{"product_id":"the-early-tibetan-practice-of-dominic-di-zinno-sur-9780813954301","title":"The Early Tibetan Practice of Buddhist Philosophy: Metaphysics, Argumentation, and Identity in Rongzom's Dzokchen","description":"\u003cb\u003eIdentifying the roots of the Tibetan Practice of Buddhist Philosophy in one seminal text\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003edzokchen\u003c\/i\u003e philosophy, a distinctive style of Buddhist thought and practice characteristic of Tibet. Sur offers a groundbreaking analysis of the form and content of \u003ci\u003eEntering the Way of the Great Vehicle\u003c\/i\u003e--Tibetan Buddhism's first polemical apology, in which the great eleventh-century translator and polymath Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo presented a creative and masterful philosophical defense of authenticity and authority in Tibetan \u003ci\u003edzokchen\u003c\/i\u003e--and documents the historical context and ideas that informed Rongzom's foundational work. This is the authoritative intellectual history of the early Tibetan practice of Buddhist philosophy and the development of \u003ci\u003edzokchen\u003c\/i\u003e, one that establishes Sur's status as a leading voice in the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dominic Di Zinno Sur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813954304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813954301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.43w x 1.64d","brand":"Dominic Di Zinno Sur","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440538824959,"sku":"9780813954301","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ab04529-aa43-435c-8af3-d4941a7c325e.jpg?v=1777183103","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-early-tibetan-practice-of-dominic-di-zinno-sur-9780813954301","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}