{"product_id":"nagarjuna-and-the-philosophy-of-openness-9780847686278","title":"Nagarjuna and the Philosophy of Openness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this innovative study of the philosopher Nagarjuna, Nancy McCagney demonstrates that the concept of space ('akasa') in early Indian Mahayana Buddhism is the root metaphor for Nagarjuna's understanding of 'sunyata', or openness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcCagney's work offers a detailed exposition and challenging interpretation of Nagarjuna's ideas. * International Journal of Hindu Studies *\u003cbr\u003eThis is an interesting and valuable addition to the steadily growing corpus of literature on Nagarjuna, the celebrated Madhyamaka Buddhist philosopher and patriarch. The distinguishing contribution of McCagney to our understanding of Nagarjuna's philosophy is her detailed and painstaking investigation into the early Buddhist and Mahayana backgrounds of Madhyamaka school....This fine work will benefit all students of Madhyamaka....Excellent bibliography and copious notes. Upper-division undergraduate; graduate; faculty. * CHOICE *","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038810276183,"sku":"9780847686278","price":43.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780847686278.jpg?v=1750941522","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nagarjuna-and-the-philosophy-of-openness-9780847686278","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}