Book Summary
The doctrine of the two truths--conventional and ultimate--evolved as early Buddhists struggled to reconcile apparent contradictions within the collected sayings of the Buddha. Understood as a teaching on reality as opposed to merely a linguistic distinction.
Book Details
Book Name | Echoes From An Empty Sky: The Origins Of The Buddhist Doctrine Of The Two Truths |
Author | John B. Buescher |
Publisher | Snow Lion Publications (Mar 2005) |
ISBN | 9781559392204 |
Pages | 176 |
Language | English |
Price | 356 |