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Verses from the Center: A Buddhist Vision of the Sublime Paperback - 2001
by Stephen Batchelor
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.
Summary
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.
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BEHIND THE GILDED SWAYAMBU STUPA, WHOSE PAINTED eyes gaze over the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu, is a nondescript building with a single shabby room, empty save for a bronze door smeared with vermilion powder.
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- Title Verses from the Center: A Buddhist Vision of the Sublime
- Author Stephen Batchelor
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: repri
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Riverhead Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date July 10, 2001
- Features Bibliography, Glossary
- ISBN 9781573228763 / 1573228761
- Weight 0.38 lbs (0.17 kg)
- Dimensions 8.04 x 5.12 x 0.56 in (20.42 x 13.00 x 1.42 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Buddhist
- Library of Congress subjects Buddhism, Philosophy, Buddhist
- Dewey Decimal Code 294.385
Media reviews
“A Buddhist scholar and former monk, Stephen Batchelor is well known to American readers as the author of the bestselling Buddhism Without Beliefs. Now comes Verses from the Center, his vision of the poetic legacy of Nagarjuna, a visionary monk who lived in India in the second century and who is, Batchelor writes, ‘arguably the most important figure in Buddhism after the Buddha himself.’…In addition to providing useful guidance to the key philosophical concepts, Batchelor’s introduction also delves into the colorful strata of myth and legend surrounding the man and his work, and traces the historical traditions of centrist thought all the way from Nagarjuna’s Chinese contemporary, Laotzu, to the English Romantic poet John Keats….This is a book about wisdom, not understanding; it invites us to acknowledge paradox with equanimity, and to dwell without question among the questions that it poses.”Los Angeles Times
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