Presents a new vision of the Buddhist history and philosophy of emptiness in Tibet.This book brings together perspectives of leading international Tibetan studies scholars on the subject of zhentong or otheremptiness. Defined as the emptiness of everything other than the continuous luminous awareness that is ones own enlightened nature this distinctive philosophical and contemplative presentation of emptiness is quite different from rangtongemptiness that lacks independent existence which has had a strong influence on the dissemination of Buddhist philosophy in the West. Important topics are addressed including the history literature and philosophy of emptiness that have contributed to zhentong thinking in Tibet from the thirteenth century until today.