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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thurman, Robert A.F., author.

Contributor:

Thurman, Robert A. F.

Series:

Princeton library of Asian translations.

Princeton Library of Asian Translations ; 88

Standardized Title:

Legs bśad sñiṅ po. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tsoṅ-kha-pa Blo-bzaṅ-grags-pa, 1357-1419. Legs bśad sñiṅ po.

Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Doctrines--Early works to 1800.

Buddhism.

Dge-lugs-pa (Sect)--Doctrines--Early works to 1800.

Dge-lugs-pa (Sect).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (474 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

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.

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-420) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-691-64027-0

0-691-61234-X

1-4008-5721-X

OCLC:

889250822