First class of Jeffrey Hopkins's "Madhyamaka Seminar" (Sept. 1, 1994). Following introductory remarks and an overview of the syllabus for the course, this first lecture provides an overview of the course content, foundational texts, their contexts, and the figures whose writings are covered in the course.
Course Reading Materials:
Jeffrey Hopkins. Meditation on Emptiness. Boston: Wisdom Publications (1983; 1997).
Jeffrey Hopkins. Emptiness Yoga. Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications (1987).
Elizabeth Napper. Dependent-arising and Emptiness. Boston: Wisdom Publications (1983; 1997).
Anne Klein. Path to the Middle: Oral Madhyamaka Philosophy in Tibet. Albany: SUNY Pr. (1994).
Jeffrey Hopkins. Tsong-kha-pa's Final Exposition of Wisdom. Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications (2008).