Dolopopa's Mountian Dharma (Thrangu 2023)

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Edited translations of teachings given by Thrangu Rinpoche in Keystone, Colorado in Summer 2006.

Citation	Thrangu Rinpoche. Dolopopa's Mountian Dharma: The Birth of the Shentong View. Translated by David Choephel. Boulder: Namo Buddha Publications, 2023.

Editor's Preface1

Chapter 1: Introduction to Dolpopa's Teachings7
- 1. Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma8
- 2. The Rangtong and Shentong schools11
Chapter 2: Buddha Nature in the Scriptures17
- 1. Deity as the indivisibility of Expanse and Awareness17
- 2. Buddha Nature Present in the Three Jewels22
- 3. How Nature of Phenomena and Buddha Nature Relate23
- 4. and 5. Buddha Nature as a Family24
- 6. Buddha Nature and the Vajra Family25
- 7. Buddha Nature is All-pervasive25
- 8. Buddha Nature is Unchanging26
- 9. The Three Stages of Beings in the Sutras26
- 10. Purifying the Disturbing Emotions in the Vajrayana27
- 11. The Ground and Fruition Are Inseparable27
- 12. The Indivisibility of the Ground and Path28
- 13. The Dharmakaya Contains All Qualities of a Buddha28
- 14. Did Nagarjuna and Followers Teach Buddha Nature?29
Chapter 3: The Ground of Buddha Nature35
- 1. In Brief: The Ground, Path, and Result (or Fruition)35
- 2. Buddha Nature Exists37
- 3. Attaining the Result38
- 4. The Ground of Practice in Detail40
Chapter 4: Buddha Nature Is Not a Provisional Teaching43
- 1. Is Buddha Nature a Provisional or Definitive Teaching?44
- 2. Buddha Nature as Provisional Because of Five Faults46
- 3. Refuting Buddha Nature as a Provisional Teaching47
Chapter 5: The Path53
- 1. Sentient Beings Have the Dharmakaya Within Them53
- 2. Realizing the Rangtong View53
- 3. The Practice of Meditation on Emptiness54
- 4. The Practice of Subtle Winds and Channels54
- 5. The Development of Pure Meditation and Conduct55
- 6. Distinguishing What Exists from What Does Not56
- 7. Understanding Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma57
- 8. Why There Are Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma57
- 9. Which Turnings Are Definitive and which Provisional?58
- 10. Is Sutra of Definitive Commentary a Mind Only Text?58
- 11. Buddha Nature Is Not Provisional from Third Turning59
Chapter 6: The Common View of the Path67
- 1. Problems from Not Believing Buddha Nature67
- 2. Having Faith in Meditation Methods68
- 3. Benefits of Faith and Devotion in Buddha Nature68
- 4. Problems with Having Incorrect Views71
Chapter 7: Having the Correct View of the Path75
- 1. Third Turning Is Not Just Mind Only Teachings75
- 2. Commentaries on the Existence of Buddha Nature79
- 3. Is Middle from the Extremes a Mind Only Teaching?79
- 4 to 9. All Appearances Are Mind80
- 10. The Shentong View Summarized81
Chapter 8: The Uncommon View of the Path83
- 1. Transcending the Three Realms and Three Times83
- 2. Meditating on Just Emptiness of Self84
- 3. Scriptures Stating That Buddha Nature Does Not Exist84
- 4. When Negative Qualities are Eliminated, Positive Manifest85
- 5 to 7. When Negative Qualities Have Been Dispelled86
- 8. The Benefit of Having Faith in Buddha Nature86
Chapter 9: The Features of Buddha Nature95
- 1. The Utterly Pure Dharmakaya Is Not Mere Emptiness95
- 2. Utterly Pure Dharmakaya from the Vajrayana Perspective96
- 3. Impure Appearances Become Female Body of the Deity97
- 4. The Ultimate Deity and Ultimate Compassion99
- 5. The 37 Factors of Enlightenment100
- 6. The Eight-Fold Path101
Chapter 10: The Fruition103
- 1. The Amazing Bodies (Kayas) of the Buddha104
- 2. The Amazing Wisdoms of the Buddha107
- 3. The Amazing Qualities of the Buddha109
- 4. The Activities of the Buddha112
- 5. The Pure Realms and Settings of the Buddha116
Chapter 11: The Features of the Buddha123
- 1. Ground and Ultimate Result Are Inseparable123
- 2. To Reach Enlightenment We Need to Follow the Path123
- 3. We Need to Purify the Disturbing Emotions124
- 4. Using the Subtle Winds and Channels124
- 5. Buddha Nature Remains When Adventitious Stains Go125
- 6 and 7. When Stains Are Removed, The Dharmakaya Remains126
- 8. A Buddha's Wisdom Remains When Stains Are Removed127
Chapter 12: Summary of the Shentong View129

The Appendices132
The Glossary145
The Glossary of Tibetan Terms159
The Bibliography162
Index170