{"product_id":"tsongkhapa-the-legacy-of-tibets-great-philosopher-saint-9781614297550","title":"Tsongkhapa: The Legacy of Tibet's Great Philosopher-Saint","description":"\u003cb\u003eTsongkhapa's seminal contributions to Buddhist thought and practice, and to the course of history, are illuminated and celebrated by some of his foremost modern interpreters.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew figures have impacted the trajectory of Buddhism as much as the great philosopher and meditator, scholar and reformer, Tsongkhapa Losang Drakpa (1357-1419), the founder of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism and teacher of the First Dalai Lama. His Ganden tradition spread throughout Central Asia and Mongolia, and today, through figures such as the Dalai Lama, who calls Tsongkhapa a second Nagarjuna, his teachings are shaping intellectual conversations and ethical practice globally. To commemorate the 600th anniversary of Tsongkhapa's passing, a special conference was held at Ganden Monastery in India in 2019, featuring some of the best translators and interpreters of his teachings today. Highlights of those incisive summations of Tsongkhapa's special contributions are gathered in this volume. Here we discover Tsongkhapa the philosopher, Tsongkhapa the master of the Buddhist canon, Tsongkhapa the tantric adept, and Tsongkhapa as the visionary who united wisdom to compassion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each of the authors featured looks at a distinct facet of Tsongkhapa's legacy. \u003cb\u003eDonald Lopez\u003c\/b\u003e provides a global context, \u003cb\u003eGuy Newland\u003c\/b\u003e distills Tsongkhapa's Middle Way, \u003cb\u003eDechen Rochard\u003c\/b\u003e uncovers the identity view, \u003cb\u003eJay Garfield\u003c\/b\u003e examines the conceptualized ultimate, \u003cb\u003eThupten Jinpa\u003c\/b\u003e highlights the seminal importance Tsongkhapa placed on ascertainment, \u003cb\u003eDavid Gray\u003c\/b\u003e looks at his approach to Cakrasamvara tantra, \u003cb\u003eGavin Kilty\u003c\/b\u003e surveys his Guhyasamaja tantra commentary, \u003cb\u003eRoger Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e surmises his views on Zen and mahamudra, \u003cb\u003eGesh? Ngawang Samten\u003c\/b\u003e examines his provisional-definitive distinction, \u003cb\u003eGareth Sparham\u003c\/b\u003e highlights his scholastic prowess, \u003cb\u003eMishig-Ish Bataa\u003c\/b\u003e illuminates his impact in Mongolia, and \u003cb\u003eBhiksuni Thubten Chodron\u003c\/b\u003e presents his instructions on how to cultivate compassion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether you are well acquainted with Tsongkhapa's life and thought or you are encountering him here for the first time, you will find \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy of Tsongkhapa\u003c\/i\u003e an illuminating survey of his unique explorations of the highest aspirations of humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid B. Gray is Bernard J. Hanley Professor of Religious Studies at Santa Clara University, in Santa Clara, California, where he teaches a wide range of courses on Asian religions. His research explores the development of tantric Buddhist traditions in South Asia and their dissemination in Tibet and East Asia, with a focus on yoginitantra, a genre of Buddhist literature focused on female deities and yogic practices involving the subtle body. His publications include numerous articles and book chapters, an edited volume, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Cakrasamvara Tantra: A Study and Annotated Translation\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eThe Cakrasamvara Tantra: Editions of the Sanskrit and Tibetan Texts Translation\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), I\u003ci\u003ellumination of the Hidden Meaning (Chapters 1-24): Mandala, Mantra, and the Cult of the Yoginis\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003eIllumination of the Hidden Meaning, Part II: Chapters 25-51, Yogic Vows, Conduct, and Ritual Practice\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDonald Lopez is an Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan. He is the author of numerous monographs, translations, and edited volumes on South Asian Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, and the European encounter with Buddhism. In 2014 his \u003ci\u003ePrinceton Dictionary of Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e (with Robert Buswell) was awarded the Dartmouth Medal of the American Library Association for best reference work of the year. 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