Tsong Khapa's Speech of Gold in the Essence of True Eloquence Reason and Enlightenment in the Central Philosophy of Tibet |
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| Author:
| Thurman, Robert A. F. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-306-99336-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $73.95 |
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This is the first full study, translation, and critical annotation of the Essence of True Eloquence, by Tsong Khapa (1357-1419), universally acknowledged as the greatest Tibetan philosopher. The work is a study of the major schools of Mahayana Buddhism, known as Vijnanavada and Madhyamika, and an explanation of the Prasarigika (Dialecticist") interpretation of Madhyamika ("Centrism").
Originally published in 1984.
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This is the first full study, translation, and critical annotation of the Essence of True Eloquence, by Tsong Khapa (1357-1419), universally acknowledged as the greatest Tibetan philosopher. The work is a study of the major schools of Mahayana Buddhism, known as Vijnanavada and Madhyamika, and an explanation of the Prasarigika (Dialecticist") interpretation of Madhyamika ("Centrism").
Originally published in 1984.
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