The crystal mirror of philosophical systems
Subtitle: a Tibetan study of Asian religious thought
By: Thuken Losang Chkyi Nyima ; translated by Gesh Lhundub Sopa with Ann Chávez and Roger R. Jackson ; special contributions by Michael Sweet and Leonard Zwilling ; edited by Roger R. Jackson.
Contributors: Jackson, Roger R. 1950-
Series: The Library of Tibetan Classics
Publisher: Wisdom Publicatiaons
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 664
Subjects: Buddhist sects -- China -- Tibet -- History; Buddhism -- China -- Tibet -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800; Philosophy, Asian -- Early works to 1800; Asia -- Religion -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Work titles: Grub mthaʼ Śel gyi me loṅ.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Indian schools; title: Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism; title: The Nyingma tradition; title: The Kadam tradition; title: The Kagyü tradition; title: The Shijé tradition; title: The Sakya tradition; title: The Jonang and minor traditions; title: The Geluk tradition 1: Tsongkhapa; title: The Geluk tradition 2: Tsongkhapa's successors; title: The Geluk tradition 3: the distinctiveness of Geluk; title: The Bon tradition; title: Chinese traditions 1: non-Buddhist; title: Chinese traditions 2: Buddhist; title: Central Asian traditions.