Karl Brunnhölzl: On Karma Kagyu Proponents of Buddha-Nature Theory Prior to the 8th Karmapa

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Maitreya, Asaṅga: Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra
The Ratnagotravibhāga, commonly known as the Uttaratantra, or Gyu Lama in Tibetan, is one of the main Indian scriptural sources for buddha-nature theory. It was likely composed during the fifth century, by whom we do not know. Comprised of verses interspersed with prose commentary, it systematizes the buddha-nature teachings that were circulating in multiple sūtras such as the Tathāgatagarbhasūtra, the Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra, and the Śrīmaladevisūtra. The Tibetan tradition attributes the verses to the Bodhisattva Maitreya and the commentary to Asaṅga, and treats the two as separate texts, although this division is not attested to in surviving Indian versions. The Chinese tradition attributes the text to *Sāramati (娑囉末底), but the translation itself does not include the name of the author, and the matter remains unsettled. It was translated into Chinese in the early sixth century by Ratnamati and first translated into Tibetan by Atiśa, although this text is not known to survive. Ngok Loden Sherab translated it a second time based on teachings from the Kashmiri Pandita Sajjana, and theirs remains the standard translation. It has been translated into English several times, and recently into French. See the Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā, read more about the Ratnagotravibhāga, or take a look at the most complete English translation in When the Clouds Part by Karl Brunnholzl.
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Gö Lotsāwa Zhönu Pal: The Commentary on the Treatise “Mahāyāna-Uttaratantra”: The Mirror Showing Reality Very Clearly
Gö Lotsāwa Zhönu Pal's commentary to the Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā, that presents the text from within the mahāmudrā tradition of Maitrīpa and Gampopa. More specifically, as Mathes reports, the author, himself, states in his colophon that "he combined the commentarial tradition of Loden Sherab with Gampopa's and Drigung Jigten Sumgön's mahāmudrā interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhāga." (A Direct Path to the Buddha Within, p. 411.)
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Karma Könchok Zhönu: Synopsis of the Ultimate Continuum Possessing Four Reliances and Causing Delight to the Learned
Synopsis of the Ultimate Continuum Possessing Four Reliances and Causing Delight to the Learned
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Karma Könchok Zhönu: Commentary on the Ultimate Continuum Possessing Four Reliances and Causing Delight to the Learned
Commentary on the Ultimate Continuum Possessing Four Reliances and Causing Delight to the Learned

People Mentioned

Karma Könchok Zhönu
14th century
Gö Lotsāwa Zhönu Pal
1392 ~ 1481
Seventh Karmapa Chödrak Gyatso
1454 ~ 1506
Karma Trinlepa
1456 ~ 1539

About the video

Featuring Karl Brunnhölzl, Karma Phuntsho
Creator Tsadra Foundation
Director Perman, M.
Producer Tsadra Foundation
Event What Is My Mind without Me? Buddha-Nature in the Karma Kagyu School by Karl Brunnhölzl (26 February 2022, Munich and Bhutan)
Related Website Buddha-Nature
Creation Date 26 February 2022
Citation Brunnhölzl, Karl. "On Karma Kagyu Proponents of Buddha-Nature Theory Prior to the 8th Karmapa." Conversations on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, February 26, 2022. Video, 2:57. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwkEEYrC-Jw.
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