{"product_id":"emptiness-in-the-mind-only-school-of-buddhism-dynamic-responses-to-dzong-ka-bas-the-essence-of-eloquence-volume-1-paperback-1","title":"Emptiness in the Mind-Only School of Buddhism: Dynamic Responses to Dzong-Ka-Ba's the Essence of Eloquence: Volume 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Hopkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDzong-ka-ba's (1357-1419) \u003ci\u003eThe Essence of Eloquence\u003c\/i\u003e is the one book on wisdom that the Dalai Lama carries with him wherever he goes. Composed by Tibet's great yogi-scholar and founder of the Ge-luk-ba school, it stands as a landmark in Buddhist philosophy. In this first of a three-volume series, Jeffrey Hopkins focuses on how the conflict between appearance and reality is presented in the Mind-Only, or Yogic Practice, School.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Essence of Eloquence\u003c\/i\u003e is so rich that for the last six centuries numerous Tibetan and Mongolian scholars have been drawn into a dynamic process of both finding and creating consistency in Dzong-ka-ba's often terse and cryptic tract. Hopkins makes extensive use of these commentaries to annotate the translation. Included are historical and doctrinal introductions and a critical edition of the text, as well as a lengthy synopsis to aid the general reader. Specialists and nonspecialists alike will find this important book indispensable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the first of a three-volume series of related but stand-alone works on the first two sections of Dzong-ka-ba's \u003ci\u003eThe Essence of Eloquence\u003c\/i\u003e. The focus of all three volumes is the exposition of emptiness in the Mind-Only School according to numerous Tibetan and Mongolian scholars over the last six centuries who have tried both to find and to create consistency in his often terse and cryptic tract.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis first volume is in four parts: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--A historical and doctrinal introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--A translation of the General Explanation and the Section on the Mind-Only School in \u003ci\u003eThe Essence of Eloquence\u003c\/i\u003e with frequent annotations in brackets, footnotes, and backnotes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--A detailed synopsis of the translation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--A critical edition in Tibetan script of these sections in \u003ci\u003eThe Essence of Eloquence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a scholarly tour de force, the likes of which are rarely seen in the academy.--José Ignacio Cabezón, Illif School of Theology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An exceptionally clear and detailed account of a central debate in Tibetan Buddhist scholastic philosophy.\"--Matthew Kapstein, University of Chicago\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is without question the finest and most complete discussion of the renowned Mind-Only school and its Tibetan context.\"--Anne C. Klein, author of \u003ci\u003eKnowledge \u0026amp; Liberation, Path to the Middle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An important new contribution to our understanding of the development of Buddhist philosophical thought in Tibet.\"--Matthew T. Kapstein, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism: Conversion, Contestation, and Memory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Hopkins\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Virginia. Former Chief English Interpreter to the Dalai Lama, he is the author of numerous articles and twenty-seven books, including \u003ci\u003eMeditation on Emptiness \u003c\/i\u003e(1983) and \u003ci\u003eEmptiness Yoga \u003c\/i\u003e(1985), and is translator\/editor for the Dalai Lama's \u003ci\u003eHow to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life \u003c\/i\u003e(2002) and \u003ci\u003eAdvice on Dying: And on Living a Better Life \u003c\/i\u003e(2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 542\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.37 x 8.98 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42570865803360,"sku":"9780520239081","price":86.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/ZHROWE1XSTZOSUFVaFpnTzNjNENJQT09.webp?v=1770699264","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/emptiness-in-the-mind-only-school-of-buddhism-dynamic-responses-to-dzong-ka-bas-the-essence-of-eloquence-volume-1-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}