Buddhist epistemology in the Geluk school : three key texts / Khedrup Jé, Gyaltsab Jé, and Jamyang Shepa ; translated by Jonathan Samuels.
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY : Wisdom Publications, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xviii, 870 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Dge-legs-dpal-bzang-po, Mkhas-grub-rje, 1385-1438, author. |
| Other author/creator | Dar-ma-rin-chen, Rgyal-tshab-rje, 1364-1432, author. |
| Other author/creator | ʼJam-dbyangs-bzhad-pa Ngag-dbang-brtson-ʼgrus, 1648-1721, author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJB8vMKrFVwHmbtqQ886Kd |
| Other author/creator | Samuels, Jonathan, 1963- translator. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjJ7XBxV9H6V8PhFtgvjFq |
| Included Work | Dge-legs-dpal-bzang-po, Mkhas-grub-rje, 1385-1438. Container of (expression): Tshad ma sde bdun gyi rgyan Yid kyi mun sel. English. |
| Other author/creator | Institute of Tibetan Classics. |
| Variant title | 3 key texts |
| Series | The library of Tibetan classics ; Library of Tibetan classics ; volume 21. ^A715931 |
| Contents | Banisher of ignorance : an ornament of the seven treatises on pramαṇa / Khedrup Gelek Palsang -- On preclusion and relationship / Gyaltsab Darma Rinchen -- Mighty pramαṇa sun, "Banisher of gloom from the hearts of the fortunate," totally illuminating the profound and the expansive : an exposition on valid cognition in the thousand measures of clear words / Jamyang Shepa Ngawang Tsöndrü. |
| Abstract | "This volume includes translations of three separate Tibetan works by iconic figures in the Geluk school of Buddhism. The first work, Banisher of Ignorance, is by Khedrup Gelek Palsang (1385-1438), and the second, On Preclusion and Relationship, is by Gyaltsab Darma Rinchen (1364-1432). The authors--popularly known as Khedrup J̌ and Gyaltsab J̌--were the foremost disciples of the Geluk-school founder, Tsongkhapa Losang Drakpa (1357-1419). The third text, Mighty Pramαṇa Sun, is a commentary on Candrak+rti's Clear Words (Prasannapadα) by the First Jamyang Shepa (1648-1721). These works concern themselves primarily with the Buddhist theory of knowledge--the means by which we are able to know things and how we can be certain of that knowledge. Encapsulating this theory is the notion of pramαṇa, a concept derived from India, the Buddhist understanding of which was shaped most significantly by the masters Dignαga (fifth to sixth century) and Dharmak+rti (seventh century). Based on their explanation, pramαṇa is often translated as "valid cognition," a literal reference to the kind of cognition that they proposed could be relied upon to supply indisputable knowledge. In recognition of the crucial role that reasoning is held to play in gaining certain knowledge, the Buddhist Pramαṇa tradition is described as a logico-epistemological system. The works in this volume demonstrate how important scholastic rigor has been to Tibetan religion. They illustrate how those who follow the tradition have viewed the systematic approach as necessary not only for textual analysis--for those seeking to unravel the complexities of the Indian Buddhist scriptures and treatises--but also for practitioners aiming to progress along the spiritual path and achieve the higher Buddhist goals" -- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language | Text in English, translated from the Tibetan version of texts originally in Sanskrit. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Buddhist epistemology in the Geluk school. New York, NY, USA : Wisdom, [2025] 9781614299561 |
| Other title | Banisher of ignorance. |
| Other title | On preclusion and relationship. |
| Other title | Mighty pramαṇa sun. |
| ISBN | 9780861714605 |
| ISBN | 0861714601 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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