Religions Of Tibet In Practice

Book Summary


Dzong-ka-ba's (1357-1419) The Essence of Eloquence is the one book on wisdom that the Dalai Lama carries with him wherever he goes. Composed by Tibets great yogi-scholar and founder of the Ge-luk-ba school, it stands as a landmark in Buddhist philosophy. In this first of a three-volume series, Jeffrey Hopkins focuses on how the conflict between appearance and reality is presented in the Mind-Only, or Yogic Practice, School. The Essence of Eloquence is so rich that for the last six centuries numerous Tibetan and Mongolian scholars have been drawn into a dynamic process of both finding and creating consistency in Dzong-ka-ba's often terse and cryptic tract. Hopkins makes extensive use of these commentaries to annotate the translation. Included are historical and doctrinal introductions and a critical edition of the text, as well as a lengthy synopsis to aid the general reader. Specialists and nonspecialists alike will find this important book indispensable. "This is a scholarly tour de force, the likes of which are rarely seen in the academy." --Jose Ignacio Cabezn, Illif School of Theology "An exceptionally clear and detailed account of a central debate in Tibetan Buddhist scholastic philosophy." --Matthew Kapstein, University of Chicago

Book Details


Book Name Religions Of Tibet In Practice
Author Jeffrey Hopkins
Publisher Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt Ltd (1998)
ISBN 9788121508223
Pages 570
Language English
Price 750
 
 

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