The Moon of Wisdom - Paperback

About the Book

This importnat book has been selected by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso as the text for his 2005 worldwide teaching tour, which includes 25 cities across the U.S.

Book Synopsis

Nagarjuna, in his seminal text, The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way, summarized the vast teachings of the Buddha and used logical reasoning to prove the validity of his words. Entering the Middle Way is Chandrakirti's explanation of Nagarjuna's work. Its sixth chapter, which comprises the majority of the text, has four main sections: an explanation of how in genuine reality phenomena do not truly arise; a refutation of the Mind-Only School's assertion that mind truly exists; a refutation of the true existence of the personal self; and an explanation of the sixteen emptinesses taught by the Buddha in the Transcendent Wisdom Sutras. The Moon of Wisdom is thus a book that explains the Buddha's ultimate teachings, how to gain confidence in them, and how to put them into practice in one's own life to the great benefit of oneself and others.

About the Author

The Eighth Karmapa Mikyo Dorje was one of the most erudite and prolific scholars of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism