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This publication presents the academic papers presented at the 2nd International Association of Buddhist Universities Conference which took place at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University in Wang Noi, Ayutthaya, Thailand, in 2012. The theme of this large conference was "Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation Practice" and it brought together over 33 Buddhist studies scholars. Of particular relevance to the topic of buddha-nature is Tadeuz Skorupki's paper, "Consciousness and Luminosity in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism" (43–64).

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Dhammasami, Khammai, Padmasiri de Silva, Sarah Shaw, Dion Peoples, Jamie Cresswell, and Toshiichi Endo, eds. Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation Practice: Academic Papers Presented at the 2nd IABU Conference, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Main Campus, Wang Noi, Ayutthaya, Thailand. Ayutthaya, Thailand: Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, 2012. http://btmar.org/files/pdf/buddhist_philosophy_and_meditation_practice.pdf.

Contents

• Preface
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation Practice
• 1. Jason Siff: Language and Meditation3
• 2. Jongmyung Kim: Thought and Praxis in Contemporary Korean Buddhism:
     A Critical Examination14
• 3. Ven. Jinwol Lee: Ganhwaseon (笂贬茈) in Korea:
      From a Seon Practitioner’s Perspective28
• 4. Prof. Robert E. Buswell, Jr: The Transformation of Doubt (Ǔijǒng 蝀袘)
      in Kanhwa Sǒn 笂贬茈: The Testimony of Gaofeng
      Yuanmiao 簙膯蚖肅 (1238-1295)34
• 5. Tadeusz Skorupski: Consciousness and Luminosity in Indian and
      Tibetan Buddhism]43
• 6. James Blumenthal: Śamatha and its Relation to the Mundane and
      Supra-mundane Paths According to Geluk Traditions of Tibetan Buddhism65
• 7. Kyaw, Pyi Phyo: The Paṭṭhāna (Conditional Relations) and Buddhist
      Meditation Application of the Teachings in the Paṭṭhāna in Insight
      (Vipassanā) Meditation Practice72
• 8. Lei Xiaoli (Ph.D Candidate): A Study on the Development of
      Meditation in Theravada Buddhism and Chinese Buddhism88
• 9. Kanae Kawamoto: Pragmatic Benefits and Concentration through
      Ānāpānasati Meditation98
• 10. Dr. H. M. Mahinda Herath: Theravada Philosophical Exposition of the
       Supramundane (Lokuttara) State104
• 11. Thomas A C Weiser: Three Practices of the Four Foundations of
       Mindfulness: An Investigation in Comparative Soteriology111
• 12. Professor Angraj Chaudhary: The Philosophy of Suffering and the Practice
       of Vipassana128
• 13. Joel Walmsley & Ira Greenberg: Mind, Death and Supervenience:
       Towards a Comparative Dialogue134
• 14. Jeff Waistell: Mindfulness Meditation and Praxis149
• 15. Charles Pyle: A Strategic Perspective on Buddhist Meditation158
• 16. Jim Rheingans: Communicating the Innate: Observations on Teacher-Student
       Interaction in the Tibetan Mahāmudrā Instructions177
• 17. Sumi Lee: Searching for a Possibility of Buddhist Hermeneutics:
       Two Exegetic Strategies in Buddhist Tradition202
• 18. Khristos Nizamis: The Mind’s 'I' in Meditation : Early Pāli Buddhadhamma:
       and Transcendental Phenomenology in Mutual Reflection212
• 19. Apisin Sivayathorn & Apichai Puntasen: Is It True That Buddhism is
       Mind-Based Science?239
• 20. Karin Meyers: The Pleasant Way: The Dhyāna-s, Insight and the Path
       according to the Abhidharmakośa259
• 21. Thanaphon Cheungsirakulvit: Buddhadāsa's Poetry: the Object of
       Contemplation on Emptiness278
• 22. Prof. Yasanjali Devika Jayatilleke: An Anthropological Study on the Rituals
       Pertaining to Life Crises Events among Sri Lankan Buddhists314
• 23. Dr. Mark Owen: The Philosophical Foundations of the Tibetan
       Buddhist Practice of Bodily Preservation324
• 24. Bethany Lowe: Dangerous Dharma, Death, and Depression:
       The Importance of 'Right View' for Practicing Contemplation within a
       Western Buddhist Tradition343
• 25. Venerable Bhikkhuni Anula Devi: The Practical approach to the
       Enlightenment through the Buddhist Meditation362
• 26. Dr. Wangchuk Dorjee Negi: Buddhist Meditation Practices370
• 27. Dr Sarah Shaw : Breathing Mindfulness: Text and Practice378
• 28. Nuengfa Nawaboonniyom & Apichai Puntasen: The Training of

Satipaṭṭhāna
     related to 15 Caraṇas and 8 Vijjās391

• 29. Giuliana Martini: Transcending the Limiting Power of Karma
       The Early Buddhist Appamāṇas413

30. Ven. Dr. Yuanci: A Study of the Meditation Methods in 438 the DESM and Other Early Chinese Texts 31. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uma Shankar: The Philosophical Perspectives in 466 the Meditational practices of Tantric Buddhism

prabhāsvaratā - In a general sense, that which clears away darkness, though it often appears in Buddhist literature in reference to the mind or its nature. It is a particularly salient feature of Tantric literature, especially in regard to the advanced meditation techniques of the completion-stage yogas. Skt. प्रभास्वर Tib. འོད་གསལ་ Ch. 光明

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Geluk - The Geluk tradition traces its origin to Tsongkhapa, who propagated a modified version of the Kadampa lojong and lamrim teachings. It is the dominant tradition of Tibet, having established its control of the government under the figure of the Dalai Lama. Tib. དགེ་ལུགས་

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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།

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Madhyamaka - Along with Yogācāra, it is one of the two major philosophical schools of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Founded by Nāgārjuna around the second century CE, it is rooted in the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras, though its initial exposition was presented in Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā. Skt. मध्यमक Tib. དབུ་མ་ Ch. 中觀見

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