{"product_id":"tsong-khapas-illumination-of-the-hidden-9781935011095","title":"Tsong Khapa's Illumination of the Hidden","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David Gray\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Globalization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the first in a two-volume annotated translation of Tsong Khapa's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIllumination of the Hidden Meaning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003esbas don kun sel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). A magnificent and massive commentary on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCakrasamvara Tantra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this is first English translation of a work that marks a milestone in the Tibetan assimilation of the Indian Buddhist tantras.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis first volume, which includes Tsong Khapa's detailed introduction to chapters 1 to 24 of the 51 chapter root tantra, covers the history of the tradition, its interpretation, and a range of topics including the construction of the mandala, the consecration therein, and the decoding of mantras and their ritual applications, as well as extensive details concerning the clans of the yoginis and the procedures to win their favor. David B. Gray situates the work in context and explores in depth the sources used in composing this commentary. He also provides detailed notes, a trilingual English-Tibetan-Sanskrit glossary, and an appendix that includes a translation and a critical edition of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLaghusamvaratantrapatalabhisandhi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a synopsis of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCakrasamvara Tantra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e composed by Sumatikirti, which is quoted in its entirety by Tsong Khapa in his commentary. This work will be followed by a second volume of the annotated translation subtitled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eYogic Vows, Conduct, and Ritual Praxis (An Annotated Translation of Chapters 25-51)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and a third volume that will include a critical edition of the entire Tibetan text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished by American Institute of Buddhist Studies (AIBS)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Misc","offer_id":45268667236503,"sku":"9781935011095","price":3626.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781935011095.webp?v=1769236352","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/tsong-khapas-illumination-of-the-hidden-9781935011095","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}