The early Tibetan practice of Buddhist philosophy : metaphysics, argumentation, and identity in Rongzom's Dzokchen / Dominic Di Zinno Sur.
| Author/creator | Sur, Dominic author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2026. |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | xvii, 573 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Traditions and transformations in Tibetan Buddhism Traditions and transformations in Tibetan Buddhism. ^A1399523 |
| Contents | Part I. Metaphysics: Ontology + Epistemology = Dzokchen Phenomenology -- part II. Argumentation: The dialectic of Illusion -- part III. Identity: the doctrinal work of philosophical Identity |
| Abstract | "Explores the roots of the Tibetan practice of Buddhist philosophy by examining the emergence of early dzokchen philosophy, analyzing Rongzom's Entering the Way of the Great Vehicle and the historical context and ideas that informed this foundational work"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | "Identifying the roots of the Tibetan Practice of Buddhist Philosophy in one seminal text When, and why, did Tibetans first begin to practice Buddhist philosophy? What was the impetus behind this pivotal cultural development, now so inextricable from Tibetan identity? Dominic Sur illuminates this defining historical moment with his examination of the emergence of early dzokchen philosophy, a distinctive style of Buddhist thought and practice characteristic of Tibet. Sur offers a groundbreaking analysis of the form and content of Entering the Way of the Great Vehicle-Tibetan Buddhism's first polemical apology, in which the great eleventh-century translator and polymath Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo presented a creative and masterful philosophical defense of authenticity and authority in Tibetan dzokchen-and documents the historical context and ideas that informed Rongzom's foundational work. This is the authoritative intellectual history of the early Tibetan practice of Buddhist philosophy and the development of dzokchen, one that establishes Sur's status as a leading voice in the field. "-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Sur, Dominic Di Zinno, 1971- Early Tibetan practice of Buddhist philosophy Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2026 9780813954318 |
| LCCN | 2025054291 |
| ISBN | 9780813954295 |
| ISBN | 9780813954301 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0813954304 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0813954290 trade paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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