Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems

Blo-bzaṅ-chos-kyi-ñi-ma <Thu'u-bkvan>
Grub mthaʾ Śel gyi me loṅ = The crystal mirror of philosophical systems : a Tibetan study of Asian religious thought / Thuken Losang Chökyi Nyima ; translated by Geshé Lhundub Sopa with E. Ann Chávez and Roger R. Jackson ; special contributions by Michael Sweet and Leonard Zwilling ; edited by Roger R. Jackson. - Boston : Wisdom Publ., 2009. - XX, 664 S. : Kt. - (The Library of Tibetan classics ; 25)
Einheitssachtitel: Grub mthaʼ Śel gyi me loṅ <engl.>
ISBN 0-86171-464-4 / 978-0-86171-464-3
US$ 59,95
DDC: 294.39

Beschreibung
The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems by Thuken Losang Chokyi Nyima (1737–1802), is arguably the widest-ranging account of religious philosophies ever written in pre-modern Tibet. Like most Tibetan texts on philosophical systems, this work covers the major schools of India, both Buddhist and non-Buddhist, but then goes on to discuss in detail the entire range of Tibetan traditions as well, with separate chapters on the Nyingma, Kadam, Kagyu, Shije, Sakya, Jonang, Geluk, and Bon schools. Not resting there, Thuken goes on to describe the major traditions of China - Confucian, Daoist, and the multiple varieties of Buddhist - as well as those of Mongolia, Khotan, and even Shambhala. The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems is unusual, too, in its concern not just to describe and analyze doctrines, but to trace the historical development of the various traditions. The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems is an eloquent and erudite presentation exploring the religious history and philosophical systems of an array of Asian Cultures - and offering evidence that the serious and sympathetic study of the history of religions has not been a monopoly of Western scholarship. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
General Editor's Preface. xi
Translator's preface. xv
Editor's introduction. 1
Map of Tibet. 14
Technical Note. 17
THE CRYSTAL MIRROR: AN EXCELLENT EXPLANATION SHOWING THE SOURCES AND ASSERTIONS OF ALL PHILOSOPHICAL SYSTEMS
1. Preface. 33
2. Indian schools. 37
3. Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. 71
4. The Nyingma tradition. 77
5. The Kadam tradition. 97
6. The Kagyü tradition. 117
7. The Shijé tradition. 157
8. The Sakya tradition. 169
9. The Jonang and minor traditions. 197
10. The Geluk tradition 1: Tsongkhapa. 215
11. The Geluk tradition 2: Tsongkhapa's successors. 267
12. The Geluk tradition 3: the distinctiveness of Geluk. 299
13. The Bon tradition. 321
14. Chinese traditions 1: non-Buddhist. 331
15. Chinese traditions 2: Buddhist. 351
16. Central Asian traditions. 371
17. Conclusion. 387
Appendix: Detailed outline of Thuken's text. 397
Notes. 411
Glossary. 497
Glossary of Enumerations. 515
Bibliography. 535
Index. 577
About the contributors. 665

Autor
THUKEN LOSANG CHÖKYI NYIMA [=Thu'u-bkvan Blo-bzaṅ-chos-kyi-ñi-ma] (1737-1802) was among the most cosmopolitan and prolific Tibetan Buddhist masters of the late eighteenth century. Hailing from the "melting pot" region of Amdo, he was Mongol by heritage, and educated in Gelukpa monasteries. Throughout his life, he traveled widely in east and inner Asia, spending significant time in Central Tibet, Amdo, inner Mongolia, and at the Qing court in Beijing. He served as abbot of several important monasteries, and wrote hundreds of texts on Buddhist thought and practice, the most enduring and influential of which is the Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems.

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ROGER R. JACKSON, Stephen R. Lewis, Jr. Professor of Religion and the Liberal Arts, Chair of Religion. Faculty page.

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