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2024-04-29		Main Page	Several times recently I have tried the “advanced search” function to look for short phrases like ཆོས་ལ་དམིགས་པའི་སྙིང་རྗེ་ however the results include all pages with all the syllables and do not show only pages with the entire phrase. I am using an iPad with safari browser. Several times recently I have tried the “advanced search” function to look for short phrases like ཆོས་ལ་དམིགས་པའི་སྙིང་རྗེ་ however the results include all pages with all the syllables and do not show only pages with the entire phrase. I am using an iPad with safari browser.
2020-08-17		Main Page	I think the Tibetan looks nice under study, but I think you need to have Ratnagotravibhāga in that tile. I know it messes with the two line aesthetic if you want to keep both, but it's a multilingual page and only somebody who reads Tibetan will know which root verses its refers to. And then maybe on the root verse page, instead of Pinyin we should include the French title. I think the Tibetan looks nice under study, but I think you need to have Ratnagotravibhāga in that tile. I know it messes with the two line aesthetic if you want to keep both, but it's a multilingual page and only somebody who reads Tibetan will know which root verses its refers to. And then maybe on the root verse page, instead of Pinyin we should include the French title.
2020-04-24		Discover	I just went through the Discover section and got fairly disoriented. For me, I think the biggest problem was when links on pages took you to a new tab or replaced the tab you are on. I really wasn't able to determine a reason for one or the other. So, after following a trail of links, it was often not easy to find my way back to where I had started. Sometimes it was the back button, sometimes it was a different tab. One suggestion that I have is that when you are on a discover page with Slide menu bar on the bottom, the links from those pages should always take you to another tab. That way, the "Discover" portion of the trail is always still there. It's easy to always get back to where you started. Additionally, I think the placement of the Explore More box with the word "Continue" on it is oddly placed. It's placement between the end of a slide's content and the Slide Bar was disorienting at first. At first I expected it to explore more of the topic I had just finished reading, but it doesn't. I think it hinders the smooth movement from slide to slide. I think the word "continue" should be removed, because it doesn't really feel like it continues. Going to the next slide would feel like a continuation. Finally, the content that is found down there doesn't seem at first glance to be helpful in moving someone from the beginning of interest in BN to the deeper exploration. Maybe I don't know the reason for this section. I just went through the Discover section and got fairly disoriented. For me, I think the biggest problem was when links on pages took you to a new tab or replaced the tab you are on. I really wasn't able to determine a reason for one or the other. So, after following a trail of links, it was often not easy to find my way back to where I had started. Sometimes it was the back button, sometimes it was a different tab. One suggestion that I have is that when you are on a discover page with Slide menu bar on the bottom, the links from those pages should always take you to another tab. That way, the "Discover" portion of the trail is always still there. It's easy to always get back to where you started. Additionally, I think the placement of the Explore More box with the word "Continue" on it is oddly placed. It's placement between the end of a slide's content and the Slide Bar was disorienting at first. At first I expected it to explore more of the topic I had just finished reading, but it doesn't. I think it hinders the smooth movement from slide to slide. I think the word "continue" should be removed, because it doesn't really feel like it continues. Going to the next slide would feel like a continuation. Finally, the content that is found down there doesn't seem at first glance to be helpful in moving someone from the beginning of interest in BN to the deeper exploration. Maybe I don't know the reason for this section.
2020-04-24		People	The alphabetical listing is quite haphazard. Some people are listed by first name, some by last . Exp. Adam S. Pearcey is listed in the A's. Alexander Berzin is listed in the B's. Some Lamas are listed under L for Lama, some are listed under R for Rinpoche and still others are listed under their name, such as Lama Tharchin Rinpoche is listed under T The alphabetical listing is quite haphazard. Some people are listed by first name, some by last . Exp. Adam S. Pearcey is listed in the A's. Alexander Berzin is listed in the B's. Some Lamas are listed under L for Lama, some are listed under R for Rinpoche and still others are listed under their name, such as Lama Tharchin Rinpoche is listed under T
2020-04-24		Kagyu	I noticed that the other three schools have some contemporary teachers in the Associated People section, but not Kagyu. Might be nice to have some in the Kagyu section I noticed that the other three schools have some contemporary teachers in the Associated People section, but not Kagyu. Might be nice to have some in the Kagyu section
2020-04-24		The Canonization of Philosophy and the Rhetoric of Siddhanta in Tibetan Buddhism	Two pages for the same article, one with a diacritic, one without. https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.php/Articles/The_Canonization_of_Philosophy_and_the_Rhetoric_of_Siddhanta_in_Tibetan_Buddhism https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.php/Articles/The_Canonization_of_Philosophy_and_the_Rhetoric_of_Siddh%C4%81nta_in_Tibetan_Buddhism Two pages for the same article, one with a diacritic, one without. https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.php/Articles/The_Canonization_of_Philosophy_and_the_Rhetoric_of_Siddhanta_in_Tibetan_Buddhism https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.php/Articles/The_Canonization_of_Philosophy_and_the_Rhetoric_of_Siddh%C4%81nta_in_Tibetan_Buddhism
2020-04-24		Primary Sources	At the bottom of this page, right above the Notes there are two lines of text that are red links. Details on the Sutra Sources for the Ratnagotravibhāga by Karl Brunnhölzl Karl Brunnhölzl's Translator's Introduction, When the Clouds Part, pp. 3-12. At the bottom of this page, right above the Notes there are two lines of text that are red links. Details on the Sutra Sources for the Ratnagotravibhāga by Karl Brunnhölzl Karl Brunnhölzl's Translator's Introduction, When the Clouds Part, pp. 3-12.
2020-04-24		Root Verses	When selecting a language to view commentary for the verse, when on clicks on a language, the view jumps to the top of the entire page as opposed to staying in the original position. This is disorienting When selecting a language to view commentary for the verse, when on clicks on a language, the view jumps to the top of the entire page as opposed to staying in the original position. This is disorienting
2020-04-24		Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra	The Access this text online link for "The Buddhist Canons Research Database" takes you to an empty search box the first time I clicked on it. Is there a way to make it link directly to the text.? (Like all of the other links do) The Access this text online link for "The Buddhist Canons Research Database" takes you to an empty search box the first time I clicked on it. Is there a way to make it link directly to the text.? (Like all of the other links do)
2020-04-24		Primary Sources	Note # 3 at the bottom of the page, "Kano" is a red link. Kano, Buddha-Nature and Emptiness, 27, note #41. Note # 3 at the bottom of the page, "Kano" is a red link. Kano, Buddha-Nature and Emptiness, 27, note #41.
2020-04-24		Discover	Regarding Karl's video on "The Texts" slide. Since this is the realm of the beginner, it might be helpful to have a summary of what Karl talks about or something to help contextualize the video. When I started watching the video, I was slightly disoriented until I caught up to what he was talking about. To have some text that prepared me for it and summarized what he said would be vaulable. Regarding Karl's video on "The Texts" slide. Since this is the realm of the beginner, it might be helpful to have a summary of what Karl talks about or something to help contextualize the video. When I started watching the video, I was slightly disoriented until I caught up to what he was talking about. To have some text that prepared me for it and summarized what he said would be vaulable.
2020-04-24		avidyā	Clicking on the speaker icon next to marikpa doesn't do anything. win10 & chrome Clicking on the speaker icon next to marikpa doesn't do anything. win10 & chrome
2020-04-24		A Commentary on the Uttara Tantra	When you are on a book page and click on the TOC or Texts Translated tabs, the screen jumps to the top of the page away from the tabs. Should keep you on the tabs. Win10 & Chrome When you are on a book page and click on the TOC or Texts Translated tabs, the screen jumps to the top of the page away from the tabs. Should keep you on the tabs. Win10 & Chrome
2020-04-24		Main Page	The quotes on the opening page change too quickly to read (at least for me), I'd suggest slowing them down or giving the user a way to pause them. The quotes on the opening page change too quickly to read (at least for me), I'd suggest slowing them down or giving the user a way to pause them.
2020-04-24		Discover	Śrīmaladevisūtra is not a link on the history slide like the other two sutras. I noticed that the diacritics are different here then they are on The Texts slide. Śrīmālādevīsūtra. Śrīmaladevisūtra is not a link on the history slide like the other two sutras. I noticed that the diacritics are different here then they are on The Texts slide. Śrīmālādevīsūtra.

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2020-07-01	Editorial		Main Page	Quotes move a little fast - H.H. The Dalai Lama's image does not appear in the circle. Quotes move a little fast - H.H. The Dalai Lama's image does not appear in the circle.
2020-04-24	UX UI		Discover	On the Traditions Slide, when you click on the the first note you'll feel capable but will easily get complacent."[1] you are taken to the note at the bottom of the page. I was unable to scroll (using my mouse scroll wheel) back up beyond the note section. When I click the Jump Up button next to the note, the view does jump up, but not all the way up and again, I can't scroll all the way to the top. Win10 & Chrome. Full screen On the Traditions Slide, when you click on the the first note you'll feel capable but will easily get complacent."[1] you are taken to the note at the bottom of the page. I was unable to scroll (using my mouse scroll wheel) back up beyond the note section. When I click the Jump Up button next to the note, the view does jump up, but not all the way up and again, I can't scroll all the way to the top. Win10 & Chrome. Full screen
2020-04-24	UX		Discover	When you hover over a term, the "tool tip" text at the bottom "click for more" is repeated twice. Looks like this: click for moreclick for more When you hover over a term, the "tool tip" text at the bottom "click for more" is repeated twice. Looks like this: click for moreclick for more
2020-04-20	Editorial		Draszczyk, M.	Dear Dharma friends, thanks you very much for this wonderful homepage. I would be happy if you could also include this publication in my list: Shamar Rinpoche, edited by Tina Draszczyk. 2018. Boundless Wisdom. A Mahāmudrā Practice Manual Bird of Paradise Press, 2018 Dear Dharma friends, thanks you very much for this wonderful homepage. I would be happy if you could also include this publication in my list: Shamar Rinpoche, edited by Tina Draszczyk. 2018. Boundless Wisdom. A Mahāmudrā Practice Manual Bird of Paradise Press, 2018
2020-04-03	Editorial Copy		On the Ratnagotravibhāga	It roughly translates as “The Ultimate Teaching (uttaratantra)[2] of the Mahāyāna. Mahāyāna should be translated as Great Vehicle since this sentence is translating the title. It roughly translates as “The Ultimate Teaching (uttaratantra)[2] of the Mahāyāna. Mahāyāna should be translated as Great Vehicle since this sentence is translating the title.
2020-03-12	UX		visaṃyogaphala	Somehow I cannot search for occurrences of visaṃyogaphala in the site's contents, I am only redirected to the entry in the glossary. Somehow I cannot search for occurrences of visaṃyogaphala in the site's contents, I am only redirected to the entry in the glossary.
2020-03-04	Editorial		Dam chos dgongs pa gcig pa	The dGongs gcig is much more than "a detailed explanation of the three sets of Buddhist vow", in fact the three vows are the topic of only three out of seven chapters. Better take this sentence out The dGongs gcig is much more than "a detailed explanation of the three sets of Buddhist vow", in fact the three vows are the topic of only three out of seven chapters. Better take this sentence out
2020-03-04	Copy		Drikung Kagyu	What appears first is a talk by Ponlop Rinpoche that is related to Kagyu in general, but not Drikung Kagyu in particular What appears first is a talk by Ponlop Rinpoche that is related to Kagyu in general, but not Drikung Kagyu in particular
2020-02-23	UI		Root Verses	Toggle Language selections on right panel don't appear to be working - Chrome, Linux Toggle Language selections on right panel don't appear to be working - Chrome, Linux
2020-02-21	UX UI		People	are we supposed to be able to click on people on this page and go a their page? the links are working ... but maybe you know that :) are we supposed to be able to click on people on this page and go a their page? the links are working ... but maybe you know that :)
2020-02-21	Editorial		dpyad sgom
2020-02-21	Editorial		Primary Sources	whose translation is this: “The Ultimate Continuum (uttaratantra) of the Mahāyāna, A Treatise (śāstra) Analyzing (vibhāga) the Source (gotra) of the Three Jewels (ratna).” because "source" doesn't show up on the gotra glossary page ... and there's no tri in ratna. Why not "of the Jewels" or "of the [Three] Jewels"? whose translation is this: “The Ultimate Continuum (uttaratantra) of the Mahāyāna, A Treatise (śāstra) Analyzing (vibhāga) the Source (gotra) of the Three Jewels (ratna).” because "source" doesn't show up on the gotra glossary page ... and there's no tri in ratna. Why not "of the Jewels" or "of the [Three] Jewels"?
2020-02-21	Editorial		Secondary Sources	there's also something odd about this list under Academic Sources the first part from 'Jam mgon kong sprul. Shes bya kun khyab. Vol. 1. Pe cin: Mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 1982. to Yangthang doesn't quite make sense here -- did some list get pasted in that shouldn't be here? there's also something odd about this list under Academic Sources the first part from 'Jam mgon kong sprul. Shes bya kun khyab. Vol. 1. Pe cin: Mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 1982. to Yangthang doesn't quite make sense here -- did some list get pasted in that shouldn't be here?
2020-02-21	Copy		Secondary Sources	the link for this doesn't work A brief outline of the Uttaratantra Shastra according to commentaries given by Jamgon Kongtrul, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche http://www.turtlehill.org/uttara/uttara.html 404 error the link for this doesn't work A brief outline of the Uttaratantra Shastra according to commentaries given by Jamgon Kongtrul, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche http://www.turtlehill.org/uttara/uttara.html 404 error
2020-02-21	Editorial		Secondary Sources	something is wrong with the sort order for academic sources, it starts with the a's and then after Yangthang R, it starts w a's again something is wrong with the sort order for academic sources, it starts with the a's and then after Yangthang R, it starts w a's again
2020-02-21	Copy		Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra	need to pick one: Gyü Lama or Gyu Lama or Gyulama (but maybe you already know this :)) need to pick one: Gyü Lama or Gyu Lama or Gyulama (but maybe you already know this :))
2020-02-20	Copy		English	the formatting is off for this verse In accordance with their specific characteristics (P76a) And in due order, the [first] three points of these [seven] Should be understood from the introduction in the Dhāraṇirājasūtra And the [latter] four from the distinction of the attributes of the intelligent and the victors. I.2 the formatting is off for this verse In accordance with their specific characteristics (P76a) And in due order, the [first] three points of these [seven] Should be understood from the introduction in the Dhāraṇirājasūtra And the [latter] four from the distinction of the attributes of the intelligent and the victors. I.2
2020-02-20	Editorial Content Copy		Root Verses	Please put provide the translator's name for the English translation of the root verses (and preferably publication information) right up top in an easy to find way. I see that if I click on commentary, ah -- it must be Karl ... but I didn't know that immediately. Also is there any way you can get the " and ' to be curly on this site? Please put provide the translator's name for the English translation of the root verses (and preferably publication information) right up top in an easy to find way. I see that if I click on commentary, ah -- it must be Karl ... but I didn't know that immediately. Also is there any way you can get the " and ' to be curly on this site?
2020-02-20	Editorial Copy		Root Verses	how about for this popup: A fundamental component or essential constituent. Skt. धातु Tib. ཁམས་ Ch. 界 Adding dhātu for those who don't read Devanagari (most) but know dhātu, though not necessarily any of the English terms used on this page or in this pop up ... I know you can follow one more link to get dhatu ... how about for this popup: A fundamental component or essential constituent. Skt. धातु Tib. ཁམས་ Ch. 界 Adding dhātu for those who don't read Devanagari (most) but know dhātu, though not necessarily any of the English terms used on this page or in this pop up ... I know you can follow one more link to get dhatu ...
2020-02-20	Editorial UI Content		Root Verses	1. If you provide Roman script for other titles, do so for Tibetan रत्नगोत्रविभाग महायानोत्तरतन्त्रशास्त्र Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra ཐེག་པ་ཆེན་པོ་རྒྱུད་བླ་མའི་བསྟན་བཅོས། Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos 究竟一乘寶性論 jiu jing yi cheng bao xing lun 1. If you provide Roman script for other titles, do so for Tibetan रत्नगोत्रविभाग महायानोत्तरतन्त्रशास्त्र Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra ཐེག་པ་ཆེན་པོ་རྒྱུད་བླ་མའི་བསྟན་བཅོས། Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos 究竟一乘寶性論 jiu jing yi cheng bao xing lun
2020-02-20	UX UI		Primary Sources	I notice that the graphic is still being used on those pages, which looks nice until you actually read the text. On a small screen it's really distracting to have that image and on large screen, less so but there's a lot of wasted space to the right. I'm going to send Marcus 2 screen shots to show what I mean. It’s distracting and hard to read content that has italics, Chinese, and lightly underlined words with a line circling through it — and next the Maitreya image even blue :) Maybe that blue could be more faded? I notice that the graphic is still being used on those pages, which looks nice until you actually read the text. On a small screen it's really distracting to have that image and on large screen, less so but there's a lot of wasted space to the right. I'm going to send Marcus 2 screen shots to show what I mean. It’s distracting and hard to read content that has italics, Chinese, and lightly underlined words with a line circling through it — and next the Maitreya image even blue :) Maybe that blue could be more faded?
2020-02-20	Editorial Content		Primary Sources	I might suggest in addition to "Gyu Lama" in the heading, The Titles of the Gyu Lama using Tibetan, Wylie. It's not very appealing to scholars and Tibetan readers to have just Tibetan phonetics :) popup: The Ultimate Continuum (text title), often referred to as the Gyulama in the Tibetan tradition. This is the short title often used for the key source text of buddha-nature teachings, the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya/Asaṅga, also known as the Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra. Skt. उत्तरतन्त्र Tib. རྒྱུད་བླ་མ Here "ultimate continuum" is used but in the main text "superior continuum" is used -- is this intentional? it might be confusing. And I'm not sure what is being said. The Ultimate Continuum (text title), can't be often referred to as the Gyulama, it is an English translation for rgyud bla ma. So, is the meaning something like this: The "Superior Continuum" (Tib. Gyu Lama, rGyud bla ma རྒྱུད་བླ་མ) is often used as a short title in the Tibetan tradition for this key source text of buddha-nature teachings: the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya/Asaṅga, also known as the Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra. Skt. {need to have Devanagari for Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra} I might suggest in addition to "Gyu Lama" in the heading, The Titles of the Gyu Lama using Tibetan, Wylie. It's not very appealing to scholars and Tibetan readers to have just Tibetan phonetics :) popup: The Ultimate Continuum (text title), often referred to as the Gyulama in the Tibetan tradition. This is the short title often used for the key source text of buddha-nature teachings, the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya/Asaṅga, also known as the Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra. Skt. उत्तरतन्त्र Tib. རྒྱུད་བླ་མ Here "ultimate continuum" is used but in the main text "superior continuum" is used -- is this intentional? it might be confusing. And I'm not sure what is being said. The Ultimate Continuum (text title), can't be often referred to as the Gyulama, it is an English translation for rgyud bla ma. So, is the meaning something like this: The "Superior Continuum" (Tib. Gyu Lama, rGyud bla ma རྒྱུད་བླ་མ) is often used as a short title in the Tibetan tradition for this key source text of buddha-nature teachings: the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya/Asaṅga, also known as the Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra. Skt. {need to have Devanagari for Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra}
2020-02-19	UX		Main Page	GENERAL READER: Too many options here. Maybe three is good instead of five? GENERAL READER: Too many options here. Maybe three is good instead of five?
2020-02-19	Editorial UX		Discover	GENERAL READER: Put Questions first before Texts GENERAL READER: Put Questions first before Texts
2020-02-09	UX		Aṅgulimālīyasūtra	Hi Marcus Hi Marcus
2020-02-10	UX		Root Verses	ERIC FEEDBACK: CHANGE SO IT DOES NOT LOAD SO LONG. Tell people - Loading, please wait - Warning this is 9MB long, it will take a while to load, etc. ERIC FEEDBACK: CHANGE SO IT DOES NOT LOAD SO LONG. Tell people - Loading, please wait - Warning this is 9MB long, it will take a while to load, etc.
2020-02-10	UX		Library	ERIC: Warn people about the loading - Click for full library - think about first contact for people - break down as needed and provide the option for the big page also. ERIC: Warn people about the loading - Click for full library - think about first contact for people - break down as needed and provide the option for the big page also.
2020-02-09	Editorial UX Content		Root Verses	Providing roman transcription (with diacritics) would be helpful for the Sanskrit (and also for Tibetan) in order to easily copy/paste quotes for academic studies. Also, am I right that there is no Sanskrit available for the commentary part of the text? Here is what Oslo has that is helpful (though they don't use standard Wylie which is annoying): https://www2.hf.uio.no/polyglotta/index.php?page=fulltext&view=fulltext&vid=61&mid=0 Providing roman transcription (with diacritics) would be helpful for the Sanskrit (and also for Tibetan) in order to easily copy/paste quotes for academic studies. Also, am I right that there is no Sanskrit available for the commentary part of the text? Here is what Oslo has that is helpful (though they don't use standard Wylie which is annoying): https://www2.hf.uio.no/polyglotta/index.php?page=fulltext&view=fulltext&vid=61&mid=0
2020-02-05	UI		Topics	Links to Themes pages all broken Links to Themes pages all broken
2020-02-03	Editorial UX		Questions	This page should have tiles at the bottom to navigate from this page, like the Discover section has. As of now there are no tiles at the bottom to do this. - All the main Subject pages/essays should have links at the bottom to lead readers on to the next subjects and/or other the library/explore page. This page should have tiles at the bottom to navigate from this page, like the Discover section has. As of now there are no tiles at the bottom to do this. - All the main Subject pages/essays should have links at the bottom to lead readers on to the next subjects and/or other the library/explore page.
2020-02-03	UX UI		Questions	On a mobile device (iPhone 8plus) the background is a weird fuzzy line that is very distracting. On a mobile device (iPhone 8plus) the background is a weird fuzzy line that is very distracting.
2020-02-03	UI		Library	Links for all the sections at the top don't work Links for all the sections at the top don't work
2020-02-03	UI		Discover	http://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.php/Discover#OnFromThere The explore box at the very bottom of the page doesn’t link to anything http://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.php/Discover#OnFromThere The explore box at the very bottom of the page doesn’t link to anything
2020-02-03	Editorial Copy		Main Page	I know this might seem too picky, but I find it a bit odd to have the tagline for "Explore" to be "Buddha-nature is at the heart of every Mahayana Tradition." As I am sure you are aware, there are Mahayana "traditions" that deny/ignore buddha nature or only consider it to be a peripheral doctrine, including some Tibetan traditions. I would instead suggest "many Mahayana traditions" or, "is a core teaching of the Mahayana tradition/Mahayana traditions." I know this might seem too picky, but I find it a bit odd to have the tagline for "Explore" to be "Buddha-nature is at the heart of every Mahayana Tradition." As I am sure you are aware, there are Mahayana "traditions" that deny/ignore buddha nature or only consider it to be a peripheral doctrine, including some Tibetan traditions. I would instead suggest "many Mahayana traditions" or, "is a core teaching of the Mahayana tradition/Mahayana traditions."
2020-02-02	UI Copy		Dharma Teachings	Image missing for Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche teaching, here and on its page, and error message in its place. Linux Chrome Image missing for Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche teaching, here and on its page, and error message in its place. Linux Chrome
2020-01-31	UI		Root Verses	Some of the numbers of the verses need more of a margin to display properly. The last number ends up on the row below. for example III.28 http://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.php/Texts/Ratnagotravibh%C4%81ga_Mah%C4%81y%C4%81nottaratantra%C5%9B%C4%81stra/Root_Verses#III.28 Some of the numbers of the verses need more of a margin to display properly. The last number ends up on the row below. for example III.28 http://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.php/Texts/Ratnagotravibh%C4%81ga_Mah%C4%81y%C4%81nottaratantra%C5%9B%C4%81stra/Root_Verses#III.28
2020-01-31	UI		Root Verses	I think we should change the sidebar for the root verse. Maybe have an expandable/collapsible button for each chapter that contains those chapter verses. Otherwise there's going 400 something verse listed in the side bar I think we should change the sidebar for the root verse. Maybe have an expandable/collapsible button for each chapter that contains those chapter verses. Otherwise there's going 400 something verse listed in the side bar
2020-01-31	Editorial		Discover	Melvin McLeod: I looked most closely as the beginners' area, because that's where we work a lot. I do think the language of the introductory paragraphs is too complex---some long sentences and paragraphs that take real work to follow. I urge you to look for simple, declarative sentences, at least in the initial paragraphs. Then it can become more complex. My suggestion is to model this section after the kind of language Mingyur Rinpoche uses in the Lion's Roar piece you feature. I think the emphasis here should be on simplicity, clarity, and accessibility. Aside from perhaps making the beginner material clearer and punchier, they're all pretty minor. Congrats on a great job. Melvin McLeod: I looked most closely as the beginners' area, because that's where we work a lot. I do think the language of the introductory paragraphs is too complex---some long sentences and paragraphs that take real work to follow. I urge you to look for simple, declarative sentences, at least in the initial paragraphs. Then it can become more complex. My suggestion is to model this section after the kind of language Mingyur Rinpoche uses in the Lion's Roar piece you feature. I think the emphasis here should be on simplicity, clarity, and accessibility. Aside from perhaps making the beginner material clearer and punchier, they're all pretty minor. Congrats on a great job.
2020-01-31	Editorial UX		Discover	Melvin McLeod and Rod Sperry: "The “What Then?” heading isn’t clear/helpful." I also find that. Melvin McLeod and Rod Sperry: "The “What Then?” heading isn’t clear/helpful." I also find that.
2020-01-31	Editorial		Discover	Melvin McLeod and Rod Sperry: He says on the beginner section, "Agreed that approach/voice could be be simplified, more absolute-beginner friendly. It feels more intermediate to me." Also, "The metaphors of the statue and the mango seed should come earlier." Finally, in this area he says, "If this site is for people who perhaps altogether new at this, it’s tricky to write “please seek out an authentic teacher to engage in any specific practices discussed here” without also giving some guidance on what it means to be/find an authentic teacher.” Melvin McLeod and Rod Sperry: He says on the beginner section, "Agreed that approach/voice could be be simplified, more absolute-beginner friendly. It feels more intermediate to me." Also, "The metaphors of the statue and the mango seed should come earlier." Finally, in this area he says, "If this site is for people who perhaps altogether new at this, it’s tricky to write “please seek out an authentic teacher to engage in any specific practices discussed here” without also giving some guidance on what it means to be/find an authentic teacher.”
2020-01-31	UX UI		Buddhanature: You're Perfect As You Are	Melvin McLeod: I think you should open further readings as separate tabs. As it stands now, you have to use the back button, which takes you back to the top of the previous page, not where you were. Melvin McLeod: I think you should open further readings as separate tabs. As it stands now, you have to use the back button, which takes you back to the top of the previous page, not where you were.
2020-01-31	Content		Multimedia
2020-01-30	UX UI		The Jewel Ornament of Liberation (Konchog Gyaltsen)	I think we should consider making the TOC the first tab on any book or dissertation because coming to a book like this and see a blank area there is offputting, but if I saw the TOC, I would be like, yay! I can see what is in this book! I think we should consider making the TOC the first tab on any book or dissertation because coming to a book like this and see a blank area there is offputting, but if I saw the TOC, I would be like, yay! I can see what is in this book!
2020-01-29	Editorial		Śākya mchog-ldan on gotra in Yogācāra and Madhyamaka	There is no article here There is no article here
2020-01-29	Editorial Copy		Approaching the Great Perfection	several things missing on this page (image, TOC, about the book) several things missing on this page (image, TOC, about the book)
2020-01-29	UI		David Higgins at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium	Ohhh, now I see that you did use the videos we uploaded on youtube. it's was just that the first one has a different cover. So all good Ohhh, now I see that you did use the videos we uploaded on youtube. it's was just that the first one has a different cover. So all good
2020-01-29	UI		Klaus-Dieter Mathes - Welcome Speech of the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium	we had bad new far better looking covers pictures for the videos. Why don't you use the videos we uploaded on youtube? (you can check them on the conference website) we had bad new far better looking covers pictures for the videos. Why don't you use the videos we uploaded on youtube? (you can check them on the conference website)
2020-01-27	UI		The Jewel Ornament of Liberation (Konchog Gyaltsen)	TOC, some page numbers are stuck to the title ( while the others have a space in between) - inconsistent ;) TOC, some page numbers are stuck to the title ( while the others have a space in between) - inconsistent ;)
2020-01-27	UI		Stages of the Buddha’s Teachings	The picture of the lady in the circle, underneath Sakya Pandita, on the right side of the screen, has no name. The picture of the lady in the circle, underneath Sakya Pandita, on the right side of the screen, has no name.
2020-01-27	Copy		Grains of Gold	In the TOC are two bullets before the appendix section. In the TOC are two bullets before the appendix section.
2020-01-27	UI		Dam chos yid bzhin gyi nor bu thar pa rin po che'i rgyan	Not sure if we can do anything about this, but the first line of the 2nd page in the pecha (adarsha) is cut off Not sure if we can do anything about this, but the first line of the 2nd page in the pecha (adarsha) is cut off
2020-01-27	Editorial		Tathāgatagarbhasūtra	Relevance to Buddha-nature - capitalize 'Nature' Relevance to Buddha-nature - capitalize 'Nature'
2020-01-27	Copy		Klaus-Dieter Mathes at the 2019 Tathagatagarbha Symposium	Klaus-Dieter Mathes at the 2019 Tathagatagarbha Symposium - diacritic to tathagatagarbha. Klaus-Dieter Mathes at the 2019 Tathagatagarbha Symposium - diacritic to tathagatagarbha.
2020-01-27	Copy		Klaus-Dieter Mathes at the 2019 Tathagatagarbha Symposium	In the main title, I would add the diacritics to Tathagatagarbha, since it is present everywhere else. In the main title, I would add the diacritics to Tathagatagarbha, since it is present everywhere else.
2020-01-26	Editorial		Feedback-13	This will be a shotgun type of feedback, where I dump a lot of different thoughts on you. I'm sure most of them are addressed here if I click on the right link. But that would take a lot of time. 1. What is "tantric Shentong"? I've heard it used by Shenpen Hookham, but only as a passing mention. 2. I see you use the words apophatic and cataphatic. Do you ever use the terms "pantheism", "panentheism", or "monism" to describe the gamut of interpretations? I know the root "theism" is a bugaboo for a lot of people. 3. I know Tsadra Foundation is about Tibetan Dharma. But do you show the evolution of the idea in East Asian thought? It could be just a brief mention. 4. In the Shentong interpretations I've come across it says that there are no thought processes in the Dharmakaya, Dharmadhatu, etc. Is that point made somewhere? 5. Have you made the point of how "Buddha Activity" (as per Uttartantra) can happen without said mentation in the Dharmakaya? 6. Is the point made about how Buddha Nature is the basis for the tantric view of the world and beings as pure? 7. Also how Buddha Nature relates to the Dzogchen self-liberation view. Overall I love what you are doing with this. I just need to spend some time doing more clicking. Thanks! This will be a shotgun type of feedback, where I dump a lot of different thoughts on you. I'm sure most of them are addressed here if I click on the right link. But that would take a lot of time. 1. What is "tantric Shentong"? I've heard it used by Shenpen Hookham, but only as a passing mention. 2. I see you use the words apophatic and cataphatic. Do you ever use the terms "pantheism", "panentheism", or "monism" to describe the gamut of interpretations? I know the root "theism" is a bugaboo for a lot of people. 3. I know Tsadra Foundation is about Tibetan Dharma. But do you show the evolution of the idea in East Asian thought? It could be just a brief mention. 4. In the Shentong interpretations I've come across it says that there are no thought processes in the Dharmakaya, Dharmadhatu, etc. Is that point made somewhere? 5. Have you made the point of how "Buddha Activity" (as per Uttartantra) can happen without said mentation in the Dharmakaya? 6. Is the point made about how Buddha Nature is the basis for the tantric view of the world and beings as pure? 7. Also how Buddha Nature relates to the Dzogchen self-liberation view. Overall I love what you are doing with this. I just need to spend some time doing more clicking. Thanks!
2020-01-25	Editorial Content		Discover	Excellent project. Thank you. In the "Discover" section I think it might be good to have a short quote from HHDL near the start. People know him and if they don't go very far into the website at least they will have a snippet of something to remember. (IOS Safari) I'm still exploring the website. I'm finding a lot of my initial suggestions are actually already incorporated if I just click on enough links. So I may have more suggestions later, but so far so good. Excellent project. Thank you. In the "Discover" section I think it might be good to have a short quote from HHDL near the start. People know him and if they don't go very far into the website at least they will have a snippet of something to remember. (IOS Safari) I'm still exploring the website. I'm finding a lot of my initial suggestions are actually already incorporated if I just click on enough links. So I may have more suggestions later, but so far so good.
2020-01-24	Editorial UX		Main Page
2020-01-21	UI		Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkārakārikā	Adarsha text is missing and the adarsha link leads to an error page Adarsha text is missing and the adarsha link leads to an error page
2020-01-21	Content		Discover	The first two paragraphs (Your BN and What Then?) start with a normal uppercase letter but this paragraph starts with a drop cap. Maybe you want to have the same style everywhere? The first two paragraphs (Your BN and What Then?) start with a normal uppercase letter but this paragraph starts with a drop cap. Maybe you want to have the same style everywhere?
2020-01-21	UI		Traditions	the essay tabs/icons in the middle of the page should be well aligned? the essay tabs/icons in the middle of the page should be well aligned?
2020-01-21	UI		Treatise on Awakening Mahāyāna Faith	in the table of content have a space between the chapter title and book page in the table of content have a space between the chapter title and book page
2020-01-16	Content		Brunnhölzl, K.	Most bios need updating to the present Most bios need updating to the present
2020-01-16	UX		Discover	Navigation here doesn't work properly. Can't read full slides. When I try to scroll down, it goes immediately down to the videos Navigation here doesn't work properly. Can't read full slides. When I try to scroll down, it goes immediately down to the videos
2020-01-10	Editorial Content		Main Page	Not enough quotes from Karmapa! Not enough quotes from Karmapa!

Archived submissions (limit=10)

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2020-08-17			Main Page	I think the Tibetan looks nice under study, but I think you need to have Ratnagotravibhāga in that tile. I know it messes with the two line aesthetic if you want to keep both, but it's a multilingual page and only somebody who reads Tibetan will know which root verses its refers to. And then maybe on the root verse page, instead of Pinyin we should include the French title. I think the Tibetan looks nice under study, but I think you need to have Ratnagotravibhāga in that tile. I know it messes with the two line aesthetic if you want to keep both, but it's a multilingual page and only somebody who reads Tibetan will know which root verses its refers to. And then maybe on the root verse page, instead of Pinyin we should include the French title.
2020-07-01	Editorial		Main Page	Quotes move a little fast - H.H. The Dalai Lama's image does not appear in the circle. Quotes move a little fast - H.H. The Dalai Lama's image does not appear in the circle.
2020-04-24			Discover	I just went through the Discover section and got fairly disoriented. For me, I think the biggest problem was when links on pages took you to a new tab or replaced the tab you are on. I really wasn't able to determine a reason for one or the other. So, after following a trail of links, it was often not easy to find my way back to where I had started. Sometimes it was the back button, sometimes it was a different tab. One suggestion that I have is that when you are on a discover page with Slide menu bar on the bottom, the links from those pages should always take you to another tab. That way, the "Discover" portion of the trail is always still there. It's easy to always get back to where you started. Additionally, I think the placement of the Explore More box with the word "Continue" on it is oddly placed. It's placement between the end of a slide's content and the Slide Bar was disorienting at first. At first I expected it to explore more of the topic I had just finished reading, but it doesn't. I think it hinders the smooth movement from slide to slide. I think the word "continue" should be removed, because it doesn't really feel like it continues. Going to the next slide would feel like a continuation. Finally, the content that is found down there doesn't seem at first glance to be helpful in moving someone from the beginning of interest in BN to the deeper exploration. Maybe I don't know the reason for this section. I just went through the Discover section and got fairly disoriented. For me, I think the biggest problem was when links on pages took you to a new tab or replaced the tab you are on. I really wasn't able to determine a reason for one or the other. So, after following a trail of links, it was often not easy to find my way back to where I had started. Sometimes it was the back button, sometimes it was a different tab. One suggestion that I have is that when you are on a discover page with Slide menu bar on the bottom, the links from those pages should always take you to another tab. That way, the "Discover" portion of the trail is always still there. It's easy to always get back to where you started. Additionally, I think the placement of the Explore More box with the word "Continue" on it is oddly placed. It's placement between the end of a slide's content and the Slide Bar was disorienting at first. At first I expected it to explore more of the topic I had just finished reading, but it doesn't. I think it hinders the smooth movement from slide to slide. I think the word "continue" should be removed, because it doesn't really feel like it continues. Going to the next slide would feel like a continuation. Finally, the content that is found down there doesn't seem at first glance to be helpful in moving someone from the beginning of interest in BN to the deeper exploration. Maybe I don't know the reason for this section.
2020-04-24			People	The alphabetical listing is quite haphazard. Some people are listed by first name, some by last . Exp. Adam S. Pearcey is listed in the A's. Alexander Berzin is listed in the B's. Some Lamas are listed under L for Lama, some are listed under R for Rinpoche and still others are listed under their name, such as Lama Tharchin Rinpoche is listed under T The alphabetical listing is quite haphazard. Some people are listed by first name, some by last . Exp. Adam S. Pearcey is listed in the A's. Alexander Berzin is listed in the B's. Some Lamas are listed under L for Lama, some are listed under R for Rinpoche and still others are listed under their name, such as Lama Tharchin Rinpoche is listed under T
2020-04-24			Kagyu	I noticed that the other three schools have some contemporary teachers in the Associated People section, but not Kagyu. Might be nice to have some in the Kagyu section I noticed that the other three schools have some contemporary teachers in the Associated People section, but not Kagyu. Might be nice to have some in the Kagyu section
2020-04-24			The Canonization of Philosophy and the Rhetoric of Siddhanta in Tibetan Buddhism	Two pages for the same article, one with a diacritic, one without. https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.php/Articles/The_Canonization_of_Philosophy_and_the_Rhetoric_of_Siddhanta_in_Tibetan_Buddhism https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.php/Articles/The_Canonization_of_Philosophy_and_the_Rhetoric_of_Siddh%C4%81nta_in_Tibetan_Buddhism Two pages for the same article, one with a diacritic, one without. https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.php/Articles/The_Canonization_of_Philosophy_and_the_Rhetoric_of_Siddhanta_in_Tibetan_Buddhism https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.php/Articles/The_Canonization_of_Philosophy_and_the_Rhetoric_of_Siddh%C4%81nta_in_Tibetan_Buddhism
2020-04-24	UX UI		Discover	On the Traditions Slide, when you click on the the first note you'll feel capable but will easily get complacent."[1] you are taken to the note at the bottom of the page. I was unable to scroll (using my mouse scroll wheel) back up beyond the note section. When I click the Jump Up button next to the note, the view does jump up, but not all the way up and again, I can't scroll all the way to the top. Win10 & Chrome. Full screen On the Traditions Slide, when you click on the the first note you'll feel capable but will easily get complacent."[1] you are taken to the note at the bottom of the page. I was unable to scroll (using my mouse scroll wheel) back up beyond the note section. When I click the Jump Up button next to the note, the view does jump up, but not all the way up and again, I can't scroll all the way to the top. Win10 & Chrome. Full screen
2020-04-24			Primary Sources	At the bottom of this page, right above the Notes there are two lines of text that are red links. Details on the Sutra Sources for the Ratnagotravibhāga by Karl Brunnhölzl Karl Brunnhölzl's Translator's Introduction, When the Clouds Part, pp. 3-12. At the bottom of this page, right above the Notes there are two lines of text that are red links. Details on the Sutra Sources for the Ratnagotravibhāga by Karl Brunnhölzl Karl Brunnhölzl's Translator's Introduction, When the Clouds Part, pp. 3-12.
2020-04-24			Root Verses	When selecting a language to view commentary for the verse, when on clicks on a language, the view jumps to the top of the entire page as opposed to staying in the original position. This is disorienting When selecting a language to view commentary for the verse, when on clicks on a language, the view jumps to the top of the entire page as opposed to staying in the original position. This is disorienting
2020-04-24			Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra	The Access this text online link for "The Buddhist Canons Research Database" takes you to an empty search box the first time I clicked on it. Is there a way to make it link directly to the text.? (Like all of the other links do) The Access this text online link for "The Buddhist Canons Research Database" takes you to an empty search box the first time I clicked on it. Is there a way to make it link directly to the text.? (Like all of the other links do)
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Kagyu - The Kagyu school traces its origin to the eleventh-century translator Marpa, who studied in India with Nāropa. Marpa's student Milarepa trained Gampopa, who founded the first monastery of the Kagyu order. As many as twelve subtraditions grew out from there, the best known being the Karma Kagyu, the Drikung, and the Drukpa. Tib. བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་

Mahāmudrā - Mahāmudrā refers to an advanced meditation tradition in Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna forms of Into-Tibetan Buddhism that is focused on the realization of the empty and luminous nature of the mind. It also refers to the resultant state of buddhahood attained through such meditation practice. In Tibet, this tradition is particularly associated with the Kagyu school, although all other schools also profess this tradition. The term also appears as part of the four seals, alongside dharmamūdra, samayamudrā, and karmamudrā. Skt. महामुद्रा Tib. ཕྱག་རྒྱ་ཆེན་པོ།

Uttaratantra - The Ultimate Continuum, or Gyü Lama, is often used as a short title in the Tibetan tradition for the key source text of buddha-nature teachings called the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya/Asaṅga, also known as the Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra. Skt. उत्तरतन्त्र Tib. རྒྱུད་བླ་མ་ Ch. 寶性論

Mahāyāna - Mahāyāna, or the Great Vehicle, refers to the system of Buddhist thought and practice which developed around the beginning of Common Era, focusing on the pursuit of the state of full enlightenment of the Buddha through the realization of the wisdom of emptiness and the cultivation of compassion. Skt. महायान Tib. ཐེག་པ་ཆེན་པོ། Ch. 大乘

visaṃyogaphala - One of the five types of effects, or fruitions. It refers to an effect that arises from removing that which obscures or hinders it. Skt. विसंयोगफल Tib. བྲལ་འབྲས་

gotra - Disposition, lineage, or class; an individual's gotra determines the type of enlightenment one is destined to attain. Skt. गोत्र Tib. རིགས་ Ch. 鍾姓,種性

gotra - Disposition, lineage, or class; an individual's gotra determines the type of enlightenment one is destined to attain. Skt. गोत्र Tib. རིགས་ Ch. 鍾姓,種性

Uttaratantra - The Ultimate Continuum, or Gyü Lama, is often used as a short title in the Tibetan tradition for the key source text of buddha-nature teachings called the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya/Asaṅga, also known as the Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra. Skt. उत्तरतन्त्र Tib. རྒྱུད་བླ་མ་ Ch. 寶性論

These are the root verses of the Uttaratantra attributed to Maitreya by the Tibetan tradition.

Uttaratantra - The Ultimate Continuum, or Gyü Lama, is often used as a short title in the Tibetan tradition for the key source text of buddha-nature teachings called the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya/Asaṅga, also known as the Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra. Skt. उत्तरतन्त्र Tib. རྒྱུད་བླ་མ་ Ch. 寶性論

Uttaratantra - The Ultimate Continuum, or Gyü Lama, is often used as a short title in the Tibetan tradition for the key source text of buddha-nature teachings called the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya/Asaṅga, also known as the Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra. Skt. उत्तरतन्त्र Tib. རྒྱུད་བླ་མ་ Ch. 寶性論

dhātu - A fundamental component or essential constituent. Skt. धातु Tib. ཁམས་ Ch. 界

dhātu - A fundamental component or essential constituent. Skt. धातु Tib. ཁམས་ Ch. 界

These are the root verses of the Uttaratantra attributed to Maitreya by the Tibetan tradition.

These are the root verses of the Uttaratantra attributed to Maitreya by the Tibetan tradition.

These are the root verses of the Uttaratantra attributed to Maitreya by the Tibetan tradition.

These are the root verses of the Uttaratantra attributed to Maitreya by the Tibetan tradition.

These are the root verses of the Uttaratantra attributed to Maitreya by the Tibetan tradition.

These are the root verses of the Uttaratantra attributed to Maitreya by the Tibetan tradition.

These are the root verses of the Uttaratantra attributed to Maitreya by the Tibetan tradition.

bīja - A seed, commonly used figuratively in the sense of something which has the potential to develop or grow, and likewise as the basic cause for this development or growth. Skt. बीज Tib. ས་བོན་ Ch. 無漏種

Sakya - The Sakya tradition developed in the eleventh century in the Khön family of Tsang, which maintained an imperial-era lineage of Vajrakīla and which adopted a new teaching from India known as Lamdre. Tib. ས་སྐྱ་

gzhan stong - The state of being devoid of that which is wholly different rather than being void of its own nature. The term is generally used to refer to the ultimate, or buddha-nature, being empty of other phenomena such as adventitious defiling emotions but not empty of its true nature. Tib. གཞན་སྟོང་

Dzogchen - Dzogchen is an advanced system of meditation techniques to reveal the innate state of perfection primarily, but not exclusively, espoused by the Nyingma Buddhist tradition and the Tibetan Bön tradition. Skt. महासन्धि Tib. རྫོགས་ཆེན།