{"product_id":"the-central-philosophy-of-tibet-by-robert-af-thurman-9780691020679","title":"The Central Philosophy of Tibet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the paperback edition of the first full study, translation, and critical annotation of the \u003cem\u003eEssence of True Eloquence\u003c\/em\u003e by Jey Tsong Khapa (1357-1419), universally acknowledged as the greatest Tibetan philosopher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Thurman's translation and introduction present a strain of Indian Buddhist thought emphasizing the need for both critical reason and contemplative realisation in the attainment of enlightenment. This book was originally published under the title \u003cem\u003eTsong Khapa's Speech of Gold in the Essence of True Eloquence\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I am very happy that Tsong Khapa's masterpiece of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy has been translated into English, and can now be studied by Western philosophers and practitioners of Buddhism. It has long been one of my favourite works, and I hope that others will appreciate its deep thought and lucid insights as we have for centuries in Tibet.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — From the foreword by the Dalai Lama\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599149449452,"sku":"9780691020679","price":169.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/fa720e7642eb66dcc23331ca27d059b6.jpg?v=1778024087","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-central-philosophy-of-tibet-by-robert-af-thurman-9780691020679","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}