Gorampa
Sign in to saveAlso known as Gorampa Sonam Senge, Gorampa Sönam Senge, Bsod-nams-seng-ge, Kun-mkhyen, 1429-1489, Go-rams-pa Bsod-nams-seṅ-ge, 1429-1489, Kun-mkhyen Go-rams-pa Bsod-nams-seng-ge, 1429-1489, Bsod-nams-seng-ge, Go-rams-pa, 1429-1489, Gorampa Sonam Sengey, 1429-1489
thumb|Thangka of Gorampa Gorampa Sonam Senge (, 1429–1489) was an important philosopher in the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was the author of a vast collection of commentaries on sutra and tantra whose work was influential throughout Tibetan Buddhism. Gorampa is particularly known for his writings on madhyamaka philosophy, especially his critique of the madhyamaka views of Tsongkhapa and Dolpopa. Gorampa defended the mainly anti-realist interpretation of madhyamaka held by the Sakya school (which sees conventional truth as a false illusion).
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17 sectionsContents
- Philosophy
- Gorampa's madhyamaka
- Conventional reality is unreal
- Critique of Dolpopa and shentong
- Critique of Tsongkhapa and Gelug madhyamaka
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- Middle-Way (Madhyamaka; Dbu ma) works
- Perfection of Wisdom (Prajñaparamita; Phar phyin) works
- Epistemo-Logical (Pramana; Tshad ma) works
- Vinaya (’Dul ba) works
- Abhidharma (Mdzod) works
- Works on the three vows (Sdom gsum skor)
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thumb|Thangka of Gorampa Gorampa Sonam Senge (, 1429–1489) was an important philosopher in the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was the author of a vast collection of commentaries on sutra and tantra whose work was influential throughout Tibetan Buddhism. Gorampa is particularly known for his writings on madhyamaka philosophy, especially his critique of the madhyamaka views of Tsongkhapa and Dolpopa. Gorampa defended the mainly anti-realist interpretation of madhyamaka held by the Sakya school (which sees conventional truth as a false illusion).
Gorampa was the student of Rongtön (Rongtön Shéja Künrig, ), Byams chen rab ’byams pa Sangs rgyas ’phel (1411–85), Ngor chen Kun dga’ bzang po (1382–1456), Gung ru Shes rab bzang po (1411–75). He founded the Thuptén Namgyél Monastery in Tanag (), which is just north of Shigatse.