Roger Jackson's Mind Seeing Mind is the first attempt to provide both a scholarly study of the history, texts, and doctrines of Geluk mahāmudrā and translations of some of its seminal texts. It begins with a survey of the Indian sources of the teaching and goes on the discuss the place of mahāmudrā in non-Geluk Tibetan Buddhist schools, especially the Kagyü. The book then turns to a detailed survey of the history and major textual sources of Geluk mahāmudrā, from Tsongkhapa, through the First Panchen, down to the present. The final section of the study addresses critical questions, including the relation between Geluk and Kagyü mahāmudrā, the ways Gelukpa authors have interpreted the mahāsiddha Saraha, and the broader religious-studies implications raised by Tibetan debates about mahāmudrā. The translation portion of Mind Seeing Mind includes eleven texts on mahāmudrā history, ritual, and practice. Foremost among these is the First Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to the Guru, which is a staple of Geluk practice, and a selection of his songs of spiritual experience. Mind Seeing Mind adds considerably to our understanding of Geluk spirituality and shows how mahāmudrā came to be woven throughout the fabric of the tradition. (Source: Wisdom Publications)
Citation
Jackson, Roger R. Mind Seeing Mind: Mahāmudrā and the Geluk Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, 2019.
Prefacexv
Permissions xxiii
Technical Notexxv
Introduction1
A Summary of the Book (10)
Part 1. The Background to Geluk Mahāmudrā
1. Mahāmudrā in India: Hindus and Buddhists, Sūtras and Tantras17
Seals and Great Seals in Hindu Traditions (18)
Seals and Great Seals in Sūtras-Based Buddhism (23)
Tantric Buddhism (25)
Mahāmudrā in the "Lower" Buddhist Tantras (30)
Mahāmudrā in the Mahāyoga and Yoginī Tantras (34)
2. Mahāmudrā in India: The Mahāsiddhas41
The Seven Attainment Texts (42)
Saraha: The Essential Trilogy and Beyond (44)
Śavaripa and Virūpa (48)
Tilopa and Nāropa (51)
Maitrīpa and the Practice of Nonmentation (56)
A Perfection Vehicle Mahāmudrā? (61)
3. Mahāmudrā in Some Tibetan Renaissance Schools65
Transmitting Mahāmudrā to Tibet (63)
Atiśa and the Kadam (68)
Shiché and Chö (73)
Shangpa Kagyü (76)
Sakya (78)
Nyingma (79)
4. Mahāmudrā in Early Marpa Kagyü83
Marpa and Milarepa (83)
Rechungpa and Gampopa (87)
Gampopa's Successors (92)
Shang Rinpoché and the Tsalpa Kagyü (93)
Phakmo Drupa Kagyü and Drigung Kagyü (93)
Drukpa Kagyü (98)
Early Karma Kagyü (101)
5. Mahāmudrā in Later Marpa Kagyü105
Sakya Paṇḍita's Critique of Kagyü Mahāmudrā (105)
The Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorjé (107)
Great Madhyamaka, Shentong, and the Jonang Tradition (109)
The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries (111)
Sixteenth-Century Scholasticism (117)
Karma Trinlepa and Pawo Tsuklak Trengwa (117)
The Eighth Karmapa and Dakpo Tashi Namgyal (119)
Pema Karpo (122)
The Ninth Karmapa (124)
The State of Kagyü Discourse in 1600 (126)
The Kagyü-Geluk Conflict (128)
Part 2. Early Geluk Mahāmudrā
6. Tsongkhapa, the Geluk, and Mahāmudrā133
Tsongkhapa's Life and Works (134)
Tsongkhapa's Secret Teachings (143)
From Tsongkhapa to Paṇchen Chögyen, and Back Again (147)
Tsongkhapa and Mahāmudrā: A Closer Took (149)
Mahāmudrā in Tsongkhapa's Tantric Writings (150)
Tsongkhapa's Views of His Contemporaries' Meditation Practices (153)
Did Tsongkhapa Teach His Own Mahāmudrā System? (159)
7. From Tsongkhapa to Panchen Chögyen: Khedrup Jé and the Main Line of the Hearing Transmission165
Khedrup Jé (166)
Tokden Jampal Gyatso (170)
Baso Chökyi Gyaltsen (171)
Chökyi Dorjé (172)
The Great Ensapa (174)
Khedrup Sangyé Yeshé (176)
8. From Tsongkhapa to Panchen Chögyen: Masters Outside the Main Line of the Hearing Transmission179
Gendun Drup, the First Dalai Lama (179)
Khedrup Norsang Gyatso (181)
Gendun Gyatso, the Second Dalai Lama (184)
Paṇchen Sönam Drakpa (187)
Sönam Gyatso, the Third Dalai Lama (193)
Khöntön Paljor Lhundrup (195)
9. Paṇchen Chögyen in Focus199
Paṇchen Chögyen's Life and Works (199)
Highway of the Conquerors (202)
Lamp So Bright (206)
Mahāmudrā Lineage Prayer (215)
Like a Treasure Inventory (216)
Offering to the Guru (218)
Paṇchen Chögyen's Spiritual Songs (226)
Why Mahāmudrā? (235)
Part 3. Later Geluk Mahāmudrā
10. Paṇchen Chögyen's Successors241
The Fifth Dalai Lama (243)
Shar Kalden Gyatso (245)
Jamyang Shepa (252)
Kalsang Gyatso, The Seventh Dalai Lama (254)
11. Yeshé Gyaltsen257
Works Focused Mainly on Mahāmudrā (259)
Works Focused Mainly on the Madhyamaka View (270)
Works Focused Mainly on Guru Yoga (272)
Final Remarks (278)
12. Four Later Commentators279
Gugé Losang Tenzin (279)
Gungthang Könchok Tenpei Drönmé (281)
Ngulchu Dharmabhadra (284)
Keutsang Losang Jamyang Mönlam (286)
13. Later Lamas from Amdo and Kham291
Changkya Rölpai Dorjé (291)
Thuken Losang Chökyi Nyima (295)
Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdröl (298)
Gyalrong Geshé Tsultrim Nyima (302)
Akhu Sherab Gyatso (304)
Choné Lama Lodrö Gyatso (306)
Losang Dongak Chökyi Gyatso (309)
14. The Twentieth Century and Beyond313
Phabongkha Rinpoché (315)
Geshé Rabten (319)
Geshé Acharya Thubten Loden (321)
Gelek Rinpoché (323)
Geshé Kelsang Gyatso (327)
The Fourteenth Dalai Lama (331)
A Note on Recent Tibetan Editions (337)
Part 4. Perspectives on Geluk Mahāmudrā
15. Three Issues in Geluk Mahāmudrā341
The Name of the Tradition (341)
Geluk and Kagyu Mahamudra Compared (346)
The Place of Mahāmudrā in Geluk Life (358)
16. Archer Among the Yellow Hats: Geluk Uses of Saraha363
Tsongkhapa and Saraha (364)
Khedrup Norsang Gyatso and Saraha (367)
Paṇchen Chögyen and Saraha (369)
Khöntön Paljor Lhundrup and Saraha (373)
Jamyang Shepa and Saraha (375)
Final Remarks (378)
17. The Big Picture: Sixteen Questions381
1. Is There Scriptural Warrant for Mahāmudrā? (382)
2. To Which Dharma Wheel Does Mahāmudrā Belong? (384)
3. Is There Mahāmudrā outside the Tantras? (386)
4. Is Sudden Realization Possible? (389)
5. Can a Single Realization Suffice? (391)
6. Are We All Already Buddhas? (393)
7. What Sort of Negation Is Emptiness? (396)
8. Of What Is Buddha Mind Empty? (399)
9. What Is Serenity and What Is Insight? (402)
10. Is There a Place for Reason in Mahāmudrā? (403)
11. Is There a Place for Devotion in Mahāmudrā? (409)
12. Does Mahāmudrā Transcend Ritual? (412)
13. Is There Room for Ethics in Mahāmudrā? (413)
14. Is Mahāmudrā Expressible? (419)
15. Is All Mahāmudrā Realization the Same? (423)
16. What Is Mind? (427)
Part 5. Translations
1. Synopsis of the Spiritual Practice Taught by the Exalted Mañjughoṣa435
Tsongkhapa Losang Drakpa
2. Bright Lamp of the Excellent Path: An Excerpt439
Kachen Yeshé Gyaltsen
3. Mahāmudrā Lineage Prayer457
4. Highway of the Conquerors469
Paṇchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen
5. Lamp So Bright481
Paṇchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen
6. The Hundred Deities of Tuṣita539
Dulnakpa Palden Sangpo
7. The Bright Lamp of Mahāmudrā543
Khedrup Norsang Gyatso
8. Offering to the Guru567
Paṇchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen
9. The Crystal Mirror of Tenet Systems: Excerpts597
Thuken Losang Chökyi Nyima
10. Poetic Expressions611
Paṇchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen
Appendix A: The Geluk Mahāmudrā Uncommon Proximate Lineage643
Appendix B: The Geluk Mahāmudrā Uncommon Distant Lineage645
Appendix C: Keutsang Jamyang Mönlam's Outline of Highway of the Conquerors 647
