Distinguishing Phenomena from Their Intrinsic Nature

Distinguishing Phenomena from Their Intrinsic Nature

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The Buddhist masterpiece Distinguishing Phenomena from Their Intrinsic Nature, often referred to by its Sanskrit title, Dharmadharmatāvibhaṅga, is part of a collection known as the Five Maitreya Teachings, a set of philosophical works that have become classics of the Indian Buddhist tradition. Maitreya, the Buddha’s regent, is held to have entrusted these profound and vast instructions to the master Asaṅga in the heavenly realm of Tuṣita. Outlining the difference between appearance and reality, this work shows that the path to awakening involves leaving behind the inaccurate and limiting beliefs we have about ourselves and the world around us and opening ourselves to the limitless potential of our true nature. By divesting the mind of confusion, the treatise explains, we see things as they actually are. This insight allows for the natural unfolding of compassion and wisdom. This volume includes commentaries by Khenpo Shenga and Ju Mipham, whose discussions illuminate the subtleties of the root text and provide valuable insight into the nature of reality and the process of awakening. (Source: Shambhala Publications)

Citation	Dharmachakra Translation Committee, trans. Distinguishing Phenomena from Their Intrinsic Nature: Maitreya's Dharmadharmatāvibhaṅga with Commentaries by Khenpo Shenga (mkhan po gzhan dga') and Ju Mipham ('ju mi pham). Boston: Snow Lion Publications, 2013.

Table of Contents About the Book Texts Translated Quotes

• • Foreword vii
  • Introduction ix
• Distinguishing Phenomena from their Intrinsic Nature 1
  • The Title 6
  • The Translator's Homage 7
  • The Meaning of the Scripture 7
  • The Essence of Cyclic Existence and the Transcendence of Suffering 8
  • The Characteristics of Phenomena 10
  • The Characteristics of their Intrinsic Nature 11
  • The Underlying Rationale for These Characteristics 12
  • Are Phenomena and Their Intrinsic Nature the Same or Different? 14
  • The Two Abodes 17
  • The Nonexistence of Apprehended and Apprehender 21
  • An Extensive Explanation of the Intrinsic Nature 28
  • Conclusion 66
  • Appendix: Ju Mipham's Topical Outline of Distinguishing Phenomena from Their
          Intrinsic Nature 71
  • Notes75
  • English-Tibetan Glossary77
  • Tibetan-English-Sanskrit Glossary83
  • Bibliography93
  • Index95

1. Maitreya (byams pa): Dharmadharmatāvibhāga, (chos dang chos nyid rnam par 'byed pa), D 4023. Translator(s):Śāntibhadra, Tshul-khrims-rgyal-ba. Reviser: R. Pandit Parahita, Dgah rdor. Recensions: Derge (sde dge): (D 4022) sems tsam, phi 46b1-49a6; Peking (pe cin): (Q 5523) sems tsam, phi 48b1-51b6 (vol.108, p.21-22) ; Narthang (snar thang): (N 4291) sems tsam, phi 42a6-45b3. In bstan 'gyur (sde dge), Vol. 123: 99-107. Delhi: delhi karmapae choedhey, gyalwae sungrab partun khang, 1982-1985. Columbia AIBS
2. Mi pham rgya mtsho. Chos dang chos nyid rnam par 'byed pa'i tshig le'ur byas pa'i 'grel pa ye shes snang ba rnam 'byed. In Sde-dge dgon-chen Prints of the Writings of 'Jam-mgon 'Ju Mi-pham-rgya-mtsho, ed. Dilgo Khyentse, vol. 4, 609-657. Kathmandu: Shechen Monastery,1990.
3. Gzhan phan chos kyi snang ba. Chos dang chos nyid rnam par 'byed pa'i tshig le'ur byas pa'i mchan 'grel, ed. Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche. Berkeley: Yeshe De Project, 1999. See also gzhung chen bcu gsum, Vol. 3: 1-22. Delhi: Konchhog Lhadrepa, 1983.