Is Samsāra actually the Same as Nirvāṇa? A critical examination of Nāgārjuna's provocative understanding of emptiness

A recent trend in interpreting Nāgārjuna's claim that samsãra is the same as Nirvāṇa is to highlight the identity of dependent origination and emptiness in Nāgārjuna's writings. Although this trend is correct in foregrounding the identity claim in this central Mahãyãna thinker's philo...

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Main Author: Garth Mason
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa
Series:Journal for the Study of Religion
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1011-76012014000200006&lng=en&tlng=en