The Early Tibetan Practice of Buddhist Philosophy
Metaphysics, Argumentation, and Identity in Rongzom's Dzokchen
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648 pages
- Release Date
12 January 2026
Summary
Identifying the Roots of the Tibetan Practice of Buddhist Philosophy in One Seminal Text
When, and why, did Tibetans first begin to practice Buddhist philosophy? What was the impetus behind this pivotal cultural development, now so inextricable from Tibetan identity? Dominic Sur illuminates this defining historical moment with his examination of the emergence of early dzokchen philosophy, a distinctive style of Buddhist thought and practice characteristic of Tibet.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780813954295 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0813954290 |
| Author: | Dominic Di Zinno Sur |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press |
| Imprint: | University of Virginia Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 648 |
| Release Date: | 12 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Traditions and Transformations in Tibetan Buddhism |
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Dominic Di Zinno Sur
Dominic Di Zinno Sur is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of History at Utah State University and the translator of Rongzom’s “Entering the Way of the Great Vehicle”: Dzogchen as the Culmination of the Mahāyāna.
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