The Middle Way

It is profound and broad in meaning….discovers the heart practice of all knowledge-holders and the single path to omniscience. It contains key-points as well as oral instructions for all philosophies. It is like a bridge that spans hundreds of rivers. Chokyi Nyima RinpocheThomas has provided us with a reliable and readable translation of the major commentary on Madhyamakalamkara written by nineteenth-century rNying ma writer, Mi.pham rgya.mtsho. While the Madhyamakalamkara may be short and concise, Mi pham’s commentary on it is huge in size and very detailed. Thomas Doctor’s translation will be an invaluable resource for those who want to understand twentieth-century rNying map thought and its relationship to Indian sources. This book will be useful to philosophers, historians, and Buddhist practitioners. –Tom J.F. Tillemans University of Lausanne (Switzerland).
This Madhyamakalamkara is a commentary by Santaraksita, an Indian master who explains how reasoning can lead to greater insight and experience. He also demonstrates how refining one’s view of reality through intelligent, open-minded inquiry can result in complete freedom within the discovery and realization of the natural state. Ju Mipham’s insightful commentary highlights and explains the slick reasoning in this classic treatise. It also presents the vast view of the Great Vehicle in an engaging, compassionate and clear way. This commentary, known as “The Eyes of Ju Mipham Rinpoche”, is an integral part of many monastic colleges in Tibet. It is both direct and profound and shows the hallmarks Mipham’s skilled authorship.