Jeffrey Hopkins continues his groundbreaking exploration of the Jonangpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism with this revelatory translation of one of the seminal texts from that tradition. Whereas Dolpopa's massive Mountain Doctrine authenticates the doctrine of other-emptiness through extensive scriptural citations and elaborate philosophical arguments, Taranatha's more concise work translated here situates the doctrine of other-emptiness within the context of schools of tenets, primarily the famed four schools of Tibetan Buddhism, through comparing the various schools' opinion on the status of the noumenon and phenomena. Also included is a supplementary text by Taranatha which presents the opinions of a prominent fifteenth-century Sakya scholar, Shakya Chokden, and contrasts them with those of the leading Jonangpa scholar, Dolpopa.

Essence of Other-Emptiness by Taranatha, Translated and annotated by Jeffrey Hopkins, Snow Lion Publications, Paperback, Febr. 2007, 152 Pages, $16.95

Jeffrey Hopkins is a seminal and influential scholar of Tibetan Buddhism. Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia, he is the author or translator of over thirty-five books on Tibetan Buddhism, including Emptiness in the Mind-Only School of Buddhism (1999), and, as translator-editor, His Holiness the Dalai Lama's How to Practice (2002), Kindness, Clarity, and Insight (2006), and How to See Yourself as You Really Are (2006).

Taranatha (1575-1634) was one of the leading exponents of the Jo-nang-ba sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Scholar, teacher, and founder of monasteries in Tibet and Mongolia, where he taught for twenty years, his collected writings fill twenty-three volumes.

	Contents: Taranatha: The Essence of Other Emptiness
	Technical Notes	7
	Introduction	9
	The Essence of Other Emptiness by Taranatha	23
I	General Indication of Presentations of Tenets.	25
	Non-Buddhist Schools of Tenets	25
	Buddhist Schools of Tenets	31
	Great Exposition School	34
	Sutra School	42
	Mind-Only School	52
	Middle Way School	55
II	Identifying the Presentation of the Middle	78
	The Uncommon Meaning	93
III	.Clearing Away Extremes Imputed by Others	102
	Twenty-One Differences Regarding the Profound Meaning by Taranatha	117
	List of Abbreviations	137
	Bibliography.	139
	1. Sutras and Tantras	139
	2. Other Sanskrit and Tibetan Works	141