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Go rejected both of these positions, arguing that the Uttaratantra is consistent with other Third-Turning teachings of Yogacāra and that such teachings are definitive. This was a necessary move in order to conflate cataphatic Yogacāra doctrine with Mahāmudrā: buddha-nature for Go is not a synonym for emptiness, but rather for "the unfabricated nature of mind" and "luminosity," core Mahāmudrā doctrine. But Go differentiated his approach from other advocates of a Yogacāra interpretation. He argued against the notion that buddha-nature is fully formed in every sentient being (the "buddha qualities" discussion), advocating instead that buddha-nature is a potential that needs to be developed. We are not like golden statues hidden in mud, but rather like acorns that need water and sunlight to grow into oak trees.
 
Go rejected both of these positions, arguing that the Uttaratantra is consistent with other Third-Turning teachings of Yogacāra and that such teachings are definitive. This was a necessary move in order to conflate cataphatic Yogacāra doctrine with Mahāmudrā: buddha-nature for Go is not a synonym for emptiness, but rather for "the unfabricated nature of mind" and "luminosity," core Mahāmudrā doctrine. But Go differentiated his approach from other advocates of a Yogacāra interpretation. He argued against the notion that buddha-nature is fully formed in every sentient being (the "buddha qualities" discussion), advocating instead that buddha-nature is a potential that needs to be developed. We are not like golden statues hidden in mud, but rather like acorns that need water and sunlight to grow into oak trees.
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* {{i|[https://www.wisdompubs.org/book/direct-path-buddha-within/introduction Introduction - online on Wisdompubs.org]|1}}
 
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** {{i|General Remarks|1}}
 
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** {{i|The Reaction of Mainstream Mahāyāna to the Theory of Buddha Nature|17}}
 
** {{i|The Reaction of Mainstream Mahāyāna to the Theory of Buddha Nature|17}}
 
* {{i|Part I:The Tibetan Historical Context}}
 
* {{i|Part I:The Tibetan Historical Context}}
** {{i|[[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/1. The Development of Various Traditions of Interpreting Buddha Nature|1. The Development of Various Traditions of Interpreting Buddha Nature]]|25}}
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** {{i|1. The Development of Various Traditions of Interpreting Buddha Nature|25}}
 
*** {{i|Ngog Loden Sherab's Analytical Interpretation of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga''|25}}
 
*** {{i|Ngog Loden Sherab's Analytical Interpretation of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga''|25}}
 
*** {{i|''Ratnagotravibhāga'' Commentaries in the Meditation Tradition|32}}
 
*** {{i|''Ratnagotravibhāga'' Commentaries in the Meditation Tradition|32}}
 
*** {{i|The Mahāmudrā Interpretation of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga''|34}}
 
*** {{i|The Mahāmudrā Interpretation of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga''|34}}
 
*** {{i|The Zhentong Interpretation of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga''|45}}
 
*** {{i|The Zhentong Interpretation of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga''|45}}
** {{i|[[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/2. Various Positions Related to Zhönu Pal's Interpretation|2. Various Positions Related to Zhönu Pal's Interpretation]]|49}}
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** {{i|2. Various Positions Related to Zhönu Pal's Interpretation|49}}
 
*** {{i|The Position of the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorjé|51}}
 
*** {{i|The Position of the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorjé|51}}
 
*** {{i|The Position of Dölpopa Sherab Gyaltsen|75}}
 
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*** {{i|The Position of Barawa Gyaltsen Palzang|113}}
 
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*** {{i|A Comparison of the Positions|125}}
 
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** {{i|[[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/3. A Short Account of the Most Important Events in Zhönu Pal's Life|3. A Short Account of the Most Important Events in Zhönu Pal's Life]]|131}}
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* {{i|Part II: Translation}}
 
* {{i|Part II: Translation}}
** {{i|[[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/4. Zhönu Pal's Ratnagotravibhagavyākhya Commentary |4. Zhönu Pal's Ratnagotravibhagavyākhya Commentary]]|151}}
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** {{i|4. Zhönu Pal's Ratnagotravibhagavyākhya Commentary|151}}
 
*** {{i|Translator's Introduction|151}}
 
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*** {{i|Technical Notes|154}}
 
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***** {{i|A Short Explanation of RGV I.3|312}}
 
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* {{i|Part III. Zhonu Pal's Views on Buddha Qualities, Emptiness and Mahamudra}}
 
* {{i|Part III. Zhonu Pal's Views on Buddha Qualities, Emptiness and Mahamudra}}
** {{i|[[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/5. Buddha Qualities|5. Buddha Qualities]]|317}}
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*** {{i|General Remarks|317}}
 
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*** {{i|Different Views on Buddha Qualities|318}}
 
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*** {{i|The Examples Used to Illustrate the Growth of the Qualities|342}}
 
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*** {{i|The Ontological Status of the Buddha Qualities|344}}
 
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** {{i|[[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/6. Two Types of Emptiness|6. Two Types of Emptiness]]|351}}
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** {{i|[[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/7. Zhönu Pal's Mahāmudrā Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhāga|7. Zhönu Pal's Mahāmudrā Interpretation of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga'']]|367}}
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** {{i|7. Zhönu Pal's Mahāmudrā Interpretation of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga''|367}}
 
*** {{i|The ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' as a Basis for Mahāmudrā Instructions|367}}
 
*** {{i|The ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' as a Basis for Mahāmudrā Instructions|367}}
 
*** {{i|The Three Dharmacakras: Mahāmudrā Hermeneutics|368}}
 
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*** {{i|Zhönu Pal's Justification of a Sudden Mahāmudrā Path|397}}
 
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*** {{i|Pairs of Paradoxes|406}}
 
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** {{i|[[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/8. Conclusion|8. Conclusion]]|411}}
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* {{i|[[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Table of Tibetan Transliteration|Table of Tibetan Transliteration]]|555}}
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* {{i|[[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Bibliography|Bibliography]]|565}}
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* {{i|[[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Subject Index|Subject Index]]|589}}
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* {{i|[[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Indian Text Index|Indian Text Index]]|607}}
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Maitreya’s Ratnagotravibhāga, also known as the Uttaratantra, is the main Indian treatise on buddha nature, a concept that is heavily debated in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. In A Direct Path to the Buddha Within, Klaus-Dieter Mathes looks at a pivotal Tibetan commentary on this text by Gö Lotsāwa Zhönu Pal, best known as the author of the Blue Annals. Gö Lotsāwa, whose teachers spanned the spectrum of Tibetan schools, developed a highly nuanced understanding of buddha nature, tying it in with mainstream Mahāyāna thought while avoiding contested aspects of the so-called empty-of-other (zhentong) approach. In addition to translating key portions of Gö Lotsāwa's commentary, Mathes provides an in-depth historical context, evaluating Gö’s position against those of other Kagyü, Nyingma, and Jonang masters and examining how Gö Lotsāwa’s view affects his understanding of the buddha qualities, the concept of emptiness, and the practice of mahāmudrā. (Source: Wisdom Publications)

Citation Mathes, Klaus-Dieter. A Direct Path to the Buddha Within: Gö Lotsāwa's Mahāmudrā Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhāga. Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2008.

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