Description: "Elucidating the Intent recounts the discussions between the Buddha and a number of important disciples and bodhisattvas across a range of topics, from the nature of reality to the fine points of meditative practice. This volume is one the exemplars of the Third Turning of the Wheel of Dharma, the final exposition of the Buddha's insights. The principles of meditation clarified in Elucidating the Intent continue to play an important role among contemporary Buddhist communities"-- Provided by publisher.
Brief description: Dr. Gregory Forgues is Director of Research at the Tsadra Foundation, prior to which he served as a member of the Open Philology Project at the University of Leiden. He completed his doctorate at the University of Vienna and in 2024 published the monograph Radical Nonduality: Ju Mipham Namgyal Gyatso's Discourse on Reality.
Review Quotes: "Gregory Forgues has done what seemed, if not impossible, at least extremely challenging: he has produced a highly readable yet at the same time philologically responsible rendering of a famously difficult text, the Samdhinirmocana. Cast as a scripture, the work's character is rather that of a philosophical treatise. Preceded by a lucid and thoughtful introduction, Forgues's new translation, amply annotated, makes the text accessible as never before. It must be warmly welcomed!"--Jonathan Silk, Leiden University