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A Study on the Ratnagotravibhāga (Uttaratantra)

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Jikido Takasaki's seminal work on the Ratnagotravibhāga includes a critical introduction, a synopsis of the text, a translation from the original Sanskrit text in comparison with its Tibetan and Chinese versions, critical notes, appendixes, and indexes. The work is split into two parts. The first consists of a critical and detailed study on the structure of the text and the position of the Ratnagotravibhāga in Mahāyāna Buddhism, and the second consists of a translation of the Sanskrit text into English.

Citation	Takasaki, Jikidō. A Study on the Ratnagotravibhāga (Uttaratantra): Being a Treatise on the Tathāgatagarbha Theory of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Serie Orientale Roma XXXIII. Rome: Istituto Italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente (IsMEO), 1966. https://archive.org/details/bdrc-W1KG1582/page/n1/mode/2up.

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• List of Abbreviationsix
• Prefacexi
• Introduction1
  • I. The Ratnagotravibhāga, its Text, Translation, and Traditions concering the Author5
    • 1. Text5
    • 2. Translations & Traditions concerning the Author6
  • II. The Structure of the Text10
    • 1. Basic Text and Commentary10
    • 2. Chinese Account of the Basic Verses12
    • 3. Supposed Form of the Original Text18
    • 4. The Commentary and Later Additions19
  • III. Keypoint of the Discourse20
    • 1. Ratnagotra, the Germ of the Three Jewels20
    • 2. 4 Aspects of the Germ23
    • 3. The Absolute26
  • IV. Genealogy of the Tathāgatagarbha Theory32
    • 1. Sources of the Ratnagotravibhāga32
    • 2. Cittaprakrti and Āganutukakleśa34
    • 3. Buddhajñana in the Avatamsaka35
    • 4. The Tathāgatagarbhasūtra36
    • 5. The Āryaśrīmālāsūtra37
    • 6. The Anūnatvâpūrnatvanirdeśa and the Mahāparinirvānasūtra39
    • 7. The Mahāyānasūtrâlankāra40
  • V. Works on the Tathāgatagarbha Theory Contemporary with or Succeeding the Ratna.45
    • 1. The Mahāyanadharmadhātvaviśesaśāstra45
    • 2. The Buddhagotraśastra47
    • 3. The Anuttarâśrayasūtra49
    • 4. The Lankāvatāra and the Mahāyānaśraddhôtpādaśāstra53
  • VI. The Position of the Ratna. in Mahāyāna Buddhism54
    • 1. The Ratna. as a Criticism on the Prajñāpāramitā54
    • 2. The Ratna. and the Vijñānavāda57
    • 3. Consideration on the Date and Authorship of the Ratna.61
• Synopsis of the Text63
• Translation and Notes135

• Appendixes
  • I. Supposed for of the Original Śloka-grantha393
  • II. Corrections & Emendations to the Sanskrit Text396
  • III. Description of the Ultimate Reality by Means of the Six Categories400
• Indexes
  • 1. Index of Sanskrit Terms411
  • 2. Index of Works, Authors & Schools437

1. Maitreya; Asaṅga, (thogs med). theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos (mahāyānottaratantraśāstra-ratnagotra-vibhāga). Chinese: 究竟一乘寶性論 (jiu jing yi ch'eng bao xing lun). Dege 4024, sems tsam, phi 54b1-73a7. Translator(s): Sajjana, Rngog lo tsā ba blo ldan shes rab. Peking, Q 5525. Narthang, N 4293. In bstan 'gyur (sde dge), Vol. 123: 107-146. Delhi: delhi karmapae choedhey, gyalwae sungrab partun khang, 1982-1985. Columbia AIBS. ACIP Text.
   1. This book Includes: a critical introduction, a synopsis of the text, a translation from the original Sanskrit text, in comparison with its Tibetan and Chinese versions, critical notes, appendixes and indexes.