File Format | PDF
File Size | 25.7 MB
Pages | 304
Language | English
Category | Buddhism
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Description: This book is an
annotated translation of one of the great Tibetan classics of Mahayana Buddhist
thought, mKhas grub rje's sTong thun chen mo. The text is a detailed critical
exposition of the theory and practice of emptiness as expounded in the three
major schools of Mahayana Buddhist philosophy: the Yogacara, Svatantrika, and
Prasangika. Used as a supplement to the scholastic debating manuals in some of
the greatest monasteries of Tibet, the sTong thun chen mo is a veritable
encyclopedia of Mahayana Buddhist philosophy, dealing with such topics as
hermeneutics, the theory of non-duality, the linguistic interpretation of
emptiness, the typology of ignorance, logic, the nature of time, and the
perception of matter across world spheres. This book is an indispensable source
for understanding the Tibetan dGe lugs pa school's synthesis of the Middle Way
(Madhyamaka) and Epistemological (Pramanika) traditions of Indian Buddhism. In
addition, it is an unprecedented source for the philosophical polemics of
fifteenth century Tibet.
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Dose of Emptiness, An Annotated Translation of the Stong Thun Chen Mo