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Table of Contents for the Nirvana Sutra

  • Chapter One: IntroductoryV1
  • Chapter Two: On CundaV58
  • Chapter Three: On GriefV93
  • Chapter Four: On Long LifeV136
  • Chapter Five: On the Adamantine BodyV179
  • Chapter Six: On the Virtue of the NameV199
  • Chapter Seven: On the Four AspectsV204
  • Chapter Eight: On the Four DependablesV321
  • Chapter Nine: On Wrong and RightV373
  • Chapter Ten: On the Four TruthsV408
  • Chapter Eleven: On the Four lnversionsV413
  • Chapter Twelve: On the Nature of the TathāgataV417
  • Chapter Thirteen: On LettersV465
  • Chapter Fourteen: On the Parable of the BirdsV479
  • Chapter Fifteen: On the Parable of the MoonV494
  • Chapter Sixteen: On the BodhisattvaV505
  • Chapter Seventeen: On the Questions Raised by the CrowdV559

Table of Contents for the Srimaladevi Sutra

  • Chapter 1: Praises of the unlimited merit of the World Honored OneV1
  • Chapter 2: The ten inconceivable Bodhisattva vowsV8
  • Chapter 3: The great aspiration that contains all aspirationsV21
  • Chapter 4: The inconceivable acceptance of the Correct DharmaV23
  • Chapter 5: The way to enter the EkayanaV52
  • Chapter 6: The limitless Noble truthsV88
  • Chapter 7: The TathagatagarbhaV91
  • Chapter 8: The DharmakayaV96
  • Chapter 9: The true understanding of the meaning of emptinessV97
  • Chapter 10: The One TruthV99
  • Chapter 11: The One Refuge is eternal and unchangingV100
  • Chapter 12: The wrong viewsV100
  • Chapter 13: The inherently pure mind that is obscured by defilementsV105
  • Chapter 14: The True Sons and Daughters of the World Honored OneV111
  • Chapter 15: Queen Srimala and her Lion's roarV113

Table of Contents for the Infinite Life Sutra

  • The Assembly of Shravakas and BodhisattvasV1
  • The deeds and virtues of the BodhisattvasV4
  • The Buddha's glorious ImageV20
  • The prior fifty three BuddhasV27
  • Dharmakara's hymns, praises, and vowsV28
  • Dharmakara aspires to establish a Buddha landV40
  • Dharmakara's forty eight vowsV49
  • Dharmakara confirms his vows and resolutionV98
  • Dharmakara's Bodhisattva practices and meritsV105
  • Dharmakara becomes Amitabha BuddhaV112
  • Description of Amitabha Buddha's Pure Land V114
  • Amitabha's beautiful lightV118
Buddha Nature and Animality
  • Acknowledgementsv
  • Contributorsix
  • Introduction: Toward an Ecology of Compassion—Homo Specialis, Animality, and
    Buddha-Nature
    • David Jones1
  • Buddha Animals
    • Jason M. Wirth13
  • Jataka, Pancatantra, and the Rhetoric of Animalia in South Asia
    • Thomas A. Forsthoefel23
  • Buddha-nature and Bodhicitta: Animals and Humans in Dramatic Ensembles Intent
    upon Enlightenment
    • Peter D. Hershock41
  • Animal Forms and Formlessness: The Protean Quality of Buddha Nature in Chinese
    Martial Arts
    • Harriette Grissom59
  • Does a Dog See Into its Buddha-Nature? Re-posing the Question of Animality/Humanity
    in Zen Buddhism
    • Bret W. Davis83
  • Asking the Question: Do Animals Have Buddha-Nature
    • Thomas Pynn127
  • Zen Eye Hunter, Zen Eye Hunted: Revealing the Animal Face of Buddha-Nature
    • Brian Schroeder149
  • One Cell, Symbiosis, and the Buddha's Broken Karmic Wheel: A Legacy of an Ancient Bacterium
    • Keiko Takioto Miller165
  • Animality and Desire in the Buddhist Monastic Code
    • Jennifer L. Manlowe185
  • Animal Buddhas
    • David Jones195
  • Index205
Buddha Nature and Preliminary Prayers and Their Explanations
  • Chapter 1:
  • Buddha Nature1
  • Chapter 2:
  • Preliminary Prayers & Their Explanations:
  • (1) Refuge Prayer27
  • (2) Prayer to Develop Bodhicitta27
  • (3) The Four Immeasurables Prayer56
  • (4) The Seven-Limbs Prayer65
Buddha Nature: A Festschrift in Honor of Minoru Kiyota
  • Preface: The Making of a Modern Buddhologistv
  • Introduction1
  • José Ignacio Cabezón
    • "The Canonization of Philosophy and the Rhetoric of Siddhānta in Tibetan Buddhism"7
  • Roger Gregory-Tashi Corless
    • "Lying to Tell the Truth—Upāya in Mahāyāna Buddhism and Oikonomia in Alexandrian Christianity"27
  • Paul J. Griffiths
    • "Painting Space with Colors: Tathagātagarbha in the Mahāyānasūttrālaṅkāra-Corpus IX.22-37"41
  • William G. Grosnick
    • "Buddha Nature as Myth"65
  • Jamie Hubbard
    • "Perfect Buddhahood, Absolute Delusion—The Universal Buddha of the San-chieh-chiao"75
  • Roger R. Jackson
    • "Luminous Mind. Among the Logicians—An Analysis of Pramāṇavārttika
      II.205-211"      95
  • John P. Keenan
    • "The Doctrine of Buddha Nature In Chinese Buddhism—Hui-K'ai on
      Paramārtha"      125
  • Sallie B. King
    • "Buddha Nature Thought and Mysticism"139
  • Heng-ching Shih
    • "T'ien-T'ai Chih-I's Theory of Buddha Nature—A Realistic and Humanistic Understanding of the Buddha"153
  • Paul L Swanson
    • "T'ien-t'ai Chih-i's Concept of Threefold Buddha Nature—A Synergy of
      Reality, Wisdom, and Practice"      171
  • Contributors183
  • Index185
Buddha Nature: Ten Teachings on the Uttaratantra Shastra
  • Foreword7
  • Introduction9
  • The Buddha21
  • The Dharma37
  • The Sangha47
  • Buddha Nature47
  • Enlightenment91
  • Qualities105
  • Buddha Activity121
  • Conclusion133
  • Glossary137
Buddha Nature: The Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra
  • Foreword by Tenzin Dorjee 8
  • Preface by Rosemarie Fuchs 10
  • Introduction by Acharya Lodrö Namgyal 12
  • Part One: Root Text 17
  • 1. Tathagatagarbha 19
    • Introduction 19
    • The First Three Vajra Points: The Three Jewels 20
      • Buddha 20
      • Dharma 20
      • Sangha 21
    • The Three Refuges 22
    • The Last Four Vajra Points 22
    • The Fourth Vajra Point: The Element 23
  • 2. The Fifth Vajra Point: Enlightenment 43
  • 3. The Sixth Vajra Point: Qualities 53
  • 4. The Seventh Vajra Point: Activity 59
  • 5. Benefit 73
  • Part Two: Commentary, The Unassailable Lion’s Roar 79
  • Table of Contents 81
  • 1. Tathagatagarbha 97
    • Introduction 97
    • The First Three Vajra Points: The Three Jewels 101
      • The First Vajra Point: Buddha 101
      • The Second Vajra Point: Dharma 105
      • The Third Vajra Point: Sangha 108
    • The Three Refuges 112
    • The Last Four Vajra Points 114
    • The Fourth Vajra Point: The Element 117
  • 2. The Fifth Vajra Point: Enlightenment 182
  • 3. The Sixth Vajra Point: Qualities 218
  • 4. The Seventh Vajra Point: Activity 238
  • 5. Benefit 283
  • Part Three: Explanations by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche 299
  • Part Four: Translator’s Notes 391
Buddha-Nature and Emptiness
  • PREFACE
  • Introduction i
  • PART I: Historical and Doctrinal Background 5
    • Chapter 1: The Authorship of the Ratnagotravibhāga and Its Transmission in
      India from the 5th to the 10th Century       17
    • Chapter 2: The Resurrection of the Ratnagotravibhāga in India in the Early 11th Century: Maitripa and Jñānasrimitra 43
    • Chapter 3: Ratnakarasanti’s Understanding of Buddha-nature 71
    • Chapter 4: The Transmission of the Ratnagotravibhāga in East India from the
      11th to the 13th Century: From Prajñākaramati to Vibhūticandra       97
    • Chapter 5: The Kashmiri Tradition of the Ratnagotravibhāga Exegesis in the 11th and 12th Centuries: Sajjana and his Circle 135
    • Chapter 6: Six Tibetan Translations of the Ratnagotravibhāga 155
    • Conclusion 181
  • PART II: rNgog Blo-ldan-shes-rab and His Doctrinal Position 189
    • Chapter 7: The Life and Works of rNgog Blo-ldan-shes-rab 191
    • Chapter 8: rNgog’s Doctrinal Positions in Relation to Sajjana’s and His Commentarial Style 211
    • Chapter 9: rNgog’s rGyud bla ma'i don bsdus pa as a Reflection of His Own Doctrinal Position 241
    • Conclusion 277
  • PART III: rNgog’s Impact on Later Developments 283
    • Chapter 10: rNgog’s Impact on Doctrinal Developments from the 11th to
      the Early 14th Century       285
    • Chapter 11: rNgog’s Impact on Doctrinal Developments from the Late 14th
      to the 16th Century       345
    • Conclusion 379
  • FINAL CONSIDERATIONS 383
    • Resituating rNgog’s Position in a Wider Context 385
  • APPENDICES 393
    • Appendix A: A Topical Outline of the rGyud bla ma'i don bsdus pa 395
    • Appendix B: A List of Commentaries of the Ratnagotravibhāga 405
  • ABBREVIATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES 415
  • INDICES 461
Buddha-Nature and a Dialectic of Presence and Absence in the Works of Mi-pham
  • Abstracti
  • Acknowledgementsiii
  • Introduction1
    • Historical Context1
    • Monastic Colleges and Buddhist Education9
    • Epistemology and Negative Dialectics13
    • Buddha-Nature15
    • Summary of Contents18
    • Interpretive Context24
  • Chapter 1: Buddha-Nature and the Unity of the Two Truths27
    • Introduction27
    • Mi-pham's Synthesis31
    • Two Truths35
    • Buddha-Nature as the Unity of Appearance and Emptiness45
    • Buddha-Nature as the Definitive Meaning56
    • Conclusion63
  • Chapter 2: Yogācāra, Prāsaṅgika, and the Middle Way64
    • Introduction64
    • Middle Way and Mind-Only64
    • Foundations of Yogācāra67
    • Svātantrika-Prāsaṅgika73
    • Dialectical Ascent90
    • Conclusion99
  • Chapter 3: The Present Absence101
    • Introduction101
    • Other-Emptiness in the Jo-nang102
    • Other-Emptiness and the Nying-ma: Lo-chen Dharma Śrī115
    • Another Emptiness? Emptiness of Self/Other122
    • Delineating Phenomena and Suchness125
    • Delineating Emptiness135
    • Emptiness as the Unity of Appearance and Emptiness141
    • Conclusion149
  • Chapter 4: Buddha—Nature and the Indivisible Ground and Fruition151
    • Introduction151
    • Delineating the Views on Buddha-Nature151
    • Buddha-Nature as Heritage, Buddha-Nature as the Ground160
    • Delineating Appearance and Reality170
    • Establishing Buddha-Nature: The Immanent Buddha180
    • Establishing Appearances as Divine189
    • Buddha-Nature and a Difference Between Sūtra and Mantra200
    • Buddha-Nature as the Ground of the Great Perfection212
    • Conclusion214
  • Concluding Remarks216
  • Document 1221
    • Introduction221
  • Lion's Roar: Exposition of Buddha-Nature221
    • 1. Stating Other Traditions224
    • 2. Presenting Our Own Authentic Tradition228
      • 1. The Meaning of the First Verse “Because the body of the perfect
        Buddha is radiant”        228
      • 2. The Meaning of the Second Verse “Because suchness is indivisible”235
      • 3. The Meaning of the Third Verse “Because of possessing heritage”239
    • 1. Refuting the View that (the Basic Element) is Truly Established and
      Not Empty      245
    • 2. Refuting the View that (the Basic Element) is a Void Emptiness247
    • 3. Refuting the Apprehension of (the Basic Element) as Impermanent and Conditioned248
  • Document 2261
    • Introduction261
  • Notes on the Essential Points of (Mi-pham's) Exposition (of Buddha-Nature)261
  • Document 3272
    • Introduction272
  • Excerpt from Roar of the Fearless Lion (48.2-97.4)272
    • 1. The Subject of the Extensive Discussion Here, an Explanation of the
      Progression of Profound Points of the Ground, Path, and Fruition of the
      Sūtra Perfection Vehicle      273
    • 1. The Manner of the Teaching of the Profound Abiding Reality of the
      Definitive Meaning of the Perfection Vehicle      274
    • 1. The Progression of the Wheels of Doctrine which are the Means of
      Teaching the Definitive Meaning of the Abiding Reality      274
      • 1. The Wheels of Doctrine Indicated in the Saṃdhinirmocanasūtra274
        • 1. Presenting Scripture274
        • 2. Establishing the Reason for That Being the Way It Is279
      • 2. The Wheels of Doctrine Indicated in the
        Dhāraṇīśvararājaparipṛcchā        289
        • 1. Presenting Scripture289
        • 2. Establishing (the Reason for That Being) the Way It Is293
      • 3. In Accord with That, the Way They are Indicated in the Nirvāṇa
        (sūtra) and so forth        296
        • 1. Presenting Scripture296
          • 1. Presenting Scripture from the Nirvāṇasūtra296
          • 2. Presenting Scripture from the Aṅgulimālīyasūtra298
        • 2. Establishing through Reasoning That Being the Way It Is300
        • 3. An Appended Identification of the Scriptural Collections of
          Definitive Meaning          306
    • 2. The Way that These Commentaries on Buddha’s Viewpoint are
      Supreme      307
  • Bibliography313
    • Tibetan Sources313
    • Non-Tibetan Sources318
Buddha-Nature: Mahayana-Uttaratantra-Shastra (Khyentse Commentary)
  • Introduction and Preliminaries 1
    • 2003 Teachings: Day 1 – Introduction 1
    • Day 2 – Introduction 8
  • The First Vajra Point: Buddha 13
  • The Second Vajra Point: Dharma 20
  • The Third Vajra Point: Sangha 24
    • Day 3 – Introduction 26
    • The Three Refuges 29
  • The Last Four Vajra Points 33
    • The Four Paradoxes 34
  • The Fourth Vajra Point: The Element 37
    • Day 4 – Introduction 38
    • The Ten Aspects (of Buddha-nature) 40
      • #1: Essence 41
      • #2: Cause 42
        • The four obscurations that wrap the kham 43
      • #3: Result 44
      • #4: Action/Function 48
      • #5: Container/Endowment 49
      • #6: Entry 50
      • #7: Occasions 51
      • #8: All-pervasive 52
      • #9: Unchanging 53
        • Day 5 – Introduction 61
        • The example of the lotus growing in the water 63
      • #10: Inseparable 70
        • The example of the sun and its rays 70
        • The example of the painters 73
        • Day 6 – Introduction 76
    • The Nine Examples (of essence and defilements) 78
      • Example #1: The Buddha and the Lotus 79
      • Example #2: The Honey and the Bees 81
      • Example #3: The Grain and the Husk 82
      • Example #4: The Gold and the Filth 83
        • Day 7 – Introduction 88
      • Example #5: The Treasure and the Earth 90
      • Example #6: The Shoot and the Fruit-skin 92
      • Example #7: The Statue and the Tattered Rag 93
      • Example #8: The Chakravartin and the Woman 95
      • Example #9: The Golden Image and the Clay Mould 96
        • Day 8 – Introduction 99
        • Day 9 – Introduction 113
  • The Fifth Vajra Point – Enlightenment 127
    • 2004 Teachings: Day 1 – Introduction 133
    • Day 2 – Introduction 150
    • Day 3 – Introduction 169
  • The Sixth Vajra Point: Qualities 180
    • The Ten Powers 182
    • The Four Fearlessnesses 186
      • Day 4 – Introduction 188
    • The Eighteen Distinctive Qualities 190
    • The Fruit of Maturation (the 32 Major Marks) 193
      • How the examples and the qualities complement each other 199
  • The Seventh Vajra Point: Activity 206
    • Day 5 – Introduction 206
    • The Nine Examples for the Buddha’s Activity 216
      • Example #1: Indra’s Reflection On The Lapis Lazuli Floor 217
        • Day 6 – Introduction 219
      • Example #2: The Heavenly Drum 225
      • Example #3: The Cloud 232
        • Day 7 – Introduction 236
      • Example #4: Brahma 239
      • Example #5: The Sun 242
      • Example #6: The Wishfulfilling Jewel 247
        • Day 8 – Introduction 249
      • Example #7: The Echo 250
      • Example #8: The Sky/Space 251
      • Example #9: The Earth 252
        • Day 9 – Introduction 261
        • Day 10 – Introduction 276
  • Questions & Answers 287
    • The Fourth Vajra Point: The Element 287
      • Do animals have Buddha-nature? 287
      • Do plants and stones have Buddha-nature? 287
      • Kham and Buddha-nature 293
      • Kham and the gross & subtle elements 295
      • Buddha-nature, mind & wisdom 297
    • The Fifth Vajra Point: Enlightenment 299
      • Is Buddha-nature permanent? 299
      • Is Buddha-nature uncompounded? 302
    • The Sixth Vajra Point: Qualities 306
      • The 32 major marks 306
      • The activity of the nirmanakaya 313
    • The Seventh Vajra Point: Activity 315
      • The reflection in the lapis lazuli floor 315
      • Effortlessness 320
    • View and Path 322
      • Blessings & genuine heart of sadness 322
      • How does prayer work? 324
      • Uttaratantra and the Vajrayana 325
      • Why does the path have two accumulations? 327
      • Defilements, emotions & the origin of suffering 328
      • Are there other sentient beings? 337
      • Study & Practice 338
      • Buddha-nature & atman in Hinduism 347
      • Practice and the Four Seals 350
  • Tibetan Words & Phrases 351
  • Index 367
Buddha-Nature: The Mahayana Uttara Tantra Shastra: Maitreya's Root Text and Asanga's Commentary
  • INTRODUCTION TO THE USAT STUDY PROGRAM AND THE BUDDHA-NATURE TEACHINGS:III
  • CLASS 1. [MUTS01/00:00]1
      • (#1)1
    • VERSE 1: THE CONTENTS OF THE WORK9
    • VERSE 2: THE SEVEN SUBJECTS ACCORDING TO THE DHARANISVARA-RAJA-PARIPRCCHA10
  • CLASS 2: [MUTS01/41:20]11
    • VERSE 3: THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SEVEN SUBJECTS11
      • (#2)12
    • THE JEWEL OF THE BUDDHA17
    • VERSE 417
    • VERSE 517
    • VERSE 617
    • VERSE 717
    • VERSE 817
      • (#3)24
  • CLASS 3 [MUTS03/0:00]25
  • CLASS 4: [MUTS03/41:50]39
      • (#4)39
  • CLASS 5. [MUTS04/34:55]51
    • THE JEWEL OF THE DOCTRINE51
    • VERSE 951
      • (#5)53
    • VERSE 1055
  • CLASS 6. [MUTS05/24:50]59
      • (#6)64
  • CLASS 6 OPTIONAL: MAHAYANA PRECEPTS [MUTS06/08:00]67
  • CLASS 6 OPTIONAL: MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING MEDITATION [MUTS06/37:00 TO 38:45]72
  • CLASS 7. [MUTS06/38:53]73
    • VERSE 1173
    • VERSE 1274
      • (#7)74
    • VERSE 1375
    • THE JEWEL OF THE CONGREGATION:75
    • VERSE 1479
    • VERSE 15. THE SAINT’S KNOWLEDGE OF THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH80
    • VERSE 16. THE EMPIRICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE SAINTS81
  • CLASS 8. [MUTS07/28:25]83
      • (#8)87
    • VERSE 17. THE PERCEPTION OF THE SAINTS IS INTROSPECTIVE KNOWLEDGE88
    • VERSE 1889
  • CLASS 9. [MUTS08/25:30]95
    • VERSE 1995
    • THE DOCTRINE AND THE CONGREGATION ARE NOT REFUGES IN THE ULTIMATE SENSE97
    • VERSE 2097
      • (#9)102
  • CLASS 10. [MUTS09/13:30]107
    • THE BUDDHA IS THE UNIQUE ABSOLUTE REFUGE:109
    • VERSE 21109
    • THE MEANING OF "THE 3 JEWELS":110
    • VERSE 22110
      • (#10)113
  • CLASS 11. [MUTS10/22:10]121
    • PART 2: THE BASIS FOR THIS ACHIEVEMENT121
    • GENERAL COMMENT ON THE LAST 4 VAJRA TOPICS121
    • (1) THE POTENTIAL [ED. OBERMILLER USES "GERM", BUT RINPOCHE USES POTENTIAL], (2) ENLIGHTENMENT, (3) THE ATTRIBUTES, AND
      (4) THE ACTS OF THE BUDDHA, IN THEIR INCONCEIVABLE
      NATURE:      121
    • VERSE 23121
      • (#11)128
  • CLASS 12. [MUTS11/18:45]135
    • VERSE 24135
    • VERSE 25135
    • (#12)143
    • THE POTENTIAL AND THE 3 OTHER SUBJECTS AS THE CAUSE AND CONDITIONS OF BUDDHAHOOD147
    • VERSE 26147
  • CLASS 13. [MUTS12/15:55]149
    • THE 4TH VAJRA TOPIC: THE BUDDHA-NATURE:149
    • THE POTENTIAL OF THE ABSOLUTE:149
    • VERSE 27149
    • VERSE 28153
    • ANALYSIS OF THE (POTENTIAL, ESSENCE) FROM 10 POINTS OF
      VIEW:      154
    • SUMMARY:154
    • VERSE 29154
    • THE ESSENCE OF THE SEED (1) AND THE CAUSES OF ITS PURIFICATION (2)156
    • VERSE 30156
    • VERSE 31158
  • APPENDIX A: MAHAYANA FAST DAY VOWS159
  • INDEX163
  • GLOSSARY166
Buddha-Nature: Through the Eyes of Go rams pa Bsod nams seng ge in Fifteenth-Century Tibet
  • ABSTRACTiii
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSviii
  • INTRODUCTION1
    • General Introduction1
      • Past Scholarship and Dissertation Focus4
      • Research Strategy and Methodology8
      • Introduction to the Sdom Gsum Kha Skong10
        • The Topical Outline of the First Chapter of the Sdom Gsum Kha
          Skong          13
  • CHAPTER I - BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SA SKYA SCHOOL20
    • 'Khon Family Lineage20
      • Sa chen Kun-dga’ snying-po22
      • Slob-dpon Rin-po-che Bsod nams rtse mo24
      • Rje btsun Rin po che Grags pa rgyal mtshan25
      • Sa skya Pandita Kun dga' rgyal mtshan26
      • 'Gro mgon Chos rgyal 'Phags pa30
      • Ngor E wam Chos Idan and Ngor chen Kun dga' bzang po33
      • Nalendra and Rong ston Shes bya kun rig34
      • The Tshar pa and Tshar chen Blo gsal rgya mtsho35
    • Other Important Monasteries37
    • Sa Skya College in India39
  • CHAPTER II - BIOGRAPHY OF GO RAMS PA42
    • Accounts of Go rams pa's Life42
      • Go rams pa's Birth43
      • Entering into the Religious Life and Early Studies44
      • Youthful Travels and Studies in Central Tibet45
      • Higher Studies with Many Great Masters46
      • Receiving Ordination of a Full Monk (Bhiksu)50
      • Persuaded from Returning Home50
      • Propagating the Teachings of Buddha52
      • Establishment of a Monastic College57
      • His Death and Relics59
      • His Disciples64
  • CHAPTER III - GO RAMS PA'S OBJECTS OF REFUTATION66
  • PART I66
      • Identification of the Objects of Refutations69
      • Rgyal tshab and His Followers69
      • Claimed Followers of Rong ston73
      • Bus ton, Shākya Mchog Idan and Their Followers74
      • Mang thos's Interpretation of Go rams pa's Thought80
      • Go rams pa's own Interpretation82
      • Hypothetical Questions83
      • Mang thos's Understanding of Go rams pa's Intention84
      • The Two Purities are Mutually Exclusive85
  • CHAPTER IV - GO RAMS PA'S REFUTATION OF JO NANG PA ON
    BUDDHA-NATURE    89
  • PART II89
    • Refutation of Truly Existing Buddha-nature89
    • History of the Jo nang pa Tradition90
    • A Summary of Jo nang pa's Gzhan stong Theory93
    • Positioning Jo nang pa School95
    • Distinction between Rang stong and Gzhan stong102
    • Meaning of the Non-differentiation of the Basis and the Result103
    • Claiming their Assertion to be in accord with Sūtras and Śāstras103
    • Classification of Real and Imputation110
      • Demonstrating the Classification of Real and Imputation with
        Examples        110
      • Claiming All Three Tantras to be Valid111
    • Refutation of ways in which they accept the result116
    • Refutation of the Ontology: Contradiction with Definitive Treatises118
    • Contradiction with the logical reasons which refutes Realists118
    • Contradiction with the Sequence of the Turning the Wheel of Dharma120
    • Contradiction to the Intent of Sūtra, Tantra and Śāstra122
    • Illustrating the Reasons of Investigation without Bias123
    • Essence of the Important Points in Brief124
  • CONCLUSION125
    • Ascertainment with evidence128
  • APPENDICES130
    • Appendix A: The text of sdom gsum kha skong's first chapter on basis (gzhi)
      and its translation      130
    • Note on the Versification130
    • The Text and Translation130
    • Appendix B: Go rams pa's writings181
    • Volume I182
    • Volume II187
    • Volume III188
    • Volume IV189
    • Volume V194
    • List of his works arranged by subjects198
      • On the Hevajra Tantra:198
      • On the Cakrasamvara Tantra:200
      • On the Guhyasamāja Tantra:200
      • On the Vajrabhairava Teaching:201
      • On the Yoga Tantra:201
      • On the Prajñāpāramitā:201
      • On the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya:201
      • On the Logic and Epistemology (Pramāṇa):202
      • On the Madhyamaka Philosophy:202
      • On the Three Sets of Vows:202
      • On the Yoga Tantra:203
    • Various Praises, Prayers and Answers to some Questions203
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY208
    • Primary Sources and Translations; Sūtras and Tantras208
    • Commentaries and Philosophical Treatises209
    • Primary Sources of Works by Tibetans212
    • Secondary Sources215
Buddhahood Without Meditation
  • List of Illustrationsviii
  • Introduction by Chagdud Tulkuix
  • Translator’s Notexxi
  • Buddhahood Without Meditation: Tibetan text and translation1
  • Afterword by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche179
  • Structural Analysis and Outline by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche183
  • Glossary223
Buddhism's Journey to Tibet
  • Foreword by Yangsi Kalu Rinpochéxi
  • Translator's Introduction1
    • An Overview of The Treasury of Knowledge4
    • Jamgön Kongtrul and the Purpose of The Treasury of Knowledge9
    • Kalu Rinpoché and the Purpose of the Translation of The Treasury of Knowledge18
    • Paying for the Translation of The Treasury of Knowledge26
    • The Treasury in Translation33
    • Translating and Reading Buddhism's Journey to Tibet35
    • Acknowledgments38
  • Book Two: The Light of the World41
    • 1: Our Teacher's Path to Awakening43
    • 2: The Buddha's Enlightenment61
    • 3: The Buddha's Twelve Deeds75
    • 4: Enlightenment's Bodies and Pure Realms93
  • Book Three: What the Buddha Taught113
    • 1: What Are the Sacred Teachings?115
    • 2: Cycles of Scriptural Transmission145
    • 3: Compilations of the Buddha's Word167
    • 4: The Origins of the Early Translations' Ancient Tradition183
  • Book Four: Buddhism Resplendent in the World197
    • 1: Buddhism in the Land of Exalted Beings199
    • 2: How Buddhist Monastic Discipline and Scriptural Transmissions Came to
      Tibet      235
    • 3: The History of Lineages of Meditation Practice in Tibet, the Eight Major Chariots321
    • 4: A History of Buddhist Culture377
  • Appendix 1: The Root Text of Books Two, Three, and Four437
  • Appendix 2: The Outline of Books Two, Three, and Four479
  • Translator's Postscript: Reflections on Each Chapter491
    • Myriad Worlds Revisited491
    • Book Two: The Light of the World495
      • 1: Our Teacher's Path to Awakening495
      • 2: The Buddha's Enlightenment500
      • 3: The Buddha's Twelve Deeds509
      • 4: Enlightenment's Bodies and Pure Realms513
    • Book Three: What the Buddha Taught519
      • 1: What Are the Sacred Teachings?519
      • 2: Cycles of Scriptural Transmission528
      • 3: Compilations of the Buddha's Word536
      • 4: The Origins of the Early Translations' Ancient Tradition538
    • Book Four: Buddhism Resplendent in the World546
      • 1: Buddhism in the Land of Exalted Beings546
      • 2: How Buddhist Monastic Discipline and Scriptural Transmissions
        Came to Tibet        551
      • 3: The History of Lineages of Meditation Practice in Tibet, the Eight
        Major Chariots        577
      • 4: A History of Buddhist Culture597
  • Bibliography605
  • List of Names609
  • List of Names of Nonhuman Beings633
  • List of Place Names639
  • List of Texts Cited645
  • Subject Index663
Buddhist Cosmic Unity
  • Foreword vii
  • Preface ix
  • Introduction 3
    • Textual History 3
    • Doctrine 14
  • Edition and Translation 55
  • Appendices 135
    • 1: Is the Mind Originally Pure or is it Luminous? 135
    • 2: On amuktajña 141
    • 3: *Sāramati 149
    • 4: Reading Text and Translation 159
    • 5: A Hypothetical Reconstruction of an Indic Form of the AAN 181
    • 6: Citations of the AAN 191
  • Literature 219
  • Indices 241
Buddhist Faith and Sudden Enlightenment
  • Prefacevii
  • Introduction1


PART ONE: FAITH
  • 1. The Primacy of Faith in Buddhism11
  • 2. Patriarchal Faith and Doctrinal Faith19
  • 3. Buddha-nature and Patriarchal Faith25
  • 4. Essence-Function versus Subject-Object Constructions35
  • 5. Nonbacksliding Faith and Backsliding Faith43
  • 6. The Two Truths and Skill-in-Means49


PART TWO: PRACTICE
  • 7. The Unity of Faith and Enlightenment in Practice55
  • 8. Bodhidharma's Wall Meditation59
  • 9. Questioning Meditation and the Dynamics of Faith66
  • 10.Practice in the Treatise on Awakening Mahayana Faith78
  • 11. Faith and Practice in Pure Land Buddhism90
  • 12. Faith as the Practice of Compassion96


PART THREE: ENLIGHTENMENT
  • 13. Sudden Enlightenment and Gradual Practice105
  • 14. Faith and Enlightenment in the Hua-yen Sutra110
  • 15. Kkaech'im: The Experience of Brokenness123
  • 16. Revolution of the Basis126
  • 17. The Three Gates133


  • Conclusion137
  • Abbreviations145
  • Notes147
  • Glossary of Chinese Characters159
  • Bibliography169
  • Index205
Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation Practice
  • 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 Examination    14
  • 3. Ven. Jinwol Lee: Ganhwaseon (看話禪) in Korea:
        From a Seon Practitioner’s Perspective    28
  • 4. Prof. Robert E. Buswell, Jr: The Transformation of Doubt (Ǔijǒng 疑情)
        in Kanhwa Sǒn 看話禪: The Testimony of Gaofeng
        Yuanmiao 高峰原妙 (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 Buddhism    65
  • 7. Kyaw, Pyi Phyo: The Paṭṭhāna (Conditional Relations) and Buddhist
        Meditation Application of the Teachings in the Paṭṭhāna in Insight
        (Vipassanā) Meditation Practice    72
  • 8. Lei Xiaoli (Ph.D Candidate): A Study on the Development of
        Meditation in Theravada Buddhism and Chinese Buddhism    88
  • 9. Kanae Kawamoto: Pragmatic Benefits and Concentration through
        Ānāpānasati Meditation    98
  • 10. Dr. H. M. Mahinda Herath: Theravada Philosophical Exposition of the
         Supramundane (Lokuttara) State    104
  • 11. Thomas A C Weiser: Three Practices of the Four Foundations of
         Mindfulness: An Investigation in Comparative Soteriology    111
  • 12. Professor Angraj Chaudhary: The Philosophy of Suffering and the Practice
         of Vipassana    128
  • 13. Joel Walmsley & Ira Greenberg: Mind, Death and Supervenience:
         Towards a Comparative Dialogue    134
  • 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 Instructions    177
  • 17. Sumi Lee: Searching for a Possibility of Buddhist Hermeneutics:
         Two Exegetic Strategies in Buddhist Tradition    202
  • 18. Khristos Nizamis: The Mind’s 'I' in Meditation : Early Pāli Buddhadhamma:
         and Transcendental Phenomenology in Mutual Reflection    212
  • 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 Abhidharmakośa    259
  • 21. Thanaphon Cheungsirakulvit: Buddhadāsa's Poetry: the Object of
         Contemplation on Emptiness    278
  • 22. Prof. Yasanjali Devika Jayatilleke: An Anthropological Study on the Rituals
         Pertaining to Life Crises Events among Sri Lankan Buddhists    314
  • 23. Dr. Mark Owen: The Philosophical Foundations of the Tibetan
         Buddhist Practice of Bodily Preservation    324
  • 24. Bethany Lowe: Dangerous Dharma, Death, and Depression:
         The Importance of 'Right View' for Practicing Contemplation within a
         Western Buddhist Tradition    343
  • 25. Venerable Bhikkhuni Anula Devi: The Practical approach to the
         Enlightenment through the Buddhist Meditation    362
  • 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 Vijjās    391
  • 29. Giuliana Martini: Transcending the Limiting Power of Karma
         The Early Buddhist Appamāṇas    413
  • 30. Ven. Dr. Yuanci: A Study of the Meditation Methods in the DESM
         and Other Early Chinese Texts    438
  • 31. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uma Shankar: The Philosophical Perspectives in the
         Meditational practices of Tantric Buddhism    466
Buddhist Texts Through the Ages
Introduction
First Part
THE TEACHING OF THE ELDERS
By I. B. Horner
  • THE SAMGHA17
THE ORDER OF MONKS AND NUNS
Conversion of Anathapindika 17
Conversion of General Siha 20
Ordination of Pajapati the Great 23
Visakha, the Laywoman Supporter 26
Schism 28
SKILL IN MEANS 33
ARAHANTS 42
THE BUDDHIST APOCALYPSE 45
  • THE DHAMMA51
THE FIVE FACULTIES
The Five Faculties collectively 51
The Five Faculties separately 52
Faith 52
Vigour 54
Mindfulness 56
Concentration 60
Wisdom 64
CONDITIONED GENESIS
Conditioned Genesis collectively 65
Cond:tioned Genesis separately 70
Ignorance 70
Consciousness 70
Feelng 72
Craving 73
Grasping 74
Birth, Ageing and Dying 76
THE OBJECT OF WISDOM
Crossing Over 82
Emptiness 90
Nirvana 92
  • THE BUDDHA AND TATHAGATA103


Second Part
THE MAHAYANA
By Edward Conze


  • BASIC NOTIONS119
CRITICISM OF THE HINAYANA POSITION
Bodhisattvas and Disciples 119
The Conversion of Sariputra 120
The two Nirvanas 124
THE BODHISATTVA
Descriptions 127
His Infinite Compassion 131
The Dedication of Merit 132
THE SIX PERFECTIONS
Definition 135
The six Perfections and the Body 136
The Perfection of Giving 136
The Perfection of Patience 137
The Perfection of Meditation 138
THE BUDDHA
The Tathagata as a Rain-cloud 139
The real Buddha 140
The Tathagatas' Coming and Going 143
The Dharma-body 143
Tathagata and Suchness 144
The 18 special dharmas of a Buddha 145
  • NEW WISDOM SCHOOL146
THE PERFECTION OF WISDOM 146
THE ELUSIVENESS OF PERFECT WISDOM 149
THE DOCTRINE OF PERFECT WISDOM 152
EMPTINESS
Preliminary Meditations 158
Definitions and Synonyms of Emptiness 163
Negations 172
Contradictions 175
Unreality of the World 177
Emptiness and Salvation 179
The Germ of Buddhahood in all Beings 181
  • THE BUDDHISM OF FAITH185
FAITH 185
THE ACTS AND REWARDS OF DEVOTION 186
THE OBJECTS OF DEVOTION
The Buddha 190
Avalokitesvara 194
Tara 196
THE PURE LAND 202
  • YOGACARINS207
MIND ONLY 207
TWOFOLD EGOLESSNESS 211
IRREALITY OF THE WORLD 212
THE BUDDHA AS THE BASIS OF ALL 216


Third Part
THE TANTRAS
By David Snellgrove


The Cleansing of Thought 221
Supreme Enlightenment 221
Saraha's Treasury of Songs 224
Anangavajra, The Attainment of the Realization of Wisdom and Means 240
Note on the Mandala 246
Advayavajra, The fivefold Manifestation 249
An Evocation of Prajnaparamita 252
The Mandala conceived within 254
The Story of Tanti 255
Mila Repa and the Novices 257


Fourth Part
TEXTS FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
By Arthur Waley


Introduction
  • TEXTS ORIGINATING IN INDIA274
The Parable of Me and Mine 274
On the Curing of Illness contracted during Dhyana Practice 274
Meditation upon the Element Water 275
Judging the Character of a Dhyana Pupil 276
The Bracelets 278
All Words are true 278
Buddha's Doctrine 279
The Negation of Dhyana 280
Po Chu-i. Poem On Reading the Dhyana Sutra 281
Nationality 282
The Intermediate State 283
Devas repeople the Earth 283
Buddha's Pity 285
  • TEXTS ORIGINATING IN CHINA AND JAPAN287
A Hinayana Sect in early China 287
The Truly So 290
From the Lives of the Nuns 291
On Trust in the Heart 295
From the Conversations of Shen-hui 299
A nice Mountain 302
Rain-making 302
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY307
  • SOURCES311
  • GLOSSARY313
  • ABBREVIATIONS323
Carefree Dignity
  • Dedication7
  • Foreword9
  • Open and Free13
  • Ground22
  • View35
  • Beginning Meditation53
  • Transcending Shamatha64
  • Not Meditating, Not Being Distracted88
  • Guided Meditation102
  • Losing It108
  • Vajrasattva Meditation126
  • Development and Completion Unified140
  • Compassion148
  • Carefree161
  • Progressive Path167
  • Bardo186
  • Fruition201
  • Confidence213
  • Dignity230
  • Afterword235
Cataphatic Emptiness: rGyal-tshab on the Buddha-essence Theory of Asaṅga's Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā
  • List of Tablesv
  • AcknowledgmentsvI
  • Technical Notesvii

Part 1: The Prāsaṅgika-Mādhyamika Interpretation of the Buddha-essence Theory

  • Introduction2
  • Chapter 1: Historical and Doctrinal Background17
    • 1. rGyal-tshab's Life and Works17
    • 2. The social-political background26
    • 3. The doctrinal background29
    • 4. The Structure and Contents of the rGyud bla ṭīkā33
  • Chapter 2: Doctrinal Classification of the Ratnagotravibhāga37
    • 1. Asaṅga and the Five Treatises of Maitreya38
    • 2. The subtle emptiness according to the RGV41
      • The truth-habit as the cause of saṃsāra41
      • The truth-habit as the addictive obscuration43
      • Śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas' realization of objective selflessness44
      • Refuting the Vijñānavādin standpoint concerning emptiness47
    • 3. The Three Stages of Teaching according to the DIR49
      • Establishing the unique vehicle49
      • As the distinctive presentation of the Prāsaṅgika-Mādhyamika
        viewpoint        54
    • 4. The Prajñāpāramitā-sūtra and the TGS56
    • 5. The TGS as Being Definitive62
  • Chapter 3: Critiques of Absolutism, Skepticism, and Quietism69
    • 1. Critique of Dol-po-pa's "Great Madhyamaka"70
      • Refuting Dol-po-pa's classification of the TGS71
      • Refuting Buddha-essence as a permanent entity72
      • Refuting Buddha-essence as being endowed with twofold purities77
    • 2. Critique of the Mainstream Positions81
      • 'Gos-lo's position on Buddha-essence84
      • dGe-lugs-pa scholars' responses89
    • 3. A Comparison with Critiques of "Original-enlightenment" theory in
      Modern Chinese Buddhism      94
      • A comparison of interpretations between 'Gos-lo and Zongmi96
      • Modern Chinese Critiques of "Original-enlightenment"99
  • Chapter 4: Analysis of the Title and Textural Structure110
    • 1. The Title "Mahāyānottaratantra" and Its Implication110
    • 2. The Seven Vajra-Like Bases114
      • Two aspects114
      • rGyal-tshab's revision of rNgog-lo's "two wheels" theory 116
      • The first three bases as ultimate fruition118
      • The last four bases as cause and conditions119
    • 3. The Term "Ratnagotra" and the Textual Structure of RGV121
    • 4. rGyal-tshab on the Fourfold Ratnagotra as Cause and Conditions124
      • The Element as a cause according to RGV I.16124
      • The last three bases as conditions127
    • 5. On RGV 1.3129
    • 6. Conclusion132
  • Chapter 5: Reality, Element, and Natural Luminosity of the Mind134
    • 1. The Buddha-essence and Its Various Names134
    • 2. Reality136
      • As immutable ultimate reality136
      • The tainted reality138
    • 3. Dharmatā140
    • 4. Natural Luminosity of the Mind142
      • Origin in Canonical sources142
      • rGyal-tshab's Exegesis on the Passages from the SMS and the DIR144
      • On the Passage from the GGS147
    • 5. The Element150
      • According to the AAN150
      • According to the MAS154
    • 6. The Buddha-essence and the Madhyamaka Philosophy156
      • The Equation of the Buddha-essence with emptiness156
      • Realizing the Buddha-essence as the Middle Way159
    • 7. Conclusion163
  • Chapter 6: Buddha-essence and Its Ten Aspects164
    • 1. The Tripartite Buddha-essence164
      • The diffusion of the truth body166
      • The indivisible reality and generic potentials168
    • 2. The Ten Points170
      • Nature171
      • Causes173
      • Fruition178
      • Actions187
      • Possession192
      • Engagement194
      • States196
      • All-pervadingness198
      • Unchangeability200
      • Indivisible excellences205
  • Chapter 7: The Eighteen Similes in the Tathāgatagarbha-sūtra209
    • 1. rGyal-tshab's General Discussion209
    • 2. The Nine Smiles for the Obscuring Defilements215
      • The lotus simile for latent state of attachment215
      • The bees simile for latent state of hatred216
      • The husks simile for latent state of misknowledge216
      • The filth simile for intense outburst of attachment, hatred, and
        misknowledge        218
      • The floor simile for ground of instincts for misknowledge219
      • The fruit simile for addictions eliminated by the Path of Insight220
      • The tattered rags simile for addictions eliminated by the Path of
        Meditation        221
      • The woman simile for addictions related to the Impure Stages222
      • The clay simile for addictions related to the Pure stages223
      • Discussion of the twofold obscuration224
    • 3. The Nine Smiles for the Obscured Element226
      • The three similes for the Truth Body228
      • The gold simile for reality230
      • The five similes for the spiritual gene231
  • Chapter 8: The Twofold Spiritual Gene236
    • 1. Tsong-kha-pa's Analysis of the Vijñānavadin Standpoints237
    • 2. A Mādhyamika Critique of the Vijñānavadin Standpoint248
    • 3. The dGe-Iugs-pa Exegesis of the "Spiritual Gene" Section of the AA250
    • 4. Natural Luminosity of the Mind under Debate256
  • Conclusion264
  • Abbreviations268
  • Bibliography271

Part 2: Appendices

  • 1. A Special Edition of Chapter One of the Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i ṭīkā
    (1a-72a and 64a-170b)    285
    • A. Topical Outline285
    • B. Special Edition306
  • 2. Translations449
    • A. The Mahāyānottaratantrarvyākhyā (Chapter One: 1.1-7.5 and 21.1-78.22)449
    • B. The Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i ṭīkā (Chapter One: 1a-72a and
      64a-170b)      525
Chi-tsang's Ta-ch'eng-hsüan-lun: The Two Truths and the Buddha-Nature
  • Acknowledgmentsii
  • I Introduction1
  • II. The Structure and Meaning of the Two Truths14
    • A. The Theoretical Structure14
      • 1. Principle and Teaching: The Two Truths as Teachings15
      • 2. The Context of Truth26
      • 3. The Initial Thesis and the Four Levels of Two Truths33
    • B. The Identity of Emptiness and Existence: Terms and Concepts53
      • 1. The Identity of the Two Truths54
      • 2. The Four Categories of Interpretation62
      • 3. Provisional and Middle: Interdependency, Principle and Teaching68
    • C. The Essence and Function of the Two Truths85
      • 1. The Liang Theories94
      • 2. The Three Kinds of Middle Path101
  • III. The Practice of Insight into the Two Truths113
    • A. Introduction113
      • 1. Theory and Practice121
      • 2. Prajñā and Upāya129
    • B. The Dharmas as Objects-of-Cognition137
      • 1. True Dharma138
      • 2. The True Mark of the Dharmas and the True Dharma145
      • 3. The Non-duality of Subject and Object, Cause and Result154
    • C. The Concurrent Insight of the Two Truths and the Two Knowledges165
  • IV. The Theory and the Practice of the Buddha-nature186
    • A. Introduction: Chi-tsang and the Nirvāṇa-sūtra186
    • B. The Buddha-nature of the Middle Path200
      • 1. The Buddha-nature Theories of the North-South Period201
      • 2. The Buddha-nature of Neither Cause nor Result209
      • 3. The Buddha-nature of Non-sentient Objects217
    • C. The Five Kinds of Buddha-nature231
      • 1. Textual and Historical Development231
      • 2. The Ekayāna and the Buddha-nature244
      • 3. The Two Knowledges and the Perception of the Buddha-nature255
  • Appendix I: The Meaning of the Two Truths269
  • Appendix II: The Meaning of Buddha-nature357
  • Notes419
  • Selected Bibliography443
Collected Papers on the Tathāgatagarbha Doctrine
  • Preface1
  • Editorial Note3
  • Abbreviations5


I. TEXTUAL RESEARCH
  • A Revised Edition of the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra, "Kṣanikaparivarta"9


II. THE LAṄKĀVATĀRA AND OTHER TEXTS
  • An Analysis of the Laṅkāvatāra: In Search of Its Original Form101
  • The Concept of Manas in the Laṅkāvatāra118
  • Sources of the Laṅkāvatāra and Its Position in Mahāyāna Buddhism128
  • The Structure of the Anuttarāśrayasūtra (Wu-shang-i ching)156
  • Remarks on the Sanskrit Fragments of the Abhidharmadharmaskandhapādaśāstra165
  • On the Myaṅ 'das175
  • Textual Problems of the Mahāyānaśraddhotpāda184


III. TECHNICAL TERMS AND BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE
TATHĀGATAGARBHA THEORY
  • The "Tathāgatôtpattisaṃbhava-nirdeśa" of the Avataṃsaka and the Ratnagotra-
       vibhāga    : With Special Reference to the Term Tathāgata-gotra-saṃbhava    201
  • The Description of Ultimate Reality by Means of Six Categories in Mahāyāna
       Buddhism    208
  • A Comment on the Term Ārambaṇa in the Ratnagotravibhāga, 1.9219
  • Dharmatā, Dharmadhātu, Dharmakāya and Buddhadhātu: The Structure of the
       Ultimate Value in Mahāyāna Buddhism    228
  • On Upādāna/Upādāyaprajñapti246
  • On Upādāna (II): Ālayavijñāna and Its Two Kinds of Upādāna265
  • On Gotrabhū280


IV. TATHĀGATAGARBHA DOCTRINE IN GENERAL
  • The Buddhist Concept of the Spiritual Family293
  • The Tathāgatagarbha Theory in the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra299
  • Tathāgatagarbha and the Community of Bodhisattvas311
  • Ethische Implikationen der Tathāgatagarbha-Lehre324
  • Thoughts on Dhātu-vāda and Recent Trends in Buddhist Studies343
  • The Tathāgatagarbha Theory Reconsidered: Reflections on Some Recent Issues in
       Japanese Buddhist Studies    352


V. JAPANESE AND EAST ASIAN BUDDHISM
  • A History of East Asian Buddhist Thought: The Formation of a Sphere of
       Chinese-Canon-Based Buddhism    369
  • "Japanization" of Buddhism417
  • The Ekayāna (One Vehicle) Doctrine as the Basis of Japanese Buddhism432
  • Kōbō Daishi (Kūkai) and Tathāgatagarbha Thought451
  • Saṃsāra eva nirvāṇam480
  • "Non-Sentient Beings Preaching the Dharma": Buddhist Views on the
       Environment    499
  • Some Problems in the Tibetan Translations from Chinese Materials524


VI. BUDDHIST STUDIES IN JAPAN
  • One Hundred Years of Buddhist Studies in Japan539


VII. BOOK REVIEWS
  • John M. Koller, Oriental Philosophies565
  • David Seyfort Ruegg, La théorie du tathāgatagarbha et du gotra571
  • Alex & Hideko Wayman, The Lion's Roar of Queen Śrīmālā586
  • Hajime Nakamura, Indian Buddhism591
  • Index 595
Coming to Terms with Chinese Buddhism
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTSix
  • ABBREVIATIONSxi
  • CONVENTIONS OF USAGExii
  • Introduction: Prolegomenon to the Study of Medieval Chinese
        Buddhist Literature    1

  • Part 1: The Historical and Cosmological Background
  • 1. The Date and Provenance of the Treasure Store Treatise31
  • 2. Chinese Buddhism and the Cosmology of Sympathetic Resonance77

  • Part 2: Annotated Translation of the Treasure Store Treatise
        Introduction to the Translation    137
  • 3. The Treasure Store Treatise/Chapter One
        The Broad Illumination of Emptiness and Being    143
  • 4. The Treasure Store Treatise/Chapter Two
        The Essential Purity of Transcendence and Subtlety    193
  • 5. The Treasure Store Treatise/Chapter Three
        The Empty Mystery of the Point of Genesis    228

  • Appendix 1: On Esoteric Buddhism in China263
  • Appendix 2: Scriptural Quotations in the Treasure Store Treatise279
  • NOTES287
  • WORKS CITED345
  • INDEX379
Commentary on The Presentation of Grounds, Paths, and Results
  • Chapter 1
  • Two Approaches to Ultimate Realization1


THE PRESENTATION OF THE PATHS
  • Chapter 2
  • The Presentation of the Paths 3
    • The Meaning of Path 3
      • The Presentation of Grounds and Paths in the Causal Vehicle of Characteristics4
      • 1. The presentation of the natures of the paths5
  • Chapter 3
  • The Entity of Path 7
      • 1.1. The entity of path7
    • The Definition of Path8
    • The First Incorrect Definition8
    • The Second Incorrect Definition9
    • The Third Incorrect Definition10
    • Summary of the Three Incorrect Definitions10
  • Chapter 4
  • The Classificational Enumerations of the Paths11
      • 1.2. The classificational enumerations11
    • Five Paths, One Practice12
  • Chapter 5
  • The Semantic Explanation of Path15
      • 1.3. The semantic explanation of the meaning of the term15
  • Chapter 6
  • Nominal and Actual Paths17
      • 1.4. The difference between actual and nominal paths17
  • Chapter 7
  • The Five Paths 19
      • 1.5. The detailed explanations of each one of the five paths19
  • Chapter 8
  • The Path of Accumulation21
      • 1.5.1. The path of accumulation21
  • THE DEFINITION OF THE PATH OF ACCUMULATION21
      • 1.5.1.1. Setting up its definition21
  • THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE PATH OF ACCUMULATION22
      • 1.5.1.2. Identifying its illustration22
  • THE EXTENSIVE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PATH OF ACCUMULATION23
      • 1.5.1.3. The extensive classification23
    • The Threefold Classification of Lesser, Medium, and Greater23
      • The Four Intense Applications of Mindfulness24
      • The Four Perfect Relinquishments24
      • The Four Limbs of Miraculous Powers25
      • Two Reasons for the Threefold Classification25
    • The Alternative Fourfold Classification26
  • THE NATURE OF THE PATH OF ACCUMULATION27
      • 1.5.1.4 Determining its nature27
    • The Psychophysical Supports in Which It Arises27
    • The Grounds on Which It Relies28
    • The Objects on Which It Focuses28
  • THE FEATURES OF RELINQUISHMENT & REALIZATION OF THE PATH
    OF ACCUMULATION    29
      • 1.5.1.5. The features of relinquishment and realization29
  • THE QUALITIES OF THE PATH OF ACCUMULATION31
      • 1.5.1.6. Stating its qualities31
  • THE FUNCTION OF THE PATH OF ACCUMULATION33
      • 1.5.1.7. Its function33
  • THE SEMANTIC EXPLANATION OF THE PATH OF ACCUMULATION35
      • 1.5.1.8. Teaching its semantic explanation35
  • Chapter 9
  • The Path of Junction37
      • 1.5.2. The path of junction37
  • THE DEFINITION OF THE PATH OF JUNCTION37
      • 1.5.2.1. Setting up its definition37
  • THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE PATH OF JUNCTION40
      • 1.5.2.2. Identifying its illustration40
  • THE EXTENSIVE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PATH OF JUNCTION40
      • 1.5.2.3. The extensive classification40
    • The Classification Through Nature41
    • The Classification in Terms of Accumulation and Junction41
    • The Classification in Terms of Lesser and Greater42
    • The Classification by Way of Realization43
      • The Phase of Heat 45
      • The Phase of Peak 46
      • The Phase of Endurance 49
      • The Phase of Supreme Dharma50
  • THE NATURE OF THE PATH OF JUNCTION52
      • 1.5.2.4. Determining its nature52
    • The Psychophysical Supports in Which It Arises52
    • The Grounds on Which It Relies53
    • The Objects on Which It Focuses56
  • THE FEATURE OF RELINQUISHMENT & REALIZATION OF THE PATH
    OF JUNCTION    58
      • 1.5.2.5. The features of relinquishment and realization58
    • What Is Relinquished 59
    • What Is Realized 60
  • THE QUALITIES OF THE PATH OF JUNCTION63
      • 1.5.2.6. Stating its qualities63
  • THE FUNCTION OF THE PATH OF JUNCTION64
      • 1.5.2.7. Its function64
  • THE SEMANTIC EXPLANATION OF THE PATH OF JUNCTION65
      • 1.5.2.8. Teaching its semantic explanation65
  • Chapter 10
  • The Path of Seeing 67
      • 1.5.3. The path of seeing67
  • THE DEFINITION OF THE PATH OF SEEING67
      • 1.5.3.1. Setting up its definition67
  • THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE PATH OF SEEING69
      • 1.5.3.2. Identifying its illustration69
  • THE EXTENSIVE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PATH OF SEEING70
      • 1.5.3.3. The extensive classification70
  • THE NATURE OF THE PATH OF SEEING71
      • 1.5.3.4. Determining its nature71
    • The Way in Which the Factors to be Relinquished Through Seeing Are Relinquished72
      • 1.5.3.4.1. The presentation of the way in which the factors to be relinquished
        through seeing are relinquished        72
    • The Definition of the Factors to be Relinquished72
      • 1.5.3.4.1.1. The definition of the factors to be relinquished72
    • The Extensive Classification of the Factors to be Relinquished73
      • 1.5.3.4.1.2. The extensive classification of the factors to be relinquished73
      • 1.5.3.4.1.2.1. The classification of their entity74
      • 1.5.3.4.1.2.2. The classification of the way of relinquishment76
    • The Way in Which the Factors to be Relinquished Are Relinquished78
  • 1.5.3.4.1.3. The way in which the factors to be relinquished are relinquished78
    • The Way in Which the Path of Seeing Arises82
      • 1.5.3.4.2. The presentation of the way in which the path of seeing arises82
    • The Psychophysical Supports in Which It Arises82
      • 1.5.3.4.2.1. The (psychophysical) supports in which it arises82
    • The Grounds on Which It Relies83
      • 1.5.3.4.2.2. The grounds on which it relies83
    • The Ways of Realization 85
      • 1.5.3.4.2.3. The ways of realization85
    • From How Many Moments It Arises87
      • 1.5.3.4.2.4. (The issue) from how many moments it arises87
      • 1.5.3.4.2.4.1. The system of the common vehicle87
      • 1.5.3.4.2.4.2. The uncommon system91
  • THE FEATURES OF RELINQUISHMENT & REALIZATION OF THE PATH
    OF SEEING    93
      • 1.5.3.5. The features of relinquishment and realization93
    • What Is Relinquished 93
    • What Is Realized 94
  • THE QUALITIES OF THE PATH OF SEEING96
      • 1.5.3.6. Stating its qualities96
  • THE FUNCTION OF THE PATH OF SEEING99
      • 1.5.3.7. Its function99
  • THE SEMANTIC EXPLANATION OF THE PATH OF SEEING99
      • 1.5.3.8. Teaching its semantic explanation99
  • Chapter 11
  • The Path of Meditation103
      • 1.5.4. The path of meditation103
  • THE DEFINITION OF THE PATH OF MEDITATION103
      • 1.5.4.1. Setting up its definition103
  • THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE PATH OF MEDITATION104
      • 1.5.4.2. Identifying its illustration104
  • THE EXTENSIVE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PATH OF MEDITATION108
      • 1.5.4.3. The extensive classification108
    • The Mundane Path of Meditation109
      • 1.5.4.3.1. The mundane path of meditation109
    • The Supramundane Path of Meditation109
      • 1.5.4.3.2. The supramundane path of meditation109
    • Classification Through Its Psychophysical Supports110
    • Classification Through the Factors to be Relinquished111
    • Classification Through the Paths111
    • Classification Through Its Entity112
    • Classification Through Familiarization112
  • THE NATURE OF THE PATH OF MEDITATION113
      • 1.5.4.4. Determining its nature113
    • The Factors to be Relinquished Through Meditation113
      • 1.5.4.4.1. The way in which the factors to be relinquished through meditation are relinquished113
      • The Definition of the Factors to be Relinquished Through Meditation114
      • Their Extensive Classification116
      • The Way in Which They Are Relinquished Through the Remedies117
    • The Arising of the Path of Meditation118
      • 1.5.4.4.2. The way in which the path of meditation arises118
      • The Psychophysical Supports in Which It Arises118
      • The Grounds on Which It Relies119
      • The Objects on Which It Focuses120
  • THE FEATURES OF RELINQUISHMENT & REALIZATION ON THE
    PATH OF MEDITATION    121
      • 1.5.4.5. The features of relinquishment and realization121
    • What is Relinquished 122
    • What is Realized 122
  • THE QUALITIES OF THE PATH OF MEDITATION124
      • 1.5.4.6. Stating its qualities124
  • THE FUNCTION OF THE PATH OF MEDITATION125
      • 1.5.4.7. Its function125
  • THE SEMANTIC EXPLANATION OF THE PATH OF MEDITATION126
      • 1.5.4.8. Teaching its semantic explanation126
  • Chapter 12
  • The Path of Completion 129
      • 1.5.5. The path of completion129
  • THE DEFINITION OF THE PATH OF COMPLETION129
      • 1.5.5.1. Setting up its definition129
  • THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE PATH OF COMPLETION131
      • 1.5.5.2. Identifying its illustration131
  • THE EXTENSIVE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PATH OF COMPLETION131
      • 1.5.5.3. The extensive classification131
    • The Classification of the Three Vehicles132
    • The Classification of the Two Paths132
    • The Classification of the Three Grounds132
    • Two Other Distinctive Features132
    • The Ten Dharmas of No More Learning134
    • The Five Uncontaminated Aggregates135
  • THE NATURE OF THE PATH OF COMPLETION136
      • 1.5.5.4. Determining its nature136
    • The Psychophysical Supports in Which It Arises & The Grounds It Relies on136
    • The Objects It Focuses on 137
  • THE FEATURES OF RELINQUISHMENT & REALIZATION OF THE
    PATH OF COMPLETION    138
      • 1.5.5.5. The features of relinquishment and realization138
    • What is Relinquished 139
    • What is Realized 139
  • THE QUALITIES OF THE PATH OF COMPLETION140
      • 1.5.5.6. Stating its qualities140
  • THE FUNCTION OF THE PATH OF COMPLETION141
      • 1.5.5.7. Its function141
  • THE SEMANTIC EXPLANATION OF THE PATH OF COMPLETION141
      • 1.5.5.8. Teaching its semantic explanation141


THE PRESENTATION OF GROUNDS
  • Chapter 13
  • The Presentation of Grounds143
  • Chapter 14
  • The Two Grounds149
      • 2. Teaching the presentation of the grounds149
      • 2.1. The presentation as two grounds149
      • 2.1.1. The brief introduction149
  • THE GROUNDS FREE FROM ATTACHMENT150
      • 2.1.2. The detailed explanation150
      • 2.1.2.1. The grounds free from attachment150
    • The Ground of Fully Seeing What is White151
    • The Ground of Disposition 152
    • The Eighth Ground 152
    • The Ground of Seeing 153
    • The Ground of Diminishment 153
    • The Ground of Freedom From Desire153
    • The Ground of Realizing Completion153
    • The Ground of Hearers154
    • The Ground of Solitary Realizers155
  • THE BUDDHA GROUNDS 156
      • 2.1.2.2. The Buddha grounds156
  • THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO157
      • 2.2. Teaching the differences between these two157
    • The Difference of Miraculous Powers158
    • The Difference of Supernatural Knowledges158
    • The Difference of Realization 158
    • The Difference of Meditation 159
    • The Difference of Seeing 159
    • The Difference of Language, Teaching the Dharma, and Promoting Welfare161
    • The Difference of Nirvāṇa 162
  • Chapter 15
  • The Detailed Explanation of the Buddha Grounds165
      • 2.3. The detailed explanation of the Buddha grounds165
  • THE ENTITY OF GROUND 165
      • 2.3.1. The entity of ground165
  • THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE BUDDHA GROUNDS166
      • 2.3.2. The illustration 166
  • THE SEMANTIC EXPLANATION OF THE BUDDHA GROUNDS166
      • 2.3.3. The semantic explanation166
  • THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE BUDDHA GROUNDS168
      • 2.3.4. The classifications168
    • The Classification in Terms of Beings and Noble Ones168
      • The Grounds of Ordinary Worldly Beings169
      • The Supramundane Grounds170
    • The Classification in Terms of the Ways of Attainment170
    • The Classification in Terms of the Ways of Accomplishment172
    • The Classification in Terms of Pride173
  • Chapter 16
  • The Special Explanation of the Buddha Grounds175
      • 2.3.5. The special explanation of the grounds of the uncommon great vehicle175
  • THE ENTITIES & SEMANTIC EXPLANATION OF THE NAMES175
      • 2.3.5.1. The entities and semantic explanations of the names175
  • THE THOROUGH PURIFICATIONS177
      • 2.3.5.2. The thorough purifications and where one is transferred to177
  • THE PRACTICES & PERSONS ON THE TEN BHŪMIS179
      • 2.3.5.3. The practices and persons179
    • The Ten Pāramitā Practices 181
    • Persons With Pure View 181
  • THE THREE TRAININGS & THE FIVE AGGREGATES184
      • 2.3.5.4. The three trainings and the aggregates184
    • The Three Trainings 184
    • The Five Pure Aggregates 187
  • PURITY, RELINQUISHMENT, & REALIZATION188
      • 2.3.5.5. Complete purities, relinquishments, and realizations188
    • The Progressive Purification of the Ten Bhūmis188
    • The Factors to be Relinquished on Paths of Seeing and Meditation189
    • The Realization of the Ten Bhūmis191
  • THE QUALITIES OF THE TEN BHUMIS195
      • 2.3.5.6. The differences in terms of qualities and arising195
  • HOW BODHISATTVAS ARE REBORN198
    • Rebirth Through Influence 198
    • Rebirth Through Complete Maturation200
  • Chapter 17
  • Why the Grounds Are Ten201
      • 2.3.6. The reason why the number of the grounds is definitely ten201


THE PRESENTATION OF RESULTS
  • Chapter 18
  • The Presentation of Results205
      • Determining the results of the vehicle of characteristics205
  • Chapter 19
  • The Three Nirvāṇas207
      • 1. The general explanation of nirvāṇa, the result of the three vehicles207
    • Natural Nirvāṇa 208
    • The Nirvāṇa of Cessation 209
      • The Nominal Nirvāṇa of Cessation210
      • The Actual Nirvāṇa of Cessation210
    • Partially Incomplete & Complete Actual Cessations211
    • Nonabiding Nirvāṇa 212
  • Chapter 20
  • The Special Explanation of Buddhahood213
      • 2. The special explanation of Buddhahood, the result of the great vehicle213
      • 2.1. The nature of Buddhahood213
    • The Terminological Meaning of Buddhahood215
      • 2.2. The terminological meaning of this name215
  • Chapter 21
  • The Three Kāyas217
      • 2.3. The way in which the activity of enlightened bodies is accomplished217
    • The Causes of the Three Kāyas217
      • 2.3.1. The teaching about the connection in terms of what is accomplished from
        which causes        217
    • The Accumulations of Merit & Wisdom218
    • The Great Akaniṣhṭha221
      • 2.3.2. The explanation of the distinctive features of how this is accomplished in
        certain places        221
    • How the Form Kāyas Manifest 223
    • Why the Kāyas Are Three 223
    • The Detailed Explanation of the Three Kāyas225
      • 2.3.3. The detailed explanation of the result that is accomplished225
      • 2.3.3.1. The explanation of the support, the enlightened bodies225
      • 2.3.3.1.1. The definitions and other (related topics)225
  • Chapter 22
  • The Dharmakāya227
      • 2.3.3.1.1.1. The Dharma Body227
      • 2.3.3.1.1.1.1. The meaning of the term and the definition227
    • The Eight Defining Characteristics229
    • The Twofold Classification 230
      • 2.3.3.1.1.1.2. Its classification as different enlightened bodies230
  • Chapter 23
  • The Sambhogakāya231
    • The Meaning of Sambhogakāya231
      • 2.3.3.1.1.2. The Enjoyment Body231
      • 2.3.3.1.1.2.1. The meaning of the term and the definition231
    • The Definition of Sambhogakāya232
    • The Eight Characteristics & Five Certainties233
    • Classifications of Sambhogakāya234
      • 2.3.3.1.1.2.2. The classification234
    • How Sambhogakāyas Appear 235
  • Chapter 24
  • The Nirmāṇakāya 239
    • The Meaning & Definition of Nirmāṇakāya239
      • 2.3.3.1.1.3. The Emanation Body239
      • 2.3.3.1.1.3.1. The meaning of the term and the definition239
    • The Eight Characteristics of a Nirmāṇakāya240
    • Classifications of Nirmāṇakāya242
      • 2.3.3.1.1.3.2. The classification242
  • Chapter 25
  • The Intention of the Uttaratantra245
      • 2.3.3.1.1.4. Teaching the intention of The Sublime Continuum as a
        supplementary topic        245
    • The Perfection of Genuine Purity245
    • The Perfection of Genuine Identity246
    • The Perfection of Genuine Bliss247
    • The Perfection of Genuine Permanence247
    • The Enlightened Body of a Buddha248
    • The Five Defining Characteristics248
  • Chapter 26
  • The Distinctive Features of the Three Kāyas251
      • 2.3.3.1.2. The explanation of the distinctive features of the three enlightened bodies251
      • 2.3.3.1.2.1. The distinctive feature of equality251
      • 2.3.3.1.2.2. The distinctive feature of permanence252
      • 2.3.3.1.2.3. The distinctive feature of appearance252
  • Chapter 27
  • The Five Wisdoms255
      • 2.3.3.2. The explanation of the supported, the wisdoms255
      • 2.3.3.2.1. The detailed classification255
      • 2.3.3.2.2. The meanings of the terms and their entities256
    • Dharmadhātu Wisdom 256
      • 2.3.3.2.2.1. The explanation of the meaning of the expanse of dharmas256
    • Mirrorlike Wisdom 258
      • 2.3.3.2.2.2. The explanation of the meaning of mirrorlike258
    • The Wisdom of Equality 259
      • 2.3.3.2.2.3. The explanation of the meaning of equality259
    • Discriminating Wisdom 260
      • 2.3.3.2.2.4. The explanation of the meaning of all-discriminating260
    • All-Accomplishing Wisdom 261
      • 2.3.3.2.2.5. The explanation of the meaning of all-accomplishing261
    • The Causes of the Five Wisdoms262
      • 2.3.3.2.3. The causes through which they are accomplished262
    • The Five Wisdoms & the Eight Consciousnesses263
      • 2.3.3.2.4. The ways of changing state263
    • The Five Wisdoms & the Three Kāyas265
      • 2.3.3.2.5. The way in which they are related to the enlightened bodies together
        with their way of knowing                 265
    • The Way in Which Buddhas Know265
  • Chapter 28
  • The Qualities of Freedom & Maturation269
      • 2.3.3.3. The explanation of the qualities of freedom and complete maturation269
      • 2.3.3.3.1. The brief introduction269
      • 2.3.3.3.2. The detailed explanation270
  • THE QUALITIES OF FREEDOM270
  • 2.3.3.3.2.1. The qualities of freedom270
    • The Thirty-Two Qualities 271
      • 2.3.3.3.2.1.1. The thirty-two (qualities) as per the intention of The Sublime
        Continuum        271
      • 2.3.3.3.2.1.1.1. Connection through a brief introduction271
      • 2.3.3.3.2.1.1.2. The detailed commentary on their meaning271
    • The Ten Powers 271
      • 2.3.3.3.2.1.1.2.1. The ten powers271
    • The Four Fearlessnesses 273
      • 2.3.3.3.2.1.1.2.2. The four fearlessnesses273
  • The Eighteen Unique Qualities274
      • 2.3.3.3.2.1.1.2.3. The eighteen unique qualities274
    • The Twenty-One Uncontaminated Qualities278
      • 2.3.3.3.2.1.2.2. The twenty-one uncontaminated groups (of qualities) as per the
        intention of The Ornament of Clear Realization        278
  • THE QUALITIES OF COMPLETE MATURATION283
      • 2.3.3.3.2.2. The explanation of the qualities of complete maturation283
      • 2.3.3.3.2.2.1. The brief introduction283
      • 2.3.3.3.2.2.2. The detailed explanation283
      • 2.3.3.4. The explanation of the enlightened activity that is performed289
      • 2.3.3.4.1. The detailed explanation of the seven points of activity290
      • 2.3.3.4.2. Their summary in two points291
  • Chart I: The factors to be relinquished through seeing and meditation
    according to the great vehicle    293
  • Chart II: The factors to be relinquished through seeing and meditation
    according to the vehicle of the hearers    295
Contributions to the Development of Tibetan Buddhist Epistemology
  • PREFACEVII
  • INTRODUCTION1
  • CHAPTER 1. RNGOG LO-TSĀ-BA BLO-LDAN SHES-RAB AND THE
    RNGOG-LUGS OF EPISTEMOLOGY    29
  • CHAPTER 2. PHYA-PA CHOS-KYI SENG.-GE AND THE TSHAD-MA
    BSDUS-PA YID-KYI MUN-SEL    59
  • CHAPTER 3. SA-SKYA PANDXTA KUN-DGA' RGYAL-MTSHAN AND THE TSHAD MA RIGS-PA'I-GTER97
  • CHAPTER 4. A TOPICAL OUTLINE OF GO-RAM-PA'S
    PRAMĀNAVĀRTTIKA COMMENTARY THE "RADIANT LIGHT OF SAMANTABHADRA"    116
  • BIBLIOGRAPHIES241
  • NOTES257
  • INDICES317
  • ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS330
Counsels from My Heart
    • Preface by Kyabje Trulshik Rinpocheix
    • Translator's Notexi
    • Acknowledgementsxv
  • 1 The Buddhadharma1
  • 2 The Essence of the Path27
  • 3 The Long Oral Lineage of the Nyingmapas31
  • 4 Practicing the Teachings without Sectarian Bias47
  • 5 An Introduction to the Bardo59
  • 6 Magical Nectar77
  • 7 Heart Jewel of the Fortunate83
  • 8 An Aspiration to the Great Perfection89
  • 9 The Life Story of Dudjom Rinpoche91
    • Glossary95
    • Notes107
Critical Buddhism
  • Acknowledgmentsvii
  • List of Abbreviationsix
  • Introduction1
  • 1 Buddhism, Criticism, and Postwar Japan17
  • 2 The Roots of "Topicalism"51
  • 3 Problems in Modern Zen Thought83
  • 4 Criticism as Anamnesis125
  • 5 Radical Contingency and Compassion155
  • Bibliography175
  • Index197
Cultivating Original Enlightenment
  • Prefacevii
  • Abbreviations and Conventionsxi


Part 1: Study
  • I Contemplative Practice in the Exposition of the Vajrasamādhi-Sūtra3
  • II The Writing of the Exposition17
  • III The Exposition as Commentary28


Part 2: Wŏnhyos Exposition of the Vajrasamādhi-Sūtra:
An Annotated Translation
  • ROLL ONE47
  • Part One: A Statement of Its Main Idea47
  • Part Two: An Analysis of the Themes of the Sūtra48
  • Part Three: An Explication of the Title50
  • Part Four: An Exegesis of the Text57
    • Section One: Prologue57
    • Section Two: Main Body62
      • First Division of Contemplation Practice: Rejecting All Characteristics of Sense-Objects to Reveal the Signless Contemplation65
  • ROLL TWO116
      • Second Division of Contemplation Practice: Extinguishing the Mind
        Subject to Production in Order to Explain the Practice of Nonproduction        116
      • Third Division of Contemplation Practice: The Inspiration of Original Enlightenment137
      • Fourth Division of Contemplation Practice: Abandoning the Spurious to Access Reality166
  • ROLL THREE211
      • Fifth Division of Contemplation Practice: Sanctified Practices Emerge
        from the Voidness of the True Nature        211
      • Sixth Division of Contemplation Practice: Immeasurable Dharmas
        Access the Tathāgatagarbha        243
    • Section Three (A): Dhāraṇī (Codes)271
    • Section Three (B): Dissemination271
  • Appendix: A Schematic Outline of Wŏnhyo's Exposition of the Vajrasamādhi-Sūtra309
  • Notes335
  • Glossary of Sinitic Logographs377
  • Bibliography385
  • Index411
Currents and Countercurrents
    • Acknowledgmentsix
    • Introduction Patterns of Influence in East Asian Buddhism: The Korean Case
      Robert E. Buswell, Jr.      1

  • CHAPTER 1 Paekche and the Incipiency of Buddhism in Japan
                           Jonathan W. Best    15
  • CHAPTER 2 Kyǒnghǔng in Shinran's Pure Land Thought
                           Hee-Sung Keel    43
  • CHAPTER 3 Korea as a Source for the Regeneration of Chinese Buddhism:
                           The Evidence of Ch'an and Son Literature
                           John Jorgensen    73
  • CHAPTER 4 Ch'an Master Musang: A Korean Monk in East Asian Context
                           Bernard Faure    153
  • CHAPTER 5 Wǒnch'ǔk's Place in the East Asian Buddhist Tradition
                           Eunsu Cho    173
  • CHAPTER 6 The Korean Impact on T'ien-t'ai Buddhism in China:
                            A Historical Analysis
                           Chi-wah Chan    217
  • CHAPTER 7 Ǔich'ǒn's Pilgrimage and the Rising Prominence of the Korean
                           Monastery in Hang-chou during the Sung and Yuan Periods
                           Chi-chiang Huang    242

    • About the Contributors277
    • Index279
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Die Anwendung der Tathagatagarbha-Lehre
  • Inhalt
  • Vorwort8
  • 1 Einleitung
  • 1.1 Zielsetzung11
  • 1.2 Methode und Abgrenzung des Themas13
  • 1.3 ’Jam mgon Kong sprul Blo gros mtha’ yas, sein Leben und Wirken
  • 1.3.1 Kong sprul und die ris med Bewegung16
  • 1.3.2 Publikationen zu Kong sprul24
  • 1.3.3 Wesentliche Ereignisse im Leben von Kong sprul, eine Chronologie32
  • 1.3.4 Kong spruls literarisches Lebenswerk, die mDzod Inga („Fünf Schätze“)47
  • 1.4 Das Thema der Buddha-Natur
  • 1.4.1 Mahāyāna-Schriften zur Buddha-Natur und ihre Datierung52
  • 1.4.2 Einschlägige Mahāyāna-Sūtren aus Sicht der tibetischen Exegese55
  • 1.4.3 Indische Lehrwerke zur positiven Beschreibung der absoluten
            Wirklichkeit    59
  • 1.4.4 Wissenschaftliche Arbeiten zur Buddha-Natur bzw. damit verwandten
            Themen    64


  • 2 Der Ratnagotravibhāga in Tibet
  • 2.1 Der Ratnagotravibhāga in der tibetischen Exegese74
  • 2.2 Für die Karma bKa’ brgyud pa-Tradition wesentliche Ratnagotravibhāga
         Überlieferungen
  • 2.2.1 Maitrīpas Lehrtradition76
  • 2.2.2 Sajjanas tibetische Schüler77
  • 2.3 Stellung des Ratnagotravibhāga in den mahāmudrā-Lehren der Karma
         bKa’ brgyud pa-Tradition    84


  • 3 gzhan stong in Tibet
  • 3.1 gzhan stong, Allgemeines94
  • 3.2 Grundlagen für die tibetische gzhan stong-Exegese in indischen Lehrwerken99
  • 3.3 gzhan stong-Mādhyamikas in Tibet bzw. Lehrer, in deren Wirken sich
         Elemente der gzhan stong-Lehre finden    104
  • 3.4 gzhan stong-Proponenten in der Darstellung von Kong spruls gZhan stong
         lta khrid    , Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede
  • 3.4.1 Allgemeine Bemerkungen113
  • 3.4.2 Von Kong sprul als Wegbereiter der gzhan stong-Lehren bezeichnete
            tibetische Lehrer
  • 3.4.2.1 Karma pa Rang byung rdo rje116
  • 3.4.2.2 Dol po pa Shes rab rgyal mtshan132
  • 3.4.2.3 Klong chen pa Dri med ’od zer138
  • 3.4.3 Weitere von Kong sprul als gzhan stong-Proponenten bezeichnete Lehrer145
  • 3.4.3.1 Karma pa Chos grags rgya mtsho145
  • 3.4.3.2 Shākya mchog ldan150
  • 3.4.3.3 Tāranātha Kun dga’ snying po155
  • 3.4.3.4 Si tu Chos kyi ’byung gnas160
  • 3.5 Kong spruls Sichtweise165


  • 4 Kong spruls gZhan stong lta khrid: „Die makellosen Lichtstrahlen des vajra-Mondes,
       eine Anleitung zur Sichtweise von gzhan stong, dem Großen Madhyamaka“
  • 4.1 Das gZhan stong lta khrid in Kong spruls Werken, allgemeine Beschreibung des
         Textes    195
  • 4.2 lta khrid als Literaturgattung; Zweck und Verwendung197
  • 4.3 Aufbau von Kong spruls gZhan stong lta khrid
  • 4.3.1 Struktur des Textes200
  • 4.3.2 Inhaltliche Schwerpunkte in Kong spruls gZhan stong lta khrid
  • 4.3.2.1 Die drei Lehrzyklen, ihre hinführende und/oder definitive Bedeutung und
              die exegetische Zuordnung des Ratnagotravibhāga    202
  • 4.3.2.2 Die im gZhan stong lta khrid dargestellte Anleitung gemäß der Sūtra-Tradition:
  • 4.3.2.2.1 „Was zu verstehen ist“
  • 4.3.2.2.1.1 Die weltliche und die überweltliche Sichtweise214
  • 4.3.2.2.1.2 Sichtweise und Meditation gemäß dem Niḥsvabhāvavāda-
                   Madhyamaka    220
  • 4.3.2.2.1.3 Mögliche Fehlerquellen beim Niḥsvabhāvavāda-Madhyamaka231
  • 4.3.2.2.1.4 Sichtweise und Meditation gemäß des Yogācāra-Madhyamaka234
  • 4.3.2.2.1.5 Kong spruls Sicht zur nicht-zweiheitlichen Gnosis238
  • 43.2.2.2„Die eigentliche Praxis“ gemäß der Sūtra-Tradition
  • 4.3.2.2.2.1 „Die Vorbereitung“ 240
  • 4.3.2.2.2.2 „Der Hauptteil“
  • 4.3.2.2.2.2.1 „Die Zufluchtnahme und das Entwickeln von bodhicitta“ 242
  • 4.3.2.2.2.2.2 „Die Anleitung zur meditativen Übung der Einheit von śamatha
                       und vipaśyanä“    244
  • 4.3.2.2.2.2.3 „Das genaue Unterscheiden und die dadurch erfolgende Einführung
                       in die Buddha-Natur“    258
  • 4.3.2.2.3 Die Praxis außerhalb der Meditation273
  • 4.3.2.3 Die im gZhan stong lta khrid dargestellte Anleitung gemäß der Tantra-
              Tradition
  • 4.3.2.3.1 Vorbemerkungen282
  • 4.3.2.3.2 „Was zu verstehen ist“283
  • 4.3.2.3.3 „Die eigentliche Praxis“291
  • 4.3.2.4. „Der Nutzen“294
  • 4.4 Textedition und Übersetzung
  • 4.4.1 Anmerkungen zur tibetischen Textausgabe297
  • 4.4.2 Anmerkungen zu Edition und Übersetzung300
  • 4.4.3 Inhaltsübersicht des gZhan stong lta khrid mit Seitenverweis auf Edition
            und Übersetzung    302
  • 4.4.4 Edition des tibetischen Textes303
  • 4.4.5 Übersetzung323


Abkürzungen, Bibliografie und Indices

  • Allgemeine Abkürzungen353
  • Indische Werke354
  • Tibetische Werke356
  • Sekundärliteratur364
  • Internet379
  • Indices380
Distinguishing Phenomena from Their Intrinsic Nature
    • Foreword vii
    • Introduction ix
  • Distinguishing Phenomena from their Intrinsic Nature 1
    • The Title 6
    • The Translator's Homage 7
    • The Meaning of the Scripture 7
    • The Essence of Cyclic Existence and the Transcendence of Suffering 8
    • The Characteristics of Phenomena 10
    • The Characteristics of their Intrinsic Nature 11
    • The Underlying Rationale for These Characteristics 12
    • Are Phenomena and Their Intrinsic Nature the Same or Different? 14
    • The Two Abodes 17
    • The Nonexistence of Apprehended and Apprehender 21
    • An Extensive Explanation of the Intrinsic Nature 28
    • Conclusion 66
    • Appendix: Ju Mipham's Topical Outline of Distinguishing Phenomena from Their
            Intrinsic Nature             71
    • Notes75
    • English-Tibetan Glossary77
    • Tibetan-English-Sanskrit Glossary83
    • Bibliography93
    • Index95
Dusting Off Your Buddha Nature
    • Introduction1
  • I     Getting Started on the Path
  • 1     The Ten Steps — Graglia 201212
  • 2     The Dangers of Skipping Ngöndro — Bologna 201427
  • II     The Common Preliminary Practices
  • 3     The Four Thoughts — Graglia 201246
    •      A     Precious Human Rebirth49
    •      B     Impermanence53
    •      C     Karma57
    •      D     Fault of Samsara60
  • III     The Uncommon Preliminary Practices
  • 4     Refuge — Graglia 201266
  • 5     Bodhicitta — Graglia 201282
  • 6     Mandala — Graglia 201396
  • 7     Kusali Chod — Graglia 2013116
  • 8     Vajrasattva — Graglia 2013126
  • 9     Guru Yoga — Graglia 2012 and 2013140
  • IV     Beyond the Preliminaries
  • 10     Phowa — Graglia 2013166
  • 11     Ego Guru Yoga — 2012 New York Summer Retreat173
  • Epilogue197
  • Appendix - Guided Practice — Seven Branch Prayer, Bodhisattva Vow,
    Guru Yoga — Graglia 2013     202
Early Ch'an in China and Tibet

Foreword
Preface
Contributors
Abbreviations

I. CHINA

  • a. State of Scholarship
  • New Japanese Studies in Early Ch'an History1
      • Philip Yampolsky


  • b. Formative Period
  • The Li-tai fa-pao chi and the Ch'an Doctrine of Sudden Awakening13
      • Yanagida Seizan


  • Seng-ch'ou's Method of Dhyāna51
      • Jan Yiin-hua


  • T'an-ch'ien and the Early Ch'an Tradition: Translation and Analysis of the Essay "Wangshih-fei-Iun"65
      • Whalen W. Lai


  • The Teachings of the Fourth Ch'an Patriarch Tao-hsin (580-651)89
      • David W. Chappell


  • The Concept of Ii nien ("being free from thinking") in the Northern Line of Ch'an Buddhism131
      • Robert B. Zeuschner


  • Early Hua-yen, Meditation, and Early Ch'an: Some Preliminary
    Considerations    149
      • Robert M. Gimello


  • The Early Ch'an Monastic Rule: Ch'ing-kuei and the Shaping of Ch'an
    Community Life    165
      • Martin Collcutt


  • c. The Developing Tradition
  • The "Recorded Sayings" Texts of Chinese Ch'an Buddhism185
      • Yanagida Seizan


  • Lin-chi on "Language-Dependence," An Interpretive Analysis207
      • Ronald L. Burr


  • Sinitic Mandalas: The Wu-wei-t'u of Ts'aoshan229
      • Whalen W. Lai


  • d. Interaction
  • The Ambiguity of the Buddha-nature Concept in India and China259
      • Andrew Rawlinson


  • The Problem of Desire and Emotions in Taoism and Ch'an281
      • John Visvader and William C. Doub


  • The Pure and the Impure: The Mencian Problematik in Chinese Buddhism299
      • Whalen W. Lai


II. TIBET

  • a. State of Scholarship
  • The Study of Tibetan Ch'an Manuscripts Recovered from Tun-huang: A Review
    of the Field and its Prospects    327
      • Daishun Ueyama


  • b. Tibetan Meditation Systems and Ch 'an
  • 'Meditation' Trends in Early Tibet351
      • Herbert V. Guenther


  • 'The Great Perfection' in the Tradition of the Bonpos367
      • Per Kvaerne


  • Indian Materials on the Doctrine of Sudden Enlightenment393
      • Luis O. Gomez


Index

Entering the Way of the Great Vehicle
  • Acknowledgmentsix
  • Translator s Introductioni
    • The Audacity of Rongzom’s Worki
    • The Context for Rongzom’s Work2
    • The Story of Rongzom s Life6
    • Rongzompa’s Entering the Way of the Great Vehicle8
      • Summary of Chapter 112
      • Summary of Chapter 215
      • Summary of Chapter 319
      • Summary of Chapter 422
      • Summary of Chapter 526
      • Summary of Chapter 631
    • On the English Translation34
  • The Commentarial Treatise Entitled Entering the Way of the Great Vehicle by
       Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo
  • 1. The Reality of Affliction39
    • The Śrāvaka System39
    • The Pratyekabuddha System42
    • The Yogācāra System42
    • The Madhyamaka System44
    • The Madhyamaka and Guhyamantra Systems53
    • Conclusion56
  • 2. Objections and Replies59
    • First Objection: Concerning the Reality of Illusions59
    • Second Objection: Concerning the Reality of Causality63
    • Third Objection: Concerning the Reality of Pure Phenomena66
    • Fourth Objection: Concerning the Reality of Samsara79
  • 3. Distinguishing the Perfected System of the Illusory in the Great Perfection
        from the Other Vehicles That Retain the Nomenclature of Illusion    89
    • First Objection: Concerning the Reality of Confused Appearances89
    • Second Objection: Concerning Reality in an Illusory World91
    • Third Objection: Concerning the Yogācāra View of Concepts99
    • Some Supplementary Explanation concerning the Differences between the
         Aforementioned Views with respect to Limitations and Power      105
    • Great Perfection as a Vehicle106
    • Great Perfection as a Transmission106
    • Great Perfection as a Doctrinal Discourse107
    • Great Perfection as a Continuum107
    • Great Perfection as a Hidden Intention108
    • Great Perfection as Intimate Advice108
  • 4. The Great Perfection Approach to the Path Is Not Undermined by Reason111
    • Bodhicitta111
    • Conceptual Frameworks, Appearance, and Nature112
    • General Systems for Such Things as the Establishment and Negation of
      Identity and Difference      115
    • On the Two Methods of [Establishing] Proofs116
    • Grammatical Treatises122
    • Logical Treatises122
    • Conclusion126
  • 5. Writings on Great Perfection129
    • The Nature of Bodhicitta129
    • The Greatness of Bodhicitta129
    • Deviations and Obscurations130
    • Methods for Settling Bodhicitta130
    • From the Writings of Great Perfection130
      • Eight Additional Rubrics131
      • All Phenomena Are Seen to Be Perfected within the Single Sphere of
           Bodhicitta        131
      • All Confused Appearance Is Seen as the Play of Samantabhadra132
      • All Sentient Beings Are Seen as the Profound Field of Awakening132
      • All Domains of Experience Are Seen as Naturally Occurring Self-
           Appearing Gnosis        133
      • All Phenomena Seen as Perfected within the Nature of the Five
           Types of Greatness        133
      • The Six Great Spheres137
      • The Elimination of Deviations and Obscurations138
      • Twenty-Three Points of Deviation143
      • The Seven Obscurations155
      • The Three Beings158
      • The Three Great Assurances159
      • The Three Fundamental Esoteric Precepts159
      • Resolution through Bodhicitta160
      • What Is Resolved in Great Perfection160
      • The Disclosure of Methods for Consolidating Bodhicitta161
      • Disclosing Those Points through Scriptural Sources164
    • On Critical Impediments to Concentration175
    • Criteria for the Attainment of Mastery over the Ordinary Mind180
    • On the Signs of Warmth184
    • On the Qualities of Bodhicitta185
  • 6. Instructions on Paths Encountered through Methods Connected with
        Effort for Those Who Are Unable to Remain Effortlessly within the Natural
        State according to the Great Perfection Approach    191
    • Other Paths as Doors to Great Perfection191
    • Six Faults Connected with Concentration192
    • Conceptuality193
    • Nine Obscurations Associated with the Path194
    • The Eightfold Concentration That Eliminates the Five Faults193
    • Six-Limbed Yoga199
    • Five Signs of Mental Stability201
    • After Attaining Such Signs of Mental Stability202
  • Closing Verses209
  • Appendix: Tibetan Names in Phonetic and Transliterated Forms211
  • Abbreviations213
  • Notes215
  • Works Cited239
  • Index243
Esoteric Instructions
  • Foreword by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoché9
  • Preface13
  • Introduction17
  • The Root Text: Esoteric Instructions:
          A Detailed Presentation of the Process
           of Meditation in Vajrayāna    49
    • 1. Nyingma63
    • 2. Kadampa97
    • 3. Lamdré113
    • 4. Marpa Kagyu137
    • 5. Shangpa Kagyu233
    • 6. Zhijé and Chöd255
    • 7. Jordruk289
    • 8. Dorjé Sumgyi Nyendrup331
    • 9. Supplement: Śāntigupta339
  • Appendix One: Outline of Book Eight, Part Four:
          Esoteric Instructions    345
  • Appendix Two: General Contents of Kongtrul’s
          Treasury of Knowledge    355
  • Abbreviations359
  • Notes363
  • Bibliography of Works Cited by the Author451
  • Reference Bibliography473
  • Index495
Existence and Enlightenment in the Laṅkāvatāra-Sūtra
  • Forewordxiii
  • Prefacexv

Introduction
  • 0.1. The Purpose of the Study, and the Significance of the
           Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra within Buddhist Doctrinal History    1
  • 0.2. Dating the Text: Problems of Form and Interpretation13
  • 0.3. Methodology and Outline of the Study23

Part One: Concepts of Being
  • 1.0. The Nature of Buddhist Ontology39
  •        General considerations * The practical aim of the Yogācāra Philosophy
  • 1.1. The Threefold Meaning of Tathāgata-garbha and its
           Relation to Ālaya-vijñāna: the Essence of Being    51
  •        Preliminary considerations * Tathagāta-garbha as essential, supramundane,
           pure dharma, and its contrast with the Hindu Ātman * Tathagata-garbha
           as embryo, and the dynamics of Buddhahood * Tathāgata-garbha
           as womb or matrix of Buddhahood * Conclusion
  • 1.2. The Five Skandhas: the Temporal Manifestation of Being79
           Introduction * Brief overview of the Ātman controversy prior to the
           Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra * Rūpa, or the formative elements of the five Skandhas
           * Nāma, or the formless elements of the five Skandhas * The Skandhas and
           the empirical self, or personality * The Skandhas and the trans-empirical
           Self, the Tathāgata * The five Skandhas and the denial of metaphysical
           dualities * Concluding remarks on the notion of Self and its varieties
  • 1.3. Dharmadhātu: the Spatial or Cosmic Dimension of Being117
           Introductory remarks * Dharmādhatu as cosmic Law: the fundamental
           structure of the universe * Dharmādhatu as universal Void: the ground
           of Being * Concluding observations

Part Two: Concepts of Knowing
  • 2.0. Buddhist Epistemology, Buddhist Dialectics135
           Truth, untruth, half-truth, "the truth" * The tetralemma logic: a thousand
           years of Buddhist dialectics * The early use of the tetralemma in the
           Pāli canon * Rationality and irrationality in Nāgārjuna's relativistic logic
           * Epistemology in the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra: a radical critique of language,
           logic, and knowledge * Conclusions and preview of part two
  • 2.1. The Epistemological Reduction of the Citta-mātra (Mind-only) Doctrine169
  •        Preliminary considerations * Citta as the empirical mind
           * Citta as the transcendental Mind * Citta-mātra as explanation for the
           triple world (Tribhava) * Concluding words and the connection between
           Laṅkāvatāra and Zen
  • 2.2. From Mind to No-mind: the Transcendental Leap beyond Empirical
           Cognition    209
           * Introduction * The five Dharmas or epistemic categories * The three
           Svabhāvas or modes of cognition * The attainment of Āryajñāna:
           transcendental Wisdom or Gnosis * Concluding remarks
  • 2.3. The Conjunctive System of the Eight Vijñānas: the Integration of Both Mind
           and No-mind     States of Consciousness    237
           * Introductory remarks * Jñāna and Vijñāna: abstract intuition versus
           concrete knowledge * Khyāti- and Vastuprativikalpa-vijñāna:
           the perceptual and the object discriminating knowledge * The inner
           revolution (Parāvṛtti): the return to the tranquil state of
           pure consciousness (Ālaya-vijñāna) * Conclusion
  • 2.4. The Disjunctive Theory of Causation: Things are Neither this, Nor that,
           for They Are All Subject to Causes and Conditions (Hetu-pratyaya)    261
           * Introduction * The expansion of the relevance of causation: from the
           psychological to the cosmic-philosophical principle * Causation as a
           possible theoretical basis for a monistic view of the world * Causation as a
           teaching device * Excursus: highlighting Nāgārjuna's thought in respect to
           causation * The soteriological value of the theory of causation
           * Concluding observations

  • 3.0. Final Overview287
  •        Appendix295
  •        Notes323
  •        Bibliography357
  •        Index365
Exposition of the Sutra of Brahma's Net

Preface to

  • The Collected Works of Korean Buddhismi

On the Occasion of Publishing

  • The Collected Works of Korean Buddhismv

Preface to the English Edition of

  • The Collected Works of Korean Buddhismviii
  • Prefacexxvii
  • Abbreviationsxxx
  • I. INTRODUCTION3
    • 1. Foreword5
    • 2. Taehyeon's Life and Works6
      • A. Taehyeon's Life6
      • B. Taehyeon's Writings13
    • 3. Taehyeon's Mahāyāna Vinaya Studies19
      • A. Silla Research on the Sutra of Brahma's Net19
      • B. Sutras, Vinayas, śāstras, and Commentaries quoted in the Beommanggyeong gojeokgi23
      • C. Characteristics of the Beommanggyeong gojeokgi30
      • D. Influence in Japan34
      • E. Taehyeon's Interpretive Approaches toward the Sutra of Brahma's Net39
    • 4. Meeting the Demands for Secular Relevance44
      • A. Taehyeon's View of the Sutra of Brahma's Net and "Filial Piety" 孝 and "Obligation for Kindnesses Received" 恩44
      • B. Other Regulations for Dealing with the World of the Time48
    • 5. Vinaya Thought through the Three Pure Sets of Precepts52
    • 6. References59
      • A. Canonical Collections59
      • B. Scriptural Sources60
      • C. Attributed Works60
      • D. Modern Works62
  • II. ROLL ONE65
    • Commentator's Preface68
      • 1. Time and Place68
      • 2. Capacity (of the Audience)68
      • 3. How it is Categorized Within the Canon68
      • 4. Circumstances and Details regarding the Translation69
        • A. Number of Verses 頌品70
        • B. Causes and Conditions in China 中國 因緣70
      • 5. Doctrinal Tenets 宗趣72
        • A. In General 總72
        • B. Mental Behavior 心行73
        • C. The Ultimate Theme 歸趣74
      • 6. The Title 題名79
        • A. The Short Title 題目79
    • Main Text81
        • A. The Explanation by the Original Teacher 本師說82
        • B. Opportunity for an Audience and Questions 見問84
        • C. The Answer 答93
  • III. ROLL TWO151
    • Ten Grounds 十地153
      • 1. Ground of the Equality of the Essence 體性平等地153
      • 2. Ground of the Skillful Wisdom of the Essence 體性善慧地157
      • 3. Ground of the Luminosity of the Essence 體性光明地169
      • 4. Ground of the Knowability of the Essence 體性爾焰地173
      • 5. Ground of Wisdom-Illumination of the Essence 體性慧照地179
      • 6. Ground of the Floral Radiance of the Essence 體性華光地184
      • 7. Ground of Completion of the Essential Nature 體性滿足地188
      • 8. Ground of the Buddha's Roar of the Essential Nature 體性佛吼地193
      • 9. Ground of the Flower Ornamentation of the Essence 體性華嚴地198
      • 10. Ground of Entry into the Buddha Realm of the Essential Nature
        體性入佛界地        201
  • IV. ROLL THREE209
    • The Grave Precepts 戒文211
      • 1. Invocation 付囑211
        • A. The Teaching Transmitted to the Transformation-body Buddhas
          化佛傳說          213
        • B. Repaying of Kindness and Separate Iteration of the Teaching
          報恩別化          213
        • C. The Exhortation 策發221
        • D. The Bodhisattva Precepts224
        • E. Preface on the Formation of the Precepts 結戒序246
      • 2. The Main Sermon 正說分254
        • A. General Outline 總標254
      • 3. The Ten Grave Precepts 十重戒260
        • A. Prohibition of Pleasurable Killing 快意殺生戒第一260
        • B. Prohibition of Stealing the Property of Others 劫盜人物戒第二266
        • C. Prohibition of the Heartless Pursuit of Lust 無慈行欲戒第三經275
        • D. Prohibition of Intentional Lying 故心妄語戒第四經284
        • E. Prohibition of the Sale of Alcohol 酤酒生罪戒第五經287
        • F. Prohibition of Speaking of the Faults of Others
          談他過失戒第六經          289
        • G. Prohibition of Praising Oneself and Disparaging Others 自讚毀他戒第七293
        • H. Prohibition of Stinginess and Abuse of Others 慳生毀辱戒第八296
        • I. Prohibition of Holding Resentments and Not Accepting Apologies 瞋不受謝戒第九303
        • J. Prohibition of Denigration of the Three Treasures
          毀謗三寶戒第十          307
        • K. Conclusion 結成門309
  • V. ROLL FOUR315
    • The Minor Precepts317
      • 1. Preface to the Minor Precepts 輕戒序文317
        • A. Concluding the Former (Grave Precepts) and Initiating the Latter (Minor) 結前生後317
      • 2. Enumeration of the Precepts 次第誦出318
        • A. Division of Ten Precepts 判十戒318
        • B. Division of Ten Precepts 判十戒341
        • C. Division of Ten Precepts 判十戒357
        • D. Division of Nine Precepts 判九戒375
        • E. Division of Nine Precepts 判九戒401
      • 3. General Conclusion 總結424
        • A. Dissemination Section 流通分425
  • INDEX429


  • Contributors451
  • Members of the English Translation Editorial Board The Collected Works of Korean Buddhism453
  • Members of the Compilation Committee of Korean Buddhist Thought454
  • In Memoriam: The Most Venerable Kasan Jikwan455
  • Executive Members of the Steering Committee of Korean Buddhist Thought457
  • Collected Works of Korean Buddhism458
Finding Rest in the Nature of the Mind
  • Foreword by Alak Zenkar Rinpochexiii
  • Foreword by Jigme Khyentse Rinpochexv
  • Translators' Introductionxix
  • Part One: Finding Rest in the Nature of the Mind
  • Prologue3
    • 1. The Freedoms and Advantages of Human Birth So Hard to Find5
    • 2. Impermanence11
    • 3. The Sufferings of Samsara17
    • 4. The Karmic Law of Cause and Effect35
    • 5. The Spiritual Master51
    • 6. Refuge67
    • 7. The Four Unbounded Attitudes75
    • 8. Cultivating the Attitude of Mind Oriented toward Enlightenment85
    • 9. The Generation and Perfection Stages and Their Union103
    • 10. The View That Dwells in Neither of the Two Extremes, the Wisdom      whereby the Nature of the Ground Is Realized115
    • 11. The Path: Stainless Meditative Concentration127
    • 12. The Three Aspects of Meditative Concentration143
    • 13. The Great, Spontaneously Present Result151
  • Conclusion163
  • Part Two: Excerpts from The Great Chariot
  • The Mind Is the Root of All Phenomena167
  • Mind, Intellect, and Consciousness171
  • The Eight Consciousnesses as the Basis of Delusion175
  • The Three Natures179
  • The Universal Ground191
  • The Universal Ground, the Eight Consciousnesses, and the State of Sleep201
  • The Tathagatagarbha205
  • Refuge243
  • The Three Concentrations of the Generation Stage253
  • The Simple Practice of the Generation and Perfection Stages257
  • The Mind and the Objects That Appear to It261
  • The Omniscient Longchenpa Speaks about His Realization265
  • Notes269
  • Texts Cited in The Great Chariot301
  • Bibliography305
  • The Padmakara Translation Group Translations into English309
  • Index311
Frameworks of Buddhist Philosophy
  • Foreword by Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche 7
  • Introduction 9
  • The Root Text: Frameworks of Buddhist Philosophy: A Systematic Presentation
    of the Cause-Based Philosophical Vehicles     57
    • 1. Three Yānas and Four Tenet Systems 83
  • Section I: Hīnayāna
    • 2. The Shrāvakayāna: An Overview and the Four Truths 87
    • 3. The Shrāvakayāna: Its Tenet Systems, Orders, and Results 123
    • 4. The Pratyekabuddhayāna 151
  • Section II: Mahāyāna
    • 5. The Mahāyāna’s Distinctions and Training 161
    • 6. Chittamātra 175
    • 7. An Overview of Madhyamaka 195
    • 8. Rangtong-Madhyamaka 203
    • 9. Svātantrika 217
    • 10. Prāsaṅgika 223
    • 11. Shentong-Madhyamaka 249
    • 12. Secret Mantra-Madhyamaka 269
  • Appendix: Outline of the Text 275
  • Glossary 283
  • Endnotes 301
  • Bibliography of Works Cited by the Author 407
  • Reference Bibliography 423
  • Index 459
Freedom From Extremes
  • Preface
  • by José Ignacio Cabezónvii
  • In Memoriam: Geshe Lobsang Dargyay (1935-94)
  • by Eva Neumaierxi
  • Introduction1
  • Distinguishing the Views of Emptiness: Moonlight to Illuminate the Main Points
    of the Supreme Path
    • Thematic Subdivisions of the Text63
    • Chapter 1
    • Three Ways of Understanding the Madhyamaka69
    • Chapter 2
    • The Refutation of Dol po pa97
    • Chapter 3
    • The Refutation of Tsong kha pa115
    • Chapter 4
    • The Middle Way as Freedom from Extremes203
  • Abbreviations239
  • Notes243
  • Bibliography337
  • Index383
From Reductionism to Creativity
  • Forewordix
  • Acknowledgmentsxv
  • Introduction1
  • 1 ABHIDHARMA : ITS SCOPE AND MEANING9
    • The Meaning of the Term Abhidharma9
    • The Meaning of the Term Buddha13
  • 2 THE OPERATIONAL SYSTEM "MIND"15
    • The Importance of a Healthy Attitude15
    • A Structural Model of "Mind"23
    • "Mind" as a Self-Structuring Process34
  • 3 THE CONTEXTUALIZED SYSTEM "MIND"41
    • Sociocultural Operators41
  • 4 POLLUTANTS AND QUASI POLLUTANTS52
    • Pollutants52
    • The Quasi Pollutants58
    • Summary61
  • 5 CONCENTRATION, CONTEMPLATION, MEDITATION:
       PRELIMINARIES ON THE WAY OF GROWING UP    62
    • Objectivistic-Reductionistic Concentration66
    • Mentalistic-Creative Contemplation81
    • Holistic Imparting of Meaning89
  • 6 THE WAY: THE EARLIER VIEW I95
    • Introductory Remarks95
    • The Theravāda Conception of the Way97
  • 7 THE WAY: THE EARLIER VIEW Il106
    • The Śrāvaka and Pratyekabuddha Ways106
    • The Śrāvaka Conception of the Way106
    • The Pratyekabuddha Conception of the Way122
  • 8 THE WAY: THE LATER VIEW I126
    • The Bodhisattva Way I: Prelude126
    • The Meaning of the Terms Bodhisattva and Bodhicitta126
    • rigs/khams128
    • de-bzhin/bde-bar gshegs-pa'i snying-po132
    • The Activation of Bodhicitta136
    • Ethics and Sociocultural Levels145
  • 9 THE WAY: THE LATER VIEW II151
    • The Bodhisattva Way II: The Exact Itinerary151
    • The Build-up Phase151
    • The Probability of a Breakthrough161
    • The Way of Seeing165
    • The Way of Cultivating What Has Been Seen172
    • The Way of No More Learning174
  • 10 RDZOGS-CHEN: SUPERCOMPLETENESS I184
    • Introductory Remarks184
    • The rDzogs-chen Program188
  • 11 RDZOGS-CHEN: SUPERCOMPLETENESS II195
    • The Homologous Evolution of Man and God/Teacher195
    • The Evolution of the God/Teacher Idea195
    • The Evolution of Man as the Holomovement's Errancy Mode199
  • 12 RDZOGS-CHEN: SUPERCOMPLETENESS III206
    • Ontological Difference and Coordinated Hierarchy206
    • The Ontological Difference206
    • Coordinated Hierarchy215
  • 13 RDZOGS-CHEN: SUPERCOMPLETENESS IV223
    • The Role of Fluctuations in an Individual's Psychic Evolution223
    • The Homology of Mentation Pollutants and Originary-Awareness Modes223
    • The Dynamics of Self-Organization: Obscuration and Clearing235
  • Epilogue245
  • Notes249
  • References284
  • Indexes291
    • A. Technical Terms291
    • B. Subjects300
Fundamental Potential for Enlightenment in Tibetan Buddhism
  • Colour Plates7
  • Illustrations9
  • Foreward by His Holiness the Dalai Lama11
  • Acknoweledgements13
  • Homage15
  • Introduction17
  • PART ONE: POTENTIAL ACCORDING TO THE 'ORNAMENT FOR THE MAHAYANA SUTRAS'25
  • 1 Brief Explanation of Buddha Potential27
  • 2 Extensive Explanation of Buddha Potential29
  • 3 Summary83
  • PART TWO: POTENTIAL ACCORDING TO THE 'SUBLIME CONTINUUM'85
  • 4 Brief Explanation83
  • 5 Clear Light Nature of Mind87
  • 6 The Nine Examples of Buddha Potential91
  • 7 The Meaning of the Nine Examples117
  • 8 How to Practise Buddha Potential133
  • 9 Great Enlightenment153
  • Dedication201
  • Biography of Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden203
  • Outline231
  • Quotations235
  • Glossary283
  • Bibliography299
  • Index305
Gateway to Knowledge Vol. III
Acknowledgements


VII


15. The Mundane Vehicles


181


16. Hinayana


183


17. The Superiority of Mahayana


186


18. The Path of Mahayana


190


19. Buddha-nature


217


20. The Journey of Mahayana


221


21. Buddhahood


224


22. The Conditioned and the Unconditioned


252


Notes


272
Gongchig: The Single Intent, the Sacred Dharma
  • Foreword 7
  • Acknowledgements 9
  • Translator's Note 10

'JIG RTEN GSUM MGON (JIGTEN SUMGON)

DGONGS GCIG (GONGCHIG) - THE SINGLE INTENT, THE SACRED DHARMA

  • ROOT TEXT 11
    • The Invocation 13
    • Section I 13
    • Section II 14
    • Section III 15
    • Section IV 16
    • Section V 16
    • Section VI 17
    • Section VII 18
    • Epilogue 19
    • The Supplement 20

RIG 'DZIIN CHOS KYI GRAGS PA (RIGDZIN CHOKYI DRAGPA)

THE LAMP DISPELLING THE DARKNESS

A VERSE COMMENTARY ON THE DIFFICULT POINTS OF

  • DGONGS GCIG (GONGCHIG)- THE SINGLE INTENT, THE SACRED DHARMA 25
    • The Invocation 27
    • Section I 29
    • Section II 47
    • Section III 55
    • Section IV 69
    • Section V 85
    • Section VI 101
    • Section VII 115
    • Section VIII 125
    • Epilogue 143
    • Bibliography and Abbreviations 147

RIG 'DZIN CHOS KYI GRAGS PA (RIGDZIN CHOKYI DRAGPA)

THE LAMP DISPELLING THE DARKNESS

A VERSE COMMENTARY ON THE DIFFICULT POINTS OF

DGONGS GCIG (GONGCHIG)- THE SINGLE INTENT, THE SACRED DHARMA

  • TIBETAN TEXT 153
    • Notes on the Tibetan Text154
    • The Invocation 155
    • Section I 156
    • Section II 174
    • Section III 182
    • Section IV 195
    • Section V 210
    • Section VI 227
    • Section VII 240
    • Section VIII 250
    • Epilogue 272
Grains of Gold: Tales of a Cosmopolitan Traveler
      • Introduction
      • By Thupten Jinpa and Donald Lopez Jr. 1
  • 1 First, How I Set Out from Lhasa29
  • 2 General Formation of the Land of India and How It Acquired Its Name59
  • 3 How the Lands Were Given Their Names71
  • 4 The Snow Mountains of the North and Analysis of Related Issues89
  • 5 What the Famous Places of the Past Are Like95
  • 6 On Men, Women, Food, Drink, and Various Apparel129
  • 7 Identification of Various Species of Flowers and Trees and How to Recognize
    Them    175
  • 8 Writing Systems of Various Regions of Past and Present189
  • 9 On the Linguistic Rules of the Tibetan Language209
  • 10 The Inscriptions of the Dharma King Aśoka Carved on the Rock Face of Mount Girnar221
  • 11 The Gupta Dynasty229
  • 12 The Pāla Dynasty259
  • 13 From 1,600 Years after the Passing of the Buddha to the Present279
  • 14 On the History of Siṅghala305
  • 15 On the Conditions and the Customs of the Tibetan People in Ancient Times349
  • 16 The Religion of the Tīrthikas363
  • 17 Conclusion397
      • Appendix A: Tibetan Transliteration417
      • Appendix B: Glossary of Terms419
      • Acknowledgments425
      • Notes427
      • Index453
Guhyasamāja Practice in the Ārya Nāgārjuna System - Vol. 1
  • Abbreviationsxi
  • Translator’s Prefacexv
  • Translator’s Introductionxxix


  • Oral Commentary on the Self-Generation Ritual
  • 1. The Initial Practice3
    • Preliminaries3
      • Verses of Supplication3
      • Generating Oneself into a Divine Form Instantaneously16
      • Blessing the Vajra and the Bell24
      • Blessing the Inner Offering40
      • The Preliminary Torma Offering59
      • Blessing the Self-Generation Offerings80
      • The Mandala Offering87
      • The Vajrasattva Meditation and Mantra Recitation94
      • Worshipping the Merit Field122
      • Meditating on the Protection Wheel162
    • The Main Rite of Clear Realization195
      • Taking Death as the Path to the Wisdom Body196
        • Meditating on the Ground of Transcendent Awareness196
        • Generating the Vajra Ground211
        • Generating the Mandala Palace218
        • Installing the Deities235
        • The Activity of the Deities249
        • Drawing the Deities into One's Body251
        • Placing the Deities into the Mandala of Ultimate Reality257
      • Taking the Intermediate State as the Path to the Enjoyment Body273
      • Taking Rebirth as the Path to the Emanation Body284
        • Generating the Emanation-Body Form of Vajradhara285
        • Creating the Body Mandala294
          • Creating the Body Mandala’s Residence295
          • Creating the Body Mandala’s Deities304
        • Blessing the Body, Speech, and Mind of Vajradhara's Emanation-Body Form319
        • Generating the Three Tiered Beings337
        • Affixing the Seal of the Lineage Lord341
      • Preparing a Knowledge Consort345
  • 2. The Foremost King of Mandalas363
    • Generating the Mandala Palace and Its Divine Residents363
    • Emitting the Mandala Deities377
    • Emitting the Mandala Palace409
  • 3. The Foremost King of Activities411
    • Spiritual Practices Carried Out during Meditation Sessions411
      • The Practice of the Subtle Drop411
      • Mantra Recitation422
      • Reappearance of the Deity Who Dissolved442
      • Reciting Verses of Praise, Presenting Offerings, and Tasting Nectar448
        • Reciting the Verses of Praise449
        • Presenting the Outer Offerings452
        • Tasting the Nectar of the Inner Offering457
        • The Secret Offering and the Offering of Ultimate Reality466
      • Dissolution468
      • The Generation-Stage Portion of the Aspirational Prayer472
    • Spiritual Practices Carried Out between Meditation Sessions500
      • The Yoga of Ordinary Activities501
      • Blessings One’s Residence502
      • Blessing One’s Clothing503
      • The Spiritual Practice That Relates to Bathing503
      • The Spiritual Practices That Relate to Sleeping and Waking Up504
      • The Meditative Absorption That Relates to Food507
      • Reinvigorating the Body512
      • The Methods of Achieving the Common Spiritual Attainments512
  • The Self-Generation Ritual
  • The Initial Practice517
    • Preliminaries517
      • Verses of Supplication517
      • Generating Oneself into a Divine Form Instantaneously529
      • Blessing the Vajra and the Bell529
      • Blessing the Inner Offering531
      • The Preliminary Torma Offering533
      • Blessing the Self-Generation Offerings541
      • The Mandala Offering543
      • The Vajrasattva Meditation and Mantra Recitation545
      • Worshipping the Merit Field549
      • Meditating on the Protection Wheel557
    • The Main Rite of Clear Realization571
      • Taking Death as the Path to the Wisdom Body571
        • Meditating on the Ground of Transcendent Awareness571
        • Generating the Vajra Ground571
        • Generating the Mandala Palace573
        • Installing the Deities577
        • The Activity of the Deities587
        • Drawing the Deities into One’s Body587
        • Placing the Deities into the Mandala of Ultimate Reality589
      • Taking the Intermediate State as the Path to the Enjoyment Body589
      • Taking Rebirth as the Path to the Emanation Body591
        • Creating the Body Mandala’s Residence593
        • Creating the Body Mandala’s Deities593
        • Blessing the Body, Speech, and Mind of Vajradhara's Emanation-Body Form605
        • Generating the Three Tiered Beings611
        • Affixing the Seal of the Lineage Lord611
      • Preparing a Knowledge Consort613
  • The Foremost King of Mandalas617
    • Generating the Mandala Palace and Its Divine Residents617
    • Emitting the Mandala Deities631
    • Emitting the Mandala Palace647
  • The Foremost King of Activities647
    • Mantra Recitation647
    • Reappearance of the Deity Who Dissolved649
      • The Principal Deity Enters the State of Ultimate Reality649
      • The Principal Deity Arises from the Clear-Light State651
    • Reciting Verses of Praise, Presenting Offerings, and Tasting Nectar653
      • Reciting the Verses of Praise653
      • Presenting the Outer Offerings653
      • Tasting the Nectar of the Inner Offering655
      • The Secret Offering and the Offering of Ultimate Reality661
    • Dissolution661
    • The Concluding Torma Offerings663
      • Blessing the Outer Offerings663
      • Blessing the Tormas665
      • Inviting the Recipients of the Torma Offerings667
      • Presenting the Torma Offerings673
    • The Aspirational Prayer679
    • Verses of Auspiciousness689
  • Bibliography695
  • Index to Oral Commentary711
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