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Book SynopsisThis 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") inter
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*List of Illustrations, pg. ix*Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, pg. xi*Preface, pg. xiii*Note, pg. xviii*I. Reverence to the Guru, Manjughosha!, pg. 3*II. Shambhu, Meghavahana, Hiranyagarbha, pg. 8*III. I bow devoted to Maitreya and Manjughosha, pg. 18*IV. I bow my head to the feet of Nagarjuna and Asanga, pg. 21*V. Respectfully I bow to those Master Scholars, pg. 33*VI. Many who did not realize That, pg. 49*VII. But I have seen It quite precisely, pg. 63*VIII. You who aspire to Peerless Philosophy, pg. 89*The Short Essence of True Eloquence, pg. 175*Prologue, pg. 187*I. Statements from the Elucidation of Intention, pg. 191*II. Explanations of the Scripture's Statements, pg. 209*III. The Essential Centrist Message, pg. 253*IV. Explanations of the Followers of the Savior Nagarjuna, pg. 265*V. The Dialecticist Elucidation of the Holy Intention, pg. 288*VI. Avoidance of Contradiction between the (Dialecticist) System and the Scriptures, pg. 345*VII. The Chief Reason for Negation of Ultimate Status, pg. 364*Glossary of Technical Terms, pg. 387*List of Abbreviations, pg. 401*Bibliography of Principal Sources, pg. 407*Index, pg. 421
