JIABS 32/1-2 (2009[2010])

In memoriam, Ji Xianlin (6. August 1911 – 11. Juli 2009)

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Phywa pa’s argumentative analogy between factive assessment (yid dpyod) and conceptual thought (rtog pa)

Pa tshab and the origin of Prāsaṅgika

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Roṅ zom Chos bzaṅ on Mahāyoga and Madhyamaka