Dr. Guy Newland
Guy Newland, a student of Jeffrey Hopkins, is a scholar of Tibetan Buddhism who has been a professor at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan since 1988. He served as Chairperson of Central Michigan University's Department of Philosophy and Religion during the periods 2000-2003 and 2006-2009. He was elected to the Mount Pleasant Board of Education in July 2003 and served until December 2007, including six months as President of the Board and one year as Secretary.
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Dr. Guy Newland Western perspectives on Tsongkhapa
Returning to Chapa chos kyi seng ge's refutation of Chandrakirti, which foreshadows Tsongkhapa.
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Conventional and ultimate nature
How Tsongkhapa refutes the Svatantrika view of conventional existence, while retaining the possibility of understanding…
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The Svatantrika view
Reviewing arguments that the ultimate nature cannot be known by the mind.
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Understanding through reasoned logic
The ultimate nature being unknowable by the mind, versus arguments that it is possible to…
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The Prasangika view
Tsongkhapa’s interpretation of the Prasangika view, and what it means to say that objects are…
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Emptiness and compassion
The importance of understanding emptiness correctly and how it relates to cultivating compassion.
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Diversity and tolerance
When we examine the diversity of Madhyamaka views within Tibetan Buddhism, we are also considering…
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