Ocean of Reasoning A Great Commentary on Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika

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Pub. Date: 2006-04-20
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary

Tsong kha pa (14th-century) is arguably the most important and influential philosopher in Tibetan history. An Ocean of Reasoning is the most extensive and perhaps the deepest extant commentary on Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika (Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way ), and it can be argued that it is impossible to discuss Nagarjuna's work in an informed way without consulting it. It discusses alternative readings of the text and prior commentaries and provides a detailed exegesis, constituting a systematic presentation of Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophy. Despite its central importance, however, of Tsong kha pa's three most important texts, only An Ocean of Reasoning remains untranslated, perhaps because it is both philosophically and linguistically challenging, demanding a rare combination of abilities on the part of a translator. Jay Garfield and Ngawang Samten bring the requisite skills to this difficult task, combining between them expertise in Western and Indian philosophy, and fluency in Tibetan, Sanskrit, and English. The resulting translation of this important text will not only be a landmark contribution to the scholarship of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism, but will serve as a valuable companion volume to Jay Garfield's highly successful translation of The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way .

Table of Contents

Translators' Introduction ix
The Life and Works of Tsong khapa ix
The Text and Its Structure xii
Methodology xiv
The Root Text and Its Translation xix
Acknowledgments xxii
Tsong khapa's General Outline of the Text
3(4)
The Text
7(562)
Preliminary Explanations
9(12)
Homage Verses
21(24)
Examination of Conditions
45(56)
Examination of Motion
101(26)
Examination of the Senses
127(16)
Examination of the Aggregates
143(8)
Examination of the Elements
151(12)
Examination of Desire and the Desirous One
163(12)
Examination of Arising, Enduring, and Ceasing
175(46)
Examination of the Agent and Action
221(14)
Examination of the Prior Entity
235(14)
Examination of Fire and Fuel
249(16)
Examination of the Beginning and End
265(14)
Examination of Suffering
279(10)
Examination of Compounded Phenomena
289(14)
Examination of Contact
303(10)
Examination of Essence
313(16)
Examination of Bondage
329(16)
Examination of Action
345(24)
Examination of the Self and Phenomena
369(24)
Examination of Time
393(12)
Examination of Assemblage
405(16)
Examination of Becoming and Destruction
421(18)
Examination of the Tathagata
439(14)
Examination of Errors
453(16)
Examination of the Four Noble Truths
469(46)
Examination of Nirvana
515(20)
Examination of the Twelve Links of Dependent Origination
535(8)
Examination of Views
543(26)
Prostration to the Teacher in Gratitude for His Kindness in Teaching
563(2)
Afterword
565(4)
Appendices
569(18)
Appendix I: Tibetan-English Glossary
569(6)
Appendix II: English-Tibetan Glossary
575(8)
Appendix III: English Translations of Works of Tsong khapa
583(2)
Appendix IV: Selected Bibliography of Works in English on Tsong khapa
585(2)
Bibliography 587(6)
Index of Quotations and Citations 593(4)
General Index 597

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