Klein, Anne C2016-01-272016-01-272015-052015-04-23May 2015Villarreal, Elena Claire. "To Know a Buddha: A Tibetan Contemplative History and Its Implications for Religious Studies." (2015) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88190">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88190</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88190This dissertation examines the introduction, critique, and re-framing of other-emptiness (gzhan-stong) by Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen (1292–1361), Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357–1419), and Jamgon Kongtrul (1813-1899) respectively. Each author's writings on emptiness were deeply informed by his own contemplative and visionary experiences. Such peak religious moments--along with historical, social, and textual context--must be considered seriously to provide the richest possible history of other-emptiness.application/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.Madhyamakacontemplative epistemologyThesis2016-01-27