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'''Madhyamakalankara''' | '''Madhyamakalankara''' [Skt.], (Tib. ''Uma Gyen''; [[wyl.]] ''dbu ma rgyan'') - ''The Ornament of the Middle Way'' was written by [[Shantarakshita]], the great Indian scholar who assisted Guru [[Padmasambhava]] in introducing Buddhism to Tibet and founding the famous monastery of [[Samyé]]. There is a famous commentary by [[Mipham Rinpoche]], his most comprehensive work on [[Madhyamika]], which brilliantly sets out the unique [[Nyingma]] view bringing together themes from the [[Middle Way]] and the [[Mind Only]] schools. | ||
==Translations in European Languages== | ==Translations in European Languages== | ||
Revision as of 21:35, 22 May 2007
Madhyamakalankara [Skt.], (Tib. Uma Gyen; wyl. dbu ma rgyan) - The Ornament of the Middle Way was written by Shantarakshita, the great Indian scholar who assisted Guru Padmasambhava in introducing Buddhism to Tibet and founding the famous monastery of Samyé. There is a famous commentary by Mipham Rinpoche, his most comprehensive work on Madhyamika, which brilliantly sets out the unique Nyingma view bringing together themes from the Middle Way and the Mind Only schools.
Translations in European Languages
English
- Mipham Rinpoche and Shantarakshita, Adornment of the Middle Way, Shambhala Publications, 2005
- Ju Mipham Rinpoche and Thomas H. Doctor, Speech of Delight, Snow Lion Publications, 2004
- Blumenthal, James, The Ornament of the Middle Way: A Study of the Madhyamaka Thought of Shantarakshita, Snow Lion, 2004