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Table of Contents: Tsong khapa's general outline of the text
Preliminary explanations
Homage verses
Ch. I. Examination of conditions
Ch. II. Examination of motion
Ch. III. Examination of the senses
Ch. IV. Examination of the aggregates
Ch. V. Examination of the elements
Ch. VI. Examination of desire and the desirous one
Ch. VII. Examination of arising, enduring, and ceasing
Ch. VIII. Examination of the agent and action
Ch. IX. Examination of the prior entity
Ch. X. Examination of fire and fuel
Ch. XI. Examination of the beginning and end
Ch. XII. Examination of suffering
Ch. XIII. Examination of compounded phenomena
Ch. XIV. Examination of contact
Ch. XV. Examination of essence
Ch. XVI. Examination of bondage
Ch. XVII. Examination of action
Ch. XVIII. Examination of the self and phenomena
Ch. XIX. Examination of time
Ch. XX. Examination of assemblage
Ch. XXI. Examination of becoming and destruction
Ch. XXII. Examination of the Tathagata
Ch. XXIII. Examination of errors
Ch. XXIV. Examination of the four noble truths
Ch. XXV. Examination of nirvana
Ch. XXVI. Examination of the twelve links of dependent origination
Ch. XXVII. Examination of views
Prostration to the teacher in gratitude for his kindness in teaching
App. I. Tibetan-English glossary
App. II. English-Tibetan glossary
App. III. English translations of works of Tsong khapa
App. IV. Selected bibliography of works in English on Tsong khapa
FY2024 /
Note: Dust jacket missing, bound in black book cloth with gold letters.
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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 thatit 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 therequisite 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, butwill serve as a valuable companion volume to Jay Garfield's highly successful translation of The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way.… (more)