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The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems stupa one of the largest monasteriesThe Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems, by Thuken Losang Chkyi Nyima (17371802), is arguably the widest ranging account of religious philosophies ever written in pre modern Tibet. Like most Tibetan texts on philosophical systems, this work covers the major schools of India, both Buddhist and non Buddhist, but then goes on to discuss in detail the entire range of Tibetan traditions as well, with separate chapters on the Nyingma, Kadam, Kagy, Shij,