
Nagarjuna's Vigrahavyavartani is an essential work of Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophical literature. Written in an accessible question-and-answer style, it contains Nagarjuna's replies to criticisms of his philosophy of the "Middle Way." The Vigrahavyavartani has been widely cited both in canonical literature and in recent scholarship; it has remained a central text in India, Tibet, China, and Japan, and has attracted the interest of greater and greater numbers of Western readers.
The Dispeller of Disputes offers a new translation of the Vigrahavyavartani, taking current philological research and all available editions into account; it also provides a philosophical commentary on the text. Crucial manuscript material has been discovered since the earlier translations were made, and this book draws on this material to produce a study reflecting the most up-to-date research on this text. The philosophical commentary explains Nagarjuna's arguments, grounds them in historical and textual scholarship, and explicitly connects them to contemporary philosophical concerns.
Review:
Karin Meyers in Religious Studies Review, 37, 3, 2011, 240 [link]
The Dispeller of Disputes offers a new translation of the Vigrahavyavartani, taking current philological research and all available editions into account; it also provides a philosophical commentary on the text. Crucial manuscript material has been discovered since the earlier translations were made, and this book draws on this material to produce a study reflecting the most up-to-date research on this text. The philosophical commentary explains Nagarjuna's arguments, grounds them in historical and textual scholarship, and explicitly connects them to contemporary philosophical concerns.
Review:
Karin Meyers in Religious Studies Review, 37, 3, 2011, 240 [link]