Comparing Two Systems of Religion Grounded in Reason Alone Je Tsong-Kha-Pa's Lam-Rim Chenmo and Kant's Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone
Date of Award
2006
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Humanities
First Advisor
Newman, John
Keywords
Tsong-Kha-Pa, Je, Kant, Immanuel, Lam-Rim Chenmo
Area of Concentration
Religion
Abstract
This comparative thesis is intended to demonstrate the shortcomings in T.R.V. Murti�s pioneering analysis of Nagarjuna�s thought, which he then compared with the works of Immanuel Kant. The shortcomings of Murti�s analysis are due partially to his assumption that certain concepts in Nagarjuna�s thought are similar to what is familiar to him from his study of Advaita Vedanta (a Hindu monistic, theistic system). T.R.V. Murti makes an important error when discussing the Tathagata as God that renders his argument unsound. I chose to compare Kant with Je Tsong-kha-pa (who follows Nagarjuna�s system) in order to demonstrate such errors of hermeneutical analysis. Both Je Tsong-kha-pa and Kant regarded their systems as the only rational approach to the problem of scriptural interpretation. Thus a fruitful comparison is based on the correct hermeneutical approach when embarking on such analysis.
Recommended Citation
Hall, Chelsea, "Comparing Two Systems of Religion Grounded in Reason Alone Je Tsong-Kha-Pa's Lam-Rim Chenmo and Kant's Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone" (2006). Theses & ETDs. 3649.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/3649
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