How Long to Read Reflections on Reality

How Long Does it Take to Read Reflections on Reality?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 16 minutes to read Reflections on Reality by Jeffrey Hopkins

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This is the second volume in Jeffrey Hopkins' valuable series on the Mind-Only School of Buddhism and a focal description of it in Dzong-Ka-ba's The Essence of Eloquence. Dzong-Ka-ba (1357-1419) is generally regarded as one of the greatest Tibetan philosophers, and his Mind-Only discourse on emptiness is considered a landmark in Buddhist philosophy. In Volume I, Emptiness in the Mind-Only School of Buddhism, Hopkins provided a translation of the introduction and the section on the Mind-Only School in The Essence of Eloquence. The present volume places this enigmatic and influential exposition in its historical and philosophical contexts. Reflections on Reality conveys the intellectual vibrancy of the different cultural interpretations of this text and expands the key philosophical issues it addresses. Hopkins, one of the leading scholarly voices in Tibetan studies, begins this volume with two introductory chapters contextualizing Tibetan scholarship in general. He then goes on to discuss in detail the religious significance of the central topic of the three natures in the Mind-Only School. He also considers various views on the status of reality, including the doctrine of other-emptiness promulgated by the fourteenth century Jo-nang savant Shay-rap-gyel-tsen. Presenting accurate and insightful translations of a large amount of material that has never been available in English before, he shows how these topics have been debated among scholars in Tibet over six centuries. Comparing these with presentations in Europe, Japan, and the United States today, he created a lively conversation between normally disparate voices.

How long is Reflections on Reality?

Reflections on Reality by Jeffrey Hopkins is 612 pages long, and a total of 154,224 words.

This makes it 207% the length of the average book. It also has 188% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Reflections on Reality Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 2 minutes to read Reflections on Reality aloud.

What Reading Level is Reflections on Reality?

Reflections on Reality is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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