The Dharma's gatekeepers : Sakya Pandita on Buddhist scholarship in Tibet / Jonathan C. Gold.

Author/creator Gold, Jonathan C., 1969-
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxii, 267 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents The lion's roar in the assembly: Sakya Paṇḍiata's scholary ideal -- Beware of the dharma in translation: a warning to interpreters -- The dharma is only words: a philosophical authorization of the linguist -- The expert is the context: Sakya Paṇḍita's appeals to Buddhist hermeneutics -- The message in the medium: intellectual norms and protocols -- Appealing to the translocal: Sanskrit poetics for a Tibetan Buddhist elite -- Thoughts on a future comparative intellectual history.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 239-254) and index.
LCCN 2006032683
ISBN9780791471654 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0791471659 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BQ162.C52 T55734 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold