Nagarjuna's Middle Way: Mulamadhyamakakarika (Classics of Indian Buddhism) Paperback – June 11, 2013

This was a very interesting read indeed, Nagarjuna is definitely worthy of the hype behind his name.The translation is great, although I don't speak Sanskrit so who knows maybe it isn't, but I definitely liked it.The commentary, although short, was good enough to make sense of the book. Its not an extremely detailed commentary, but its good enough.

Good printing. Good translation/interpretation. A valuable text for serious Buddhist studies.

I am a student of Shambhala Buddhism and have been wanting to learn Madhyamaka for some time, it being an integral part of the Mahayana teachings. I had come across other translations of Nagarjuna's famous treatise but found it to be mostly incomprehensible. In this current translation professors Siderits and Katsura have provided a verse by verse commentary which is invaluable and makes this challenging text understandable. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading it and would recommend it to any student of the Mahayana.

Very detailed, scholarly but not detached, presentation and translation. The best I’ve found so far of a very difficult to grasp Buddhist text.

I really enjoyed how the book has the verses and then the translations directly below them. It is definitely worth buying.

There are not to many translations of Nagarjuna, so to find a book that clearly deciphers meaning is such a value. This book is conscice and worded in such a clear manor. The book itself as a package was clean and in prestine condition. It came in super fast. I am very happy with this order. !!

Really good translation and commentary based on the 4 known historical commentaries: the anonymous' Akutobhayā, Bhāviveka's, Buddhapālita's and Candrakīrti's, giving a profound view on the main buddhist principle: śunyatā, emptiness. A must-read for any serious buddhist and serious truth seeker! Question everything!

This edition has extensive explanations of each verse of Nagarjuna's intellectual justification for Buddhism. His writing is terse and requires extensive experience with the literature and period which this book offers well. It is long and somewhat repetitive and mostly of interest to philosophers and logicians rather than those interested in Buddhist theology. A very well done book on itsown terms of logic and philosophy.