The studies and essays in this collection represent some of the best of contemporary scholarship in Mahayana Buddhist studies and deal with the theory and practice of Mahayana meditation. The use of original sources and the presentation of previously untranslated material make this collection a significant contribution to the understanding of Buddhist meditation as it developed historically, intellectually, and in actual practice. The authors of these essays – all specialists in the field – deal with either the Indo-Tibetan or Sino-Japanese traditions. Although they approach their subjects philologically, their interpretations of theory and practice are based upon extensive understanding of the history of the development of Buddhist thought and use of the Buddhist classics. This book demonstrates that regardless of the tradition it deals with, Mahayana is based upon the premise of the emptiness of self and dharmas, an insight derived through meditation. This festschrift volume commemorating the late Richard H. Robinson, founder of the Buddhist Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was compiled in honor of Professor Robinson’s contributions to Buddhist studies. It is designed for Buddhologists and philosophy.
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