Tsongkhapa · Theology

Sutra and Tantra United

Tsongkhapa&rsquo;s mapping of the swift tantric path onto the sutra foundation in his <em>Great Exposition of Secret Mantra</em>, and his insistence that the whole soaring structure - sutra and tantra alike - must rest on the base of pure monastic discipline, the Vinaya.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Tsongkhapa systematised the four classes of tantra in his Great Exposition of Secret Mantra , argued that tantra shares the goal, motivation, and view of the sutra path while adding a swifter method (deity yoga), and insisted that the entire edifice rests on the base of monastic discipline. Explain ho…

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