Buddha-Nature and the Great Perfection in the 11-14th Centuries by David Germano

Buddha-Nature and the Great Perfection in the 11-14th Centuries by David Germano

David Germano

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About the interview

Karma Phuntsho and David Germano discuss buddha-nature in Dzogchen, early Nyingma tantras, termas, Nyingtik Teachings, and touch on the commentarial writings of Longchenpa and others.

David Germano is the Executive Director of the Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia. He has taught and researched Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Virginia since 1992. He is currently focused on the exploration of contemplative ideas, values, and practices involving humanistic and scientific methodologies, as well as new applications in diverse fields; he also holds a faculty appointment in the School of Nursing. He has been a leader in the field of Tibetan Buddhist studies for many years and has long immersed himself in Dzogchen teachings and texts.

Clips from the interview

David Germano: On His Interest in the Great Perfection and Buddha-Nature

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3:14 min

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David Germano: On the Concept of Buddha-Nature and the Questions It Generates

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5:58 min

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David Germano: On Buddha-Nature in Tibet in the Early Translation Period

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3:27 min

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David Germano: On How the Dzogchen Nyingtik Tradition Approaches Buddha-Nature

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12:31 min

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David Germano: How Does One Actualize Buddha-Nature in the Nyingtik Teachings?

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9:59 min

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David Germano: On the Evolution of Dzogchen Practices from the 11th to the 14th Century

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9:47 min

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David Germano: On His Current Research Projects

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4:49 min

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David Germano: How Does gzhi (ground or base) Relate to bden pa gnyis (two truths) in Madhyamaka?

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6:41 min

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David Germano: On Longchenpa's View of Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka

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3:23 min

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David Germano: On the Aesthetics of Dzogchen and the Vajra as a Metaphor for Buddha-Nature

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10:04 min

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David Germano: On Longchenpa and Jigme Lingpa

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2:50 min

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David Germano: On His Work with the Contemplative Sciences Center at UVA

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7:23 min

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David Germano: How Can Dzogchen Teachings and Practices Be Made More Relevant to the Wider World?

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11:16 min

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References

Dzogchen - Dzogchen is an advanced system of meditation techniques to reveal the innate state of perfection primarily, but not exclusively, espoused by the Nyingma Buddhist tradition and the Tibetan Bön tradition. Skt. महासन्धि Tib. རྫོགས་ཆེན།

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Dzogchen - Dzogchen is an advanced system of meditation techniques to reveal the innate state of perfection primarily, but not exclusively, espoused by the Nyingma Buddhist tradition and the Tibetan Bön tradition. Skt. महासन्धि Tib. རྫོགས་ཆེན།

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Nyingma - The Nyingma, which is often described as the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, traces its origin to Padmasambhava, who is said to have visited Tibet in the eighth century. Tib. རྙིང་མ་

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