Meditation on Emptiness
Second Revised Edition
Wisdom Publications · Print & ebook · March 4, 2025
A comprehensive and in-depth survey of the philosophical underpinnings of the Dalai Lama’s Geluk tradition written by one of the founding figures of Tibetan Buddhist studies in the West.
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- Who it’s for
- Explore how Geluk scholastic thought and meditation meet in the study of emptiness.
- Genres
- Tibetan Buddhism, Buddhist Thought, Buddhist Practice & Ritual
- Published
- Wisdom Publications, March 4, 2025
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A comprehensive and in-depth survey of the philosophical underpinnings of the Dalai Lama’s Geluk tradition written by one of the founding figures of Tibetan Buddhist studies in the West. In this classic work of Buddhist studies scholarship, Jeffrey Hopkins—one of the world’s foremost scholar-practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism—offers a clear exposition of the Prasangika-Madhyamaka view of emptiness as presented in the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
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In bringing this remarkable and complex philosophy to life, he describes the meditational practices by which emptiness can be realized and shows throughout that, far from being merely abstract scholasticism, these classic teachings can be vivid and utterly practical. Treating subjects ranging from the progressive path of meditation to the nature of emptiness and how it can be directly realized, this wide-ranging book guides the reader on an itinerary of intellectual and spiritual discovery, unpacking the distinctive Geluk synthesis of scholastic and meditative practices. The first study in any Western language to provide a comprehensive treatment of the doctrines and practices of a Tibetan Buddhist school, this book is indispensable for those wishing to delve deeply into Buddhist thought and its practical relevance.
Geluk Emptiness
Explore how Geluk scholastic thought and meditation meet in the study of emptiness.
Come here for
- The Geluk account of Prasangika-Madhyamaka emptiness
- Meditational practices for realizing emptiness
Expect
- A progressive path of meditation
- An account of emptiness and its direct realization
Where it sits
| Buddhist Thought | 79% |
|---|---|
| Tibetan Buddhism | 73% |
| Buddhist Practice & Ritual | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Buddhist Thought
- Buddhist Sacred Writings
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Authors
- Jeffrey Hopkins, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Don Lopez
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications
- Published
- March 4, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Buddhist Thought