Nagarjuna and the Philosophy of Openness

By Nancy McCagney

Book Overview

In 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847686272
• ISBN13: 9780847686278
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"