Nagarjunas Middle Way Mulamadhyamakakarika

Nagarjuna's renowned twentyseven-chapter Fundamental Verses on the Middle Way ( Mulamadhyamakakarika ), the definitive,touchstonepresentation of the doctrine of emptiness, is thefoundational textof the Madhyamaka school of Mahayana Buddhistphilosophy.Professors Siderits and Katsura prepared thistranslation using thefour surviving Indian commentaries in anattempt to reconstruct aninterpretation of its enigmatic versesthat adheres as closely aspossible to that of its earliestproponents. Each verse isaccompanied by concise, lively expositionby the authors conveyingthe explanations of the Indiancommentators. The result is atranslation that balances the demandsfor fidelity andaccessibility.