Tsong Khapa's Speech of Gold in the Essence of True Eloquence: Reason and Enlightenment in the Central Philosophy of Tibet

by Robert A.F. Thurman

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069107285X
• ISBN13: 9780691072852
• Release Date: November 1984
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.