of Bondage<br> | #Examination of Bondage<br> | ||
# Examination of Actions and their Fruits<br> | #Examination of Actions and their Fruits<br> | ||
# Examination of Self and Entities<br> | #Examination of Self and Entities<br> | ||
#Examination of Time<br> | #Examination of Time<br> | ||
# Examination of Combination<br> | #Examination of Combination<br> | ||
# Examination of Becoming and Destruction<br> | #Examination of Becoming and Destruction<br> | ||
#Examination of the [[Tathagata]]<br> | #Examination of the [[Tathagata]]<br> | ||
#Examination of Errors<br> | #Examination of Errors<br> | ||
# Examination of the [[Four Noble Truths]]<br> | #Examination of the [[Four Noble Truths]]<br> | ||
#Examination of [[Nirvana]]<br> | #Examination of [[Nirvana]]<br> | ||
#Examination of the [[Twelve nidanas|Twelve Links]]<br> | #Examination of the [[Twelve nidanas|Twelve Links]]<br> | ||
# Examination of Views<br> | #Examination of Views<br> | ||
==Translations== | ==Translations== | ||
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*''Nagarjuna: The Philosophy of the Middle Way'', David Kalupahana, Albany: State University, 1986 | *''Nagarjuna: The Philosophy of the Middle Way'', David Kalupahana, Albany: State University, 1986 | ||
*''Emptiness: A Study in Religious Meaning'', Fredrik Streng, Nashville: Abdingdon Press 1967 | *''Emptiness: A Study in Religious Meaning'', Fredrik Streng, Nashville: Abdingdon Press 1967 | ||
*Chapters 18, 24 & 26 translated into French and English by the Padmakara Translation Group and published on the occasion of the teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Nantes, 15—20 August 2008. Available at [http://www.oceandesagesse.org/FR/ens_textes.php www.oceandesagesse.org] | |||
==Internal Links== | ==Internal Links== | ||
Revision as of 09:32, 22 September 2008
Mulamadhyamika-karika (Skt. Prajñā-nāma-mūlamadhyamakakārikā; Tib. Uma Tsawa Sherab; Wyl. dbu ma rtsa ba shes rab), The Root Verses on the Wisdom of the Middle Way. The most famous and important treatise on Madhyamika philosophy, composed by the great master Nagarjuna.
Outline
There are twenty-seven chapters:
- Examination of Conditions
- Examination of Motion
- Examination of the Senses
- Examination of the Skandhas
- Examination of the Dhatus
- Examination of Desire and the Desirous
- Examination of the Conditioned
- Examination of the Agent and Action
- Examination of the Prior Entity
- Examination of Fire and Fuel
- Examination of the Initial and Final Limits
- Examination of Suffering
- Examination of Compounded Phenomena
- Examination of Connection
- Examination of Essence
- Examination of Bondage
- Examination of Actions and their Fruits
- Examination of Self and Entities
- Examination of Time
- Examination of Combination
- Examination of Becoming and Destruction
- Examination of the Tathagata
- Examination of Errors
- Examination of the Four Noble Truths
- Examination of Nirvana
- Examination of the Twelve Links
- Examination of Views
Translations
- The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way, Jay Garfield, Oxford University Press 1995.
- Nagarjuna: A Translation of his Mulamadhyamikakarika, Kenneth Inada, Tokyo, The Hokuseido Press, 1970
- Nagarjuna: The Philosophy of the Middle Way, David Kalupahana, Albany: State University, 1986
- Emptiness: A Study in Religious Meaning, Fredrik Streng, Nashville: Abdingdon Press 1967
- Chapters 18, 24 & 26 translated into French and English by the Padmakara Translation Group and published on the occasion of the teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Nantes, 15—20 August 2008. Available at www.oceandesagesse.org