Maitreya's Distinguishing the Middle from the Extremes Madhyantavibhaga

The Madhyantavibhaga is classified by later Indian, Chinese, and Tibetantraditions as belonging to the Yogacara school, and is considered to be one thetreatises of Maitreya. The text offers a treatment of some key doctrines of theMah?y?na, including the three-nature theory and the doctrine of emptiness, which isaddressed in a specifically Yog?c?ra manner. This volume is divided into two parts.The first part contains a study of the text, including an introduction to Yogacaraphilosophy, an overview of the Madhyantavibhaga-corpus, and a detailed exegesis ofthe text, incorporating interpretations offered in recent scholarship. The secondpart contains a fully annotated translation of the text and its commentary, makingsignificant use of Sthiramati's subcommentary in the notes.