Description
The Two Truths in Bon is an innovative survey of Madhyamika’s two truths theory of the Bön religion compared to Indian and Tibetan Madhyamika. Since 1960, the Bonpo Study has developed rapidly in Western countries. Concerning its doctrine, they seem to have focused on Vajrayana and Dzogchen. On the other hand, the study on Sutrayana has been left behind. Madhyamika philosophy is the fundamental basis of Vajrayana and Dzogchen, and the two truths are Madhyamika’s basic theory (gzhi). The Two Truths in Bon is the first comprehensive study published in the Western language on Bönpo Madhyamika philosophy. In the Introduction, Seiji Kumagai provides an overview of the general history of the two truths in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. This is also helpful in understanding how Bönpo thinkers were influenced by Buddhist doctrine and how they created their theory.
This book is the first to publish a study of Madhyamaka philosophy in its Bön interpretation. It provides an overview of the general history of the two truths in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism.
