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** {{i|[[/Different Ways of Explaining the Meaning of ''Tathāgatagarbha''/]]|53}}
 
** {{i|[[/Different Ways of Explaining the Meaning of ''Tathāgatagarbha''/]]|53}}
 
*** {{i|Explanations of ''Tathāgatagarbha'' in Indian Texts|54}}
 
*** {{i|Explanations of ''Tathāgatagarbha'' in Indian Texts|54}}
***''Tathāgatagarbha'' as the Emptiness That Is a Nonimplicative Negation 55  
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*** {{i|''Tathāgatagarbha'' as the Emptiness That Is a Nonimplicative Negation|55}}
***''Tathāgatagarbha'' as Mind’s Luminous Nature 57  
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*** {{i|''Tathāgatagarbha'' as Mind’s Luminous Nature|57}}
***''Tathāgatagarbha'' as the Ālaya-Consciousness 63  
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*** {{i|''Tathāgatagarbha'' as the Ālaya-Consciousness|63}}
***''Tathāgatagarbha'' as a Sentient Being 63
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*** {{i|''Tathāgatagarbha'' as a Sentient Being|63}}
***''Tathāgatagarbha'' as the Dharmakāya, Suchness, the Disposition, and Nonconceptuality 64  
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*** {{i|''Tathāgatagarbha'' as the Dharmakāya, Suchness, the Disposition, and Nonconceptuality|64}}
***Tibetan Assertions on ''Tathāgatagarbha'' 65
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*** {{i|Tibetan Assertions on ''Tathāgatagarbha''|65}}
**[[/The History and Transmission of "The Five Dharmas of Maitreya" from India to Tibet/]] 81
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** {{i|[[/The History and Transmission of "The Five Dharmas of Maitreya" from India to Tibet/]]|81}}
**[[/The ''Mahāyānottaratantra'' (''Ratnagotravibhāga'') and the ''Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā''/]] 93  
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** {{i|[[/The ''Mahāyānottaratantra'' (''Ratnagotravibhāga'') and the ''Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā''/]]|93}}
***Texts and Authorships 93
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*** {{i|Texts and Authorships|93}}
***The Meanings of the Titles ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' and ''Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra'' 95
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*** {{i|The Meanings of the Titles ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' and ''Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra''|95}}
**[[/The ''Uttaratantra'' and Its Relationship with Yogācāra/]] 105
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** {{i|[[/The ''Uttaratantra'' and Its Relationship with Yogācāra/]]|105}}
**[[/The Meditative Tradition of the ''Uttaratantra'' and Shentong/]] 123  
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** {{i|[[/The Meditative Tradition of the ''Uttaratantra'' and Shentong/]]|123}}
***The Two Approaches of Explaining the ''Uttaratantra'' 123  
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***The Two Approaches of Explaining the ''Uttaratantra'' 123
***The Shentong Lineages and the Meditative Tradition of the ''Uttaratantra'' in the Jonang, Kagyü, and Nyingma Schools 131  
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***The Shentong Lineages and the Meditative Tradition of the ''Uttaratantra'' in the Jonang, Kagyü, and Nyingma Schools 131
 
***Indian Forerunners of Shentong, Early Tibetan Shentongpas, and Their Connection to the ''Uttaratantra'' 140
 
***Indian Forerunners of Shentong, Early Tibetan Shentongpas, and Their Connection to the ''Uttaratantra'' 140
 
**[[/The ''Uttaratantra'' and Mahāmudrā/]] 151
 
**[[/The ''Uttaratantra'' and Mahāmudrā/]] 151
*** Sūtra Mahāmudrā, Tantra Mahāmudrā, and Essence Mahāmudrā 151  
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*** Sūtra Mahāmudrā, Tantra Mahāmudrā, and Essence Mahāmudrā 151
***The Sūtra Sources of Mahāmudrā 165  
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***The Sūtra Sources of Mahāmudrā 165
***Maitrīpa’s Mahāmudrā of "Mental Nonengagement" 167  
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***Maitrīpa’s Mahāmudrā of "Mental Nonengagement" 167
***Connections between Maitrīpa’s Mahāmudrā and the ''Uttaratantra'' 177  
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***Connections between Maitrīpa’s Mahāmudrā and the ''Uttaratantra'' 177
***Other Indian Nontantric Treatises on Mahāmudrā 184  
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***Other Indian Nontantric Treatises on Mahāmudrā 184
***Gampopa’s Mahāmudrā and the ''Uttaratantra'' 190  
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***Gampopa’s Mahāmudrā and the ''Uttaratantra'' 190
***The Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje 202  
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***The Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje 202
***The Eighth Karmapa, Mikyö Dorje 206  
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***The Eighth Karmapa, Mikyö Dorje 206
***Tagpo Dashi Namgyal 212 Padma Karpo 214  
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***Tagpo Dashi Namgyal 212 Padma Karpo 214
***The Eighth Situpa, Chökyi Jungné 216  
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***The Eighth Situpa, Chökyi Jungné 216
***Other Kagyü Masters on Mahāmudrā and the ''Uttaratantra'' 227  
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***Other Kagyü Masters on Mahāmudrā and the ''Uttaratantra'' 227
***Gö Lotsāwa’s Unique Mahāmudrā Interpretation of the ''Uttaratantra'' 243  
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***Gö Lotsāwa’s Unique Mahāmudrā Interpretation of the ''Uttaratantra'' 243
 
***The Geden Kagyü Tradition of Mahāmudrā 278
 
***The Geden Kagyü Tradition of Mahāmudrā 278
**[[/Overview of the Indian and Tibetan Texts Presented in This Book/]] 283  
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**[[/Overview of the Indian and Tibetan Texts Presented in This Book/]] 283
***The ''Uttaratantra'' and Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā 283  
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***The ''Uttaratantra'' and Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā 283
***The Indian Texts on the ''Uttaratantra'' 288  
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***The Indian Texts on the ''Uttaratantra'' 288
***The Tibetan Commentaries 301  
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***The Tibetan Commentaries 301
 
***Instruction Manuals 314
 
***Instruction Manuals 314
 
*[[/Translations/]] 329
 
*[[/Translations/]] 329
 
**[[/Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra/]] 331
 
**[[/Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra/]] 331
***Chapter 1: The Three Jewels and the Tathāgata Heart 337  
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***Chapter 1: The Three Jewels and the Tathāgata Heart 337
***Chapter 2: Awakening 415  
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***Chapter 2: Awakening 415
***Chapter 3: The Buddha Qualities 429  
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***Chapter 3: The Buddha Qualities 429
***Chapter 4: Buddha Activity 437  
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***Chapter 4: Buddha Activity 437
 
***Chapter 5: The Benefit 455
 
***Chapter 5: The Benefit 455
**[[/Pith Instructions on "The Treatise on the Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna" by Sajjana/]] 461  
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**[[/Pith Instructions on "The Treatise on the Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna" by Sajjana/]] 461
 
**[[/A Commentary on the Meaning of the Words of the "''Uttaratantra''"/]] 473
 
**[[/A Commentary on the Meaning of the Words of the "''Uttaratantra''"/]] 473
 
**[[/A Commentary on "The Treatise on the Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna," The Heart of the Luminous Sun by Dashi Öser/]] 695
 
**[[/A Commentary on "The Treatise on the Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna," The Heart of the Luminous Sun by Dashi Öser/]] 695
 
**[[/Instructions on "The Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna" by Mönlam Tsültrim/]] 777
 
**[[/Instructions on "The Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna" by Mönlam Tsültrim/]] 777
**[[/The Repository of Wisdom by Mönlam Tsültrim/]] 789  
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**[[/The Repository of Wisdom by Mönlam Tsültrim/]] 789
 
**[[/The Heart of the Matter of Luminosity by Mönlam Tsültrim/]] 797
 
**[[/The Heart of the Matter of Luminosity by Mönlam Tsültrim/]] 797
 
**[[/Pith Instructions on the Wisdom at the Point of Passing when about to Die by Mönlam Tsültrim/]] 801
 
**[[/Pith Instructions on the Wisdom at the Point of Passing when about to Die by Mönlam Tsültrim/]] 801
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*[[/Appendix 2|Appendix 2: Selected Indian and Tibetan Comments on ''Uttaratantra'' I.154–55]] 901
 
*[[/Appendix 2|Appendix 2: Selected Indian and Tibetan Comments on ''Uttaratantra'' I.154–55]] 901
 
*[[/Appendix 3|Appendix 3: Indian and Tibetan Comments on Abhisamayālaṃkāra V.21]] 943
 
*[[/Appendix 3|Appendix 3: Indian and Tibetan Comments on Abhisamayālaṃkāra V.21]] 943
*[[/Appendix 4|Appendix 4: The Emptiness Endowed with All Supreme Aspects]] 953  
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*[[/Appendix 4|Appendix 4: The Emptiness Endowed with All Supreme Aspects]] 953
*[[/Appendix 5|Appendix 5: The General Explanation of ''Tathāgatagarbha'' in Yeshé Dorje’s Commentary on the ''Uttaratantra'']] 963  
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*[[/Appendix 5|Appendix 5: The General Explanation of ''Tathāgatagarbha'' in Yeshé Dorje’s Commentary on the ''Uttaratantra'']] 963
 
*[[/Appendix 6|Appendix 6: The Presentation of the Purpose of Teaching ''Tathāgatagarbha'' in Yeshé Dorje’s Commentary on the ''Uttaratantra'']] 969
 
*[[/Appendix 6|Appendix 6: The Presentation of the Purpose of Teaching ''Tathāgatagarbha'' in Yeshé Dorje’s Commentary on the ''Uttaratantra'']] 969
 
*[[/Appendix 7|Appendix 7:Comparison of the First Six Topics of the Fourth and Fifth Vajra Points in the ''Uttaratantra'' with the Same Six Topics in the Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra and the Mahāyānasaṃgraha]] 979
 
*[[/Appendix 7|Appendix 7:Comparison of the First Six Topics of the Fourth and Fifth Vajra Points in the ''Uttaratantra'' with the Same Six Topics in the Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra and the Mahāyānasaṃgraha]] 979
 
*[[/Appendix 8|Appendix 8: A Letter from Stainless Expanse and Awareness— a Casual Summary of the "''Uttaratantra''"]] 983
 
*[[/Appendix 8|Appendix 8: A Letter from Stainless Expanse and Awareness— a Casual Summary of the "''Uttaratantra''"]] 983
*[[/Notes/]] 985  
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*[[/Notes/]] 985
*[[/English–Sanskrit–Tibetan Glossary/]] 1227  
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*[[/English–Sanskrit–Tibetan Glossary/]] 1227
*[[/Tibetan–Sanskrit–English Glossary/]]1231  
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*[[/Tibetan–Sanskrit–English Glossary/]]1231
 
*[[/Bibliography/]] 1235
 
*[[/Bibliography/]] 1235
 
*[[/Index/]] 1259
 
*[[/Index/]] 1259

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"Buddha nature" (tathāgatagarbha) is the innate potential in all living beings to become a fully awakened buddha. This book discusses a wide range of topics connected with the notion of buddha nature as presented in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and includes an overview of the sūtra sources of the tathāgatagarbha teachings and the different ways of explaining the meaning of this term. It includes new translations of the Maitreya treatise Mahāyānottaratantra (Ratnagotravibhāga), the primary Indian text on the subject, its Indian commentaries, and two (hitherto untranslated) commentaries from the Tibetan Kagyü tradition. Most important, the translator’s introduction investigates in detail the meditative tradition of using the Mahāyānottaratantra as a basis for Mahāmudrā instructions and the Shentong approach. This is supplemented by translations of a number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize one’s own buddha nature. (Source: Shambhala Publications)

Citation Brunnhölzl, Karl. When the Clouds Part: The Uttaratantra and Its Meditative Tradition as a Bridge between Sūtra and Tantra. Tsadra Foundation Series. Boston: Snow Lion Publications, 2014.