Joseph E. Blado

Dölpopa, Shentong Buddhism, and the three jewels: an analytic-friendly analysis

In philosophical Buddhism, a prominent view is that the “Buddhist Jewels” are helpful for achieving nirvana. These jewels include the Buddha, the Dharma (fundamental teaching), and the Sangha (the community of believers). In the medieval Buddhist philosopher Dölpopa’s Jonang-Shentong Buddhism, these jewels though are s...