Reconsidering the Soteriological Significance ofŚūnyavāda

What is it about?

Madhyamaka Buddhists think that engaging with the doctrine of emptiness leads to liberation. Interpretations of emptiness must heed this thought. Mark Siderits has a semantic interpretation of the doctrine of emptiness, but it struggles to explain how the doctrine might liberate people. I examine Siderits’ view and argue that it is not immune from problems that Buddhists think prevent liberation: his nuanced view can be asserted and people can be attached to it.

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