Nagarjuna, the South Indian Buddhist master who lived six hundred years after the Buddha, is undoubtedly the most important, influential, and widely studied Mahayana Buddhist philosopher.
"Karl Brunnhölzl has done an excellent job of researching and
translating this text and providing further material for reflection
on the text's key topics. This book will serve as a great resource
for those who wish to explore the teachings on buddha
nature."—Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, author of Mind Beyond Death and
Wild Awakening
"In Praise of Dharmadhatu is a wonderful book that bridges the
apparent divide between the key Mahayana teachings of emptiness and
buddha nature using the words of Nagarjuna and the profound
explanations of Rangjung Dorje, the Third Karmapa. Nagarjuna's text
and Rangjung Dorje's commentary are beautifully translated and
annotated by Karl Brunnhölzl, who also provides extensive
background material on Nagarjuna and his writings, the Third
Karmapa and his writings, and the main topics covered in the texts.
Brunnhölzl's presentation is both scholarly and experiential, with
flashes of humor that leaven the mix."—Andy Karr, author
Contemplating Reality
"Dr. Brunnhölzl's In Praise of the Dharmadhatu is an important
work. His translations of Nagarjuna's text and Karmapa Rangjung
Dorje's commentary are both clear and elegant, and his introduction
is masterful. Joining the understandings of buddha nature and
emptiness, it is a fitting complement to his Center of the Sunlit
Sky. Scholars will encounter Nagarjuna's broader range of
exposition. Students of vajrayana Buddhism will gain a greater
appreciation of the view in which they practice. Highly
recommended."—Scott Wellenbach, codirector of the Nitartha
Institute
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