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This is the first full study, translated and critically annotated of the Essence of True Eloquence by Tsong Khapa (1357-1419) universally acknowledge as the greatest Tibetan Philosopher. The work is a study of the major schools of Mahayana Buddhism, known as Vijnanavada and Madhyamika and an explanation of the Prasangika interpretation of Madhyamika ( Centrism ). The translation and introduction supplement our view of Buddhism as a contemplative and mystical religion and reveal a rigorous, critical philosophy.