- Preface7
- Introduction9
- 1. The Indian texts
- 1.1. The exegetical source for the three natures in the prajñāpāramitā sūtras: the "Maitreya Chapter"19
- 1.2. Vasubandhu and Sthiramati on the three kinds of phenomena in the
"Maitreya Chapter" and the three natures24 - 1.3. The Bṛhattīkā26
- 1.4. The Āmnāyanusāriṇī47
- 1.5. The Śatasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitābṛhaṭṭīkā116
- 1.6. Other Indian commentaries on the prajñāpāramitā sūtras and the AA122
- 1.7. Ratnākaraśanti's Prajñāpāramitopadeśa, Madhyamakālaṃkāropadeśa, Madhyamakālaṃkāravṛtti, and Sūtrasamuccayabhāṣya133
- 1.8. Vinītadeva's Triṃśikaṭīkā on 25a158
- 1.9. Sajjana's Mahāyānottaratantraśāstropadeśa160
- 2. The transmission of the five works of Maitreya and early gzhan stong in Tibet163
- 3. Early gzhan stong texts in Tibet
- 3.1. Kun dga' grol mchog's synopsis of Btsan kha bo che's gzhan stong175
- 3.2. The Ye shes kyi 'jog sa180
- 3.3. The Theg chen rgyud bla ma'i gdams pa192
- 4. Conclusion195
- Abbreviations199
- Bibliography199
Prajñāpāramitā, Indian "gzhan stong pas", and the Beginning of Tibetan gzhan stong
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In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, there is an ongoing debate about whether the gzhan stong system was "invented" by Tibetans, in particular by Dol po pa Shes rab rgyal mtshan (1292–1361), or whether there are Indian precursors of that view. Here, I will (1) discuss evidence for a number of typical positions of the gzhan stong system in several Indian texts, (2) provide a sketch of the transmission of the five works of Maitreya from India to Tibet and the beginning of a Tibetan gzhan stong tradition preceding Dol po pa, and (3) trace some typical gzhan stong assertions in a few early Tibetan works before Dol po pa that are considered by Tibetan writers as belonging to the gzhan stong system. (Brunnhölzl, introduction, 9)
| Citation | Brunnhölzl, Karl. Prajñāpāramitā, Indian "gzhan stong pas", and the Beginning of Tibetan gzhan stong. Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde 74. Vienna: Arbeitskreis für Tibetische und Buddhistische Studien Universität Wien, 2011. |
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Many texts are translated in brief here. The following are the most frequently and extensively translated works:
- Daṃṣṭrasena or Vasubandhu. Bṛhaṭṭīkā (āryaśatasāhasrikāpañcaviṃśatisāhasrikaṣṭādaśasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitābṛhaṭṭīkā) ('phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa 'bum pa dang nyi khri lnga stong pa dang khri brgyad stong pa'i rgya cher bshad pa). (D 3808) shes phyin, pha 1b1-292b3; (Q 5206) sher phyin, pha 1a1-320a1 (vol.93, p.205-?); (N 3979) sher phyin, pha 1a1-333b7. AIBS ACIP.
- _____. Śatasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitābṛhaṭṭīkā (shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa 'bum pa rgya cher 'grel pa).་(D 3807) shes phyin, na 1b1-331a7; pa 1b1-252a7; (P 5205) sher phyin, na 1a1-pa 277a3 (vol.92-93, p.247-?,1-?); (N 3978) sher phyin, na 1a1-pa283a4. AIBS ACIP.
- Jagaddalanivāsin. Āmnāyānusāriṇī (bhagavatyāmnāyānusāriṇī-nāma-vyākhyā) (bcom ldan 'das ma'i man ngag gi rjes su 'brang ba zhes bya ba'i rnam par bshad pa). (D 3811) shes phyin, ba 1b1-320a7; (P 5209) sher phyin, ba 1a1-361b1 (vol.94, p.13-162); (N 3982) sher phyin, ba 1a1-360a4. AIBS ACIP.
- Vimalamitra. Āryaprajñāpāramitāhṛdayāṭīkā ('phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa'i snying po'i rgya cher bshad pa). (D 3818) shes phyin, ma 267b1-280b7; (P 5217) sher phyin, ma 285b5-302b2 (vol.94, p.278); (N 3990) sher phyin, ma 291b5-309a5. AIBS ACIP.
- Praśāstrasena. Āryaprajñāpāramitāhṛdayāṭīkā ('phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa'i snying po'i rgya cher bshad pa). (D 3821) shes phyin, ma 295a7-303b7; (P 5220) sher phyin, ma 319b8-330b6 (vol.94, p.292); (N 3993) sher phyin, ma 328b7-340a5. AIBS ACIP.
- Mahājana. Prajñāpāramitāhṛdayārthaparijñāna (shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa'i snying po'i don yongs su shes pa). (D 3822) shes phyin, ma 303b7-313a4; (P 5223) sher phyin, ma 338b4-350a8 (vol.94, p.299); (N 3996) sher phyin, ma 348a7-361a3. AIBS ACIP.
- Ratnākaraśānti. Prajñāpāramitopadeśa (shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa'i man ngag). (D 4079) sems tsam, hi 133b7-162b1; (P 5579) sems tsam, ku 151a4-184b6 (vol.114, p.236-250); (N 4347) sems tsam, ku 153b5-187b7. AIBS ACIP.
- _____. Sūtrasamuccayabhāṣya (mdo kun las bdus pa'i bshad pa rin po che snang ba'i rgyan). (D 3935) dbu ma, ki 215a5-334a3; (P 5331) dbu ma, a 253a5-389b1 (vol.102, p.113-168); (N 4102) dbu ma, a 244a4-389a1. AIBS ACIP.
- Kun dga' grol mchog. gzhan stong lta khrid (Guiding Instructions on the View of Other-Emptiness). In jo nang khrid brgya. In gdams ngag mdzod vol. 18:1-374. Paro: lama ngodrup and sherab drimey, 1979-1981. Tsadra DNZ TBRC W20877.
- Skyo ston smon lam tshul khrims. ye shes kyi 'jog sa (Repository of Wisdom). In bka' gdams gsung 'bum phyogs bsgrigs thengs gnyis pa. 20: 299 - 310. khreng tu'u: si khron dpe skrun tshogs pa (si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang), 2007. TBRC W1PD89084.
