A master ful treatment of the subject in all aspects. It offers a profound linguistic and philosophy of Madhyamika in connection with chi-tsang’s Chinese madhyamika and Yogacara, presented in a clear logical order. It provided a very sound hermeneutic approach by using all the important and relevant primary sources in original language (Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Chinese), demonstrating the author’s solid knowledge of the subject. All the materials are well organized, the difficult terms well translated and explained , and the arguments well supported by textual evidence. This is indeed a scholarly masterpiece. I will be the first instructor touse it as a major text for my graduate seminars and undergraduate courses in Mahayana Buddhist. The Madhyamika philosophy of Nagarjuna articulates the basic Mahayana insights in two themes: the identity of emptiness- In the Foundational Standpoint of Madhyamika Philosophy Gadjin M. Nagao, one of the foremost Buddhist scholars in the world, present an in-depth interpretation of this foundational philosophy of Mahayana Buddhism. In this book, the author has culled data from Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, and Western sources, a rare feat which only a few scholars are capable of accomplishing. The translation is faithful, readable, and masterful.
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