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On Literary Composition

| Literary Theory

by Ngawang Tendar

Extracted from The Sunlight of Eloquent Explanation: A Presentation of Exposition, Debate, and Composition ('chad rtsod rtsom gsum gyi rnam gzhag legs bshad nyin byed snang ba), this brief analysis by Ngawang Tendar Lharampa (1759/1751–1831) discusses the qualities of an author, classifications of literary treatises and process of composing a treatise.

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