Self, Reality and Reason in Tibetan Philosophy: Tsongkhapa's Quest for the Middle WayPsychology Press, 2002 - 248 pages The work explores the historical and intellectual context of Tsongkhapa's philosophy and addresses the critical issues related to questions of development and originality in Tsongkhapa's thought. It also deals extensively with one of Tsongkhapa's primary concerns, namely his attempts to demonstrate that the Middle Way philosophy's deconstructive analysis does not negate the reality of the everyday world. The study's central focus, however, is the question of the existence and the nature of self. This is explored both in terms of Tsongkhapa's deconstruction of the self and his reconstruction of person. Finally, the work explores the concept of reality that emerges in Tsongkhapa's philosophy, and deals with his understanding of the relationship between critical reasoning, no-self, and religious experience. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
1 Context and Methodological Issues | 12 |
2 Delineating the Parameters of Madhyamaka Reasoning | 37 |
3 Tsongkhapas Deconstruction of the Self | 70 |
4 Personal Identity Continuity and the Iconsciousness | 107 |
5 NoSelf Truth and the Middle Way | 148 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abhidharmakośa according to Tsongkhapa aggregates analysis argument ātman ba'i bdag bden bshad btags Buddhapalita Candrakīrti chapter chen chos cognition concept consciousness context conventional critical critique dang dbang de'i deconstruction dependent origination Dharmakīrti distinction dngos don dam dzin emptiness of intrinsic entity epistemological essentialist everyday exist by means gang zag Geluk gnyis grub gyur gzhan I-consciousness illusion-like Indian intrinsic existence intrinsic nature khas kyang Lam rim ltar ma yin Madhyamaka dialectic Madhyamaka philosophy Mahāyāna mtha mtshan Nāgārjuna ngo bo no-self notion object of negation ontological pa'i perception personal identity perspective philosophical phyir Prasangika question rang bzhin rang gi ngo reality rigs rjes rnam Sakya sense skye snang snyam soteriological stong svabhāva tetralemma tha snyad things and events Tibet Tibetan TKSB tsam tshe Tsongkhapa argues Tsongkhapa writes Tsongkhapa's Madhyamaka Tsongkhapa's thought Tsongkhapa's view understanding Vajrayāna valid zhes