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Tsong Khapa's Speech of Gold in the Essence of True Eloquence : Reason and Enlightenment in the Central Philosophy of Tibet / Robert A.F. Thurman.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Princeton Library of Asian Translations ; 88Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©1984Edition: Course BookDescription: 1 online resource (474 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691612348
  • 9781400857210
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 294.3/42 19
LOC classification:
  • BQ7950.T754
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama -- Preface -- Note -- Introduction -- I. Reverence to the Guru, Manjughosha! -- II. Shambhu, Meghavahana, Hiranyagarbha -- III. I bow devoted to Maitreya and Manjughosha -- IV. I bow my head to the feet of Nagarjuna and Asanga -- V. Respectfully I bow to those Master Scholars -- VI. Many who did not realize That -- VII. But I have seen It quite precisely -- VIII. You who aspire to Peerless Philosophy -- The Short Essence of True Eloquence -- The Great Essence of True Eloquence -- Prologue -- I. Statements from the Elucidation of Intention -- II. Explanations of the Scripture's Statements -- III. The Essential Centrist Message -- IV. Explanations of the Followers of the Savior Nagarjuna -- V. The Dialecticist Elucidation of the Holy Intention -- VI. Avoidance of Contradiction between the (Dialecticist) System and the Scriptures -- VII. The Chief Reason for Negation of Ultimate Status -- Glossary of Technical Terms -- List of Abbreviations -- Bibliography of Principal Sources -- Index
Summary: 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.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama -- Preface -- Note -- Introduction -- I. Reverence to the Guru, Manjughosha! -- II. Shambhu, Meghavahana, Hiranyagarbha -- III. I bow devoted to Maitreya and Manjughosha -- IV. I bow my head to the feet of Nagarjuna and Asanga -- V. Respectfully I bow to those Master Scholars -- VI. Many who did not realize That -- VII. But I have seen It quite precisely -- VIII. You who aspire to Peerless Philosophy -- The Short Essence of True Eloquence -- The Great Essence of True Eloquence -- Prologue -- I. Statements from the Elucidation of Intention -- II. Explanations of the Scripture's Statements -- III. The Essential Centrist Message -- IV. Explanations of the Followers of the Savior Nagarjuna -- V. The Dialecticist Elucidation of the Holy Intention -- VI. Avoidance of Contradiction between the (Dialecticist) System and the Scriptures -- VII. The Chief Reason for Negation of Ultimate Status -- Glossary of Technical Terms -- List of Abbreviations -- Bibliography of Principal Sources -- Index

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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.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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