Knowing Illusion: Bringing a Tibetan Debate into Contemporary Discourse: Volume II: Translations

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The Yakherds (A collective of scholars in Philosphy and Buddhist studies, A collective of scholars in Philosphy and Buddhist studies)

Knowing Illusion

Bringing a Tibetan Debate into Contemporary Discourse: Volume II: Translations

The Yakherds (A collective of scholars in Philosphy and Buddhist studies, A collective of scholars in Philosphy and Buddhist studies)

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Oxford University Press Inc
13 January 2022

Philosophy of religion; Tibetan Buddhism; Oriental religions

Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) is by any measure the single most influential philosopher in Tibetan history. His articulation of Prasangika Madhyamaka, and his interpretation of the 7th Century Indian philosopher Candrakirti's interpretation of Madhyamaka is the foundation for the understanding of that philosophical system in the Geluk school in Tibet. Tsongkhapa argues that Candrakirti shows that we can integrate the Madhyamaka doctrine of the two truths, and of the ultimate emptiness of all phenomena with a robust epistemology that explains how we can know both conventional and ultimate truth and distinguish truth from falsity within the conventional world. The Sakya scholar Taktsang Lotsawa (born 1405) published the first systematic critique of Tsongkhapa's system. In the fifth chapter of his Freedom from Extremes Accomplished through Comprehensive Knowledge of Philosophy, Taktsang attacks Tsongkhapa's understanding of Candrakirti and the cogency of integrating Prasangika Madhyamaka with any epistemology. This attack launches a debate between Geluk scholars on the one hand and Sakya and Kagyu scholars on the other regarding the proper understanding of this philosophical school and the place of epistemology in the Madhyamaka program. This debate raged with great ferocity from the 15th through the 18th centuries, and continues still today.

These two volumes study that debate and present translations of the most important texts produced in that context. Volume I provides historical and philosophical background for this dispute and elucidates the philosophical issues at stake in the debate, exploring the principal arguments advanced by the principals on both sides, and setting them in historical context. This volume presents English translations of each of the most important texts in this debate.

Edited by: The Yakherds (A collective of scholars in Philosphy and Buddhist studies A collective of scholars in Philosphy and Buddhist studies)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 156mm, Width: 236mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780197603680
ISBN 10: 0197603688
Pages: 504
Publication Date: 13 January 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Yakherds is a collective of scholars in Philosophy and Buddhist Studies based in the USA, India, Australia, Nepal, and Germany, and comprises both Western and Tibetan scholars. Between them, they have translated, edited, and written over 70 books and several hundred articles and reviews, including numerous important translations of Tibetan philosophical texts and books on Buddhist philosophy.

Reviews for Knowing Illusion: Bringing a Tibetan Debate into Contemporary Discourse: Volume II: Translations

I celebrate the arrival of this extraordinary book. It marks an important step forward in our understanding of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. * Guy Newland, Central Michigan University, The Journal of Religion *