Profound Treasury
The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma – by Chögyam Trungpa
Three-volume collection - presents the comprehensive teachings of the Tibetan Buddhist path of the hinayana, mahayana, and vajrayana.
Middle-Way Meditation
The Middle-Way Meditation Instructions - Developing Compassion through Wisdom – by Ju Mipham
Meditation techniques for developing compassion and expanding this state to the aspiration of bodhichitta.
Emptiness Practice
Meditation on Emptiness — by Jeffrey Hopkins
A clear exposition of the Prasangika-Madhyamaka view of emptiness as presented in the Gelukpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Empty Words
Empty Words - Buddhist Philosophy and Cross-Cultural Interpretation — by Jay L. Garfield
Essays on Madhyamaka, Yogacara, Buddhist ethics and cross-cultural hermeneutics.
Madhyamaka—Yogacara
Madhyamaka and Yogacara - Allies or Rivals? — by Jay L. Garfield and Jan Westerhoff
This collection of essays addresses the degree to which these philosophical approaches are consistent or complementary.
Svatantrika—Prasangika
The Svatantrika—Prasangika Distinction - What difference does a difference make? — by Georges B. J. Dreyfus and Sara L. McClintock
Contains the philosophical import for both Indian and Tibetan Madhyamaka and the historical development of the distinction itself.
Illuminating Emptiness
Distinguishing the Views and Philosophies - Illuminating Emptiness in a Twentieth-Century Tibetan Buddhist Classic — by Bötrül
An annotated translation of an essential work of twentieth-century Tibetan Buddhist thought, one that explicates teachings on the Middle Way.
Conventional Truth
Moonshadows - Conventional Truth in Buddhist Philosophy — by The Cowherds
This book asks: What is true about conventional truth and what are the implications of an understanding of conventional truth for our lives?
Two Truths Debate
The Two Truths Debate - Tsongkhapa and Gorampa on the Middle Way — by Sonam Thakchoe
This work digs into the debate of how the two truths are defined and how they are related by looking at two figures. It shows how their philosophical positions have dramatic implications for how one approaches Buddhist practice and how one understands enlightenment itself.
View of Emptiness
Freedom From Extremes - Gorampa's Distinguishing the Views and the Polemics of Emptiness — translated by Lobsang Dargyay & Jose Ignacio Cabezon
Fundamental concept of "emptiness" that avoid the traps of eternalism and nihilism.