Definition of Central and West Asia Long before modern borders were defined, large trade routes crossed Central Asia, allowing for the transport of goods and religious beliefs. Let's locate ourselves in this part of the world. Central Asia is located south of Russia, west of China, east of ...
all things must lack an essence, not just human beings. This lack of essence was described asśūnyatāand built the foundation for the rest of Nāgārjuna's philosophy. His philosophies form the basis of the Mādhyamika school withinMahāyāna...
SILK Summary This study investigates some problems regardingthe definition of Mahayana Buddhism.Tracingthe historyof the notionin modem scholarship,it pays particular attentionto the questionof the relationbetween Mahayanaand so-called Hinayana or SectarianBuddhism.Findingthe commonlyused methodsof ...