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Like Cats and Dogs +

** Acknowledgmentsvii * 1. More Cats Than Dogs? A Tale of Two Versions1 * 2. Would a Dog Lick a Pot of Hot Oil? Reconstructing the Ur Version37 * 3. Fightin’ Like Cats and Dogs: Methodological Reflections on Deconstructing the Emphatic Mu74 * 4. Cats and Cows Know That It Is: Textual and Historical Deconstruction of the Ur Version110 * 5. Dogs May Chase, But Lions Tear Apart: Reconstructing the Dual Version of the "Moo" Kōan148 * 6. When Is a Dog Not Really a Dog? Or, Yes! We Have No Buddha-Nature188 ** Notes213 ** Sino-Japanese Glossary239 ** Bibliography251 ** Index261 +

Like Lions Learning to Roar (Daehaeng 2020) +

* Foreword8 * About Daehaeng Kun Sunim12 * Dancing on the Whirlwind20 * Turning Dirt into Gold74 * Glossary140 +

Lion of Speech +

* Foreword by Alak Zenkar Rinpoche xi * Translators' Introduction xii ''The Light of Wondrous Nectar: The Essential Biography of the Omniscient Mipham Jamyang Namgyal Gyatso'' ** Prologue 3 ** 1. The Ground of Emanation 7 ** 2. The Birth of a Bodhisattva 21 ** 3. Entering the Dharma 27 ** 4. Study and Reflection 33 ** 5. Practice 61 ** 6. A Hidden Life 75 ** 7. Activities for the Doctrine and Beings 93 ** 8. The Final Deed 109 ''A Selection of Jamgön Mipham's Writings'' ** 9. Selections on Madhyamaka 127 ** 10. ''The Lion’s Roar: A Comprehensive Discourse on the Buddha-Nature'' 145 ** 11. An Explanation of the Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Rinpoche 191 ** 12. ''A Lamp to Dispel the Dark ''199 * Notes 205 * Bibliography 221 * Sources 225 * The Padmakara Translation Group Translations into English 227 * Index 229 +

Luminous Heart +

* Abbreviationsvii * An Aspiration by H.H. the Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorjeix * Foreword by H.H. the Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorjexi * Foreword by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpochexiii * Prefacexv * '''Introduction'''1 ** The Indian Yogācāra Background3 ** The Tibetan Tradition on the Five Maitreya Texts79 ** The Third Karmapa's View85 * '''Translations'''127 ** The Autocommmentary on ''The Profound Inner Reality''129 ** The Ornament That Explains the ''Dharmadharmatāvibhāga''171 ** Four Poems by the Third Karmapa193 ** Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé's Commentary on ''The Treatise on Pointing Out the Tathāgata Heart''203 ** Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé's Commentary on ''The Treatise on the Distinction between Consciousness and Wisdom''257 ** Karma Trinlépa's Explanation of the Sugata Heart313 * Appendix I: ''Pawo Tsugla Trengwa's Presentation of Kāyas, Wisdoms, and Enlightened Activity''325 * Appendix II: ''The Treatise on Pointing Out the Tathāgata Heart''353 * Appendix III: ''The Treatise on the Distinction between Consciousness and Wisdom''361 * Appendix IV: ''Outline of NTC''367 * Appendix V: ''Outline of NYC''371 * Appendix VI: ''The Change of State of the Eight Consciousnesses into the Four (Five) Wisdoms and the Three (Four) Kāyas''373 * Glossary: ''English–Sanskrit–Tibetan''375 * Glossary: ''Tibetan–Sanskrit–English''379 * Selected Bibliography383 * Endnotes401 * Index475

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Mahāmudrā and the Middle Way +

'''Volume One''' * Acknowledgement12 * Introduction14 ** Current State of Research17 ** Politico-Historical Background22 ** Doctrinal Background25 ** Navigating the Middle Ways29 ** The Nature of Liberating Knowledge41 * '''Shākya mchog ldan'''44 ** Shākya mchog ldan and the Bka’ brgyud Mahāmudrā Tradition45 ** Life, Writings and Influences51 ** Madhyamaka and the Dialectic of Emptiness: Rang stong and Gzhan stong57 *** The Three Natures (''trisvabhāva'')65 *** The Two Truths (''satyadvaya'')67 ** Mahāmudrā and Buddha Nature74 ** Direct Perception and Nondual Wisdom101 ** The Great Seal in Shākya mchog ldan's Mahāmudrā trilogy109 *** Mahāmudrā: What it is and What it is Not109 *** Madhyamaka, Mantrayāna and Mahāmudrā116 *** Mahāmudrā and What Remains (''lhag ma'' : ''avaśiṣṭa'')121 *** The Problem of Cessation124 *** Contested Methods of Realization127 ** Responses to Sa skya Paṇḍita’s Criticism of Bka’ brgyud Mahāmudrā131 *** A Philosophical Defence and Justification of Mahāmudrā131 *** Defending Mahāmudrā Views135 **** The Self-sufficient White Remedy (''dkar po gcig thub'')135 **** Mental Nonengagement (''amanasikāra'') and the Fire of Wisdom139 ** Concluding Remarks145 * '''Karma phrin las'''148 ** Overview149 ** Life, Writings and Influences156 ** Madhyamaka Approach159 ** Extant Writings168 ** Views of Reality169 *** The Compatibility of Rang stong and Gzhan stong169 *** The Two Types of Purity181 *** Buddha Nature Endowed with Qualities184 *** On the Unity of the Two Truths200 *** "Thoughts are ''Dharmakāya''"210 *** Understanding Coemergence: the Inseparability of ''Saṃsāra'' and ''Nirvāṇa''217 ** Concluding Remarks223 * '''Karma pa Mi bskyod rdo rje'''226 ** Overview227 ** The Differentiation and Identification Models229 ** Reconciling Affirmation and Negation238 ** Life, Writings and Influences242 ** Blending Mahāmudrā and Madhyamaka250 ** Emptiness and Hermeneutics of the Three Turnings253 ** Core Soteriological Ideas and the Role of Philosophical Distinctions265 *** Buddha Nature269 *** Nature of Reality275 *** Nature of Mind277 *** The Problem of the Remainder (''lhag ma'' : ''avaśiṣṭa'')299 *** On the Prospect of a Groundless Ground314 *** On Whether or Not a Buddha has Wisdom320 *** Mahāmudrā as Mental Nonengagement (''amanasikāra'')325 ** Concluding Remarks341 * '''Padma dkar po'''342 ** Overview343 ** Life, Writings and Influences347 ** The Basic Framework: ''Mahāmudrā'' and the Unity of the Two Truths350 ** Emptiness and the Hermeneutics of the Three Turnings352 ** Hermeneutics of Mahāmudrā as Ground and Path356 ** The Two Faces of Mahāmudrā: the Modes of Abiding and Error357 *** Mahāmudrā as the Mode of Abiding (''gnas lugs phyag chen'')359 *** Mahāmudrā in the Mode of Error ('' 'khrul lugs phyag chen'')363 *** Yang dgon pa on the Two Modes of Mahāmudrā369 *** Padma dkar po's Transposition of Yang dgon pa's Distinction376 *** Interpretations of the Mahāmudrā Distinction378 *** Mahāmudrā and the Unity of the Two Truths382 *** Asymmetrical Unity and Rival Truth Theories (Jo nang and Dge lugs)385 *** The Ground of Truth393 ** Path Mahāmudrā and Liberating Knowledge398 *** Nonconceptual Knowing in the Shadow of the Bsam yas Debate399 *** Three Strands of ''Amanasikāra'' Interpretation in Indian Buddhism403 *** Padma dkar po's Three Grammatical Interpretations of ''Amanasikāra''413 *** Responding to Criticisms of ''Amanasikāra''422 ** Concluding Remarks426 * '''Final Reflections'''429 '''Volume Two''' * '''Shākya mchog ldan'''10 * Introduction: the Mahāmudrā Trilogy11 ** 1a. English Translation of ''Gzhan blo'i dregs pa nyams byed''14 ** 1b. Critical Edition of ''Gzhan blo'i dregs pa nyam byed''26 ** 2a. English Translation of ''Grub pa mchog gi dgongs pa rnam nges''34 ** 2b. Critical Edition of ''Grub pa mchog gi dgongs pa rnam nges''43 ** 3a. English Translation of ''Zung 'jug gi gru chen''48 ** 3b. Critical Edition of ''Zung 'jug gi gru chen''71 * '''Karma phrin las pa'''86 * Perspectives on Rang stong and Gzhan stong87 ** 1a. English Translation of ''Dri lan yid kyi mun sel''88 ** 1b. Critical Edition of ''Dri lan yid kyi mun sel''91 * ''A Mystical Song of the View Proclaiming the Mode of Being''94 ** 2a. English Translation of the ''Yin lugs sgrog pa lta ba'i mgur''95 ** 2b. Critical Edition of the ''Yin lugs sgrog pa lta ba'i mgur''98 * A ''Vajra'' Song100 ** 3a. English Translation of the ''Rdo rje mgur''100 ** 3b. Critical Edition of the ''Rdo rje mgur''102 * '''Karma pa Mi bskyod rdo rje'''104 * Critique of '''Gos Lo tsd ba' ''s Separation of Buddhahood and Buddha Nature105 ** 1a. English Translation of ''Rgan po'i rlung sman'' (excerpt)105 ** 1b. Critical Edition of ''Rgan po'i rlung sman'' (excerpt)109 * Some Criticisms of Shākya mchog ldan's Buddha Nature Epistemology111 ** 2a. English Translation of ''Rgan po'i rlung sman'' (excerpt)112 ** 2b. Critical Edition of ''Rgan po'i rlung sman'' (excerpt)115 * ''Two Minds in One Person? A Reply to the Queries of Bla ma khams pa''117 ** 3a. English Translation of ''Bla ma khams pa'i dris lan mi gcig sems gnyis''118 ** 3b. Critical Edition of ''Bla ma khams pa'i dris lan mi gcig sems gnyis''120 * ''A Trove Containing Myriad Treasures of Profound Mahāmudrā''122 ** 4a. English Translation of ''Zab mo phyag chen gyi mdzod sna tshogs 'dus pa'i gter''123 ** 4b. Critical Edition of ''Zab mo phyag chen gyi mdzod sna tshogs 'dus pa'i gter''134 * Mental Nonengagement as Unconditioned Mental Engagement143 ** 5a. English Translation of ''Sku gsum ngo sprod rnam bshad'' (excerpt)144 ** 5b. Critical Edition of ''Sku gsum ngo sprod rnam bshad'' (excerpt)147 * ''Amanasikāra'', Emptiness, and the Tradition of Heshang Moheyan150 ** 6a. English Translation of ''Dgongs gcig 'grel pa'' VI (excerpt)151 ** 6b. Critical Edition of ''Dgongs gcig 'grel pa'' VI (excerpt)153 * '''Padma dkar po'''156 * Distinguishing ''Gnas lugs phyag chen'' and '' 'Khrul lugs phyag chen''157 ** 1a. English Translation of ''Phyag chen rgyal ba'i gan mdzod'' (excerpt)157 ** 1b. Critical Edition of ''Phyag chen rgyal ba'i gan mdzod'' (excerpt)168 * Three Grammatical Interpretations of ''Amanasikāra''175 ** 2b. Critical Edition of ''Phyag chen rgyal ba'i gan mdzod'' (excerpt)176 * Refuting Sa paṇ's Equation of Mahāmudrā with Heshang's Chan Meditation179 ** 3a. English Translation of ''Klan ka gzhom pa'i gtam'' (excerpt)180 ** 3b. Critical Edition of ''Klan ka gzhom pa'i gtam'' (excerpt)188 * Response to Nam mkha' rgyal mtshan's critique of Padma dkar po's ''Amanasikāra''194 ** 4a. English Translation of ''Shar rtse zhal snga'i brgal lan'' (excerpt)195 ** 4b. Critical Edition of ''Shar rtse zhal snga'i brgal lan'' (excerpt)197 * ''Amanasikāra'' in the Context of Nonreferential Meditation199 ** 5a. English Translation of ''Snying po don gyi man ngag'' (excerpt)199 ** 5b. Critical Edition of ''Snying po don gyi man ngag'' (excerpt)201 * Bibliography202 * Abbreviations of Canonical Collections, Journals, and Online Sources202 * Primary Sources: Indian Works202 * Primary Sources: Tibetan Works207 * Secondary Sources218 * Index232

The Mahāparinirvāṇa-mahāsūtra and the Emergence of Tathāgatagarbha Doctrine +

* Foreword - Michael Zimmermann9 * Acknowledgements11 * Introduction13 ** Outline13 ** Contributions of this study16 * Part I: Is the Mahāparinirvāṇa-mahāsūtra "Our Earliest" Tathāgatagarbha Text? ** Introduction19 ** The portion of MPNMS under consideration ("MPNMS-tg")20 ** 1 MPNMS-tg as a "Tathāgatagarbha Text"23 *** 1.1 MPNMS-tg as a veritable "tathāgatagarbha text"23 *** 1.2 The Tathāgatagarbha-sūtra as a "tathāgatagarbha text"32 ** 2 The Date of MPNMS-tg, Relative to Other Tathāgatagarbha Texts35 *** 2.1 Does MPNMS-tg refer to (our present) TGS by title?35 **** 2.1.1 References to a/the (this?) Tathāgatagarbha-sūtra within MPNMS-tg37 **** 2.1.2 Reference to other titles and texts in MPNMS40 **** 2.1.3 MPNMS references to other Mahāyāna texts by title50 **** 2.1.4 Relations to other texts without mention of their title53 *** 2.2 Similarity of one simile between MPNMS-tg and TGS56 *** 2.3 Summary57 ** 3 Evidence for the Absolute Dates of MPNMS-tg and Other Tathāgatagarbha Scriptures59 *** 3.1 Evidence for the absolute date of MPNMS-tg59 *** 3.2 Independent evidence for the absolute dates of TGS83 *** 3.3 Summary85 *** 3.4 Takasaki’s chronology: The Anūnatvāpūrṇatva-nirdeśa and Śrīmālādevīsiṃhanāda-sūtra85 *** 3.5 Chronological relations between MPNMS-tg and other texts in the MPNMS group97 *** 3.6 Conclusions99 * Part II: The Mahāparinirvāṇa-mahāsūtra and the Origins of Tathāgatagarbha Doctrine ** Introduction101 ** Schmithausen’s criteria for a "scenario of origin" for Buddhist concepts102 ** 4 Tathāgatagarbha, the Problem of Maternity, and Positive Corollaries to Docetic Buddhology105 *** 4.1 Terms105 *** 4.2 Docetism as a corporeal issue107 *** 4.3 The extension of docetism beyond death and birth110 *** 4.4 Negatively-framed docetism about the Buddha’s conception, gestation and birth115 *** 4.5 "Material-miraculous" positive corollaries of docetism about the Buddha’s conception, gestation and birth118 *** 4.6 The material-miraculous, "docetic" womb124 *** 4.7 Dharmakāya and vajrakāya as positive corollaries of corporeal docetism129 *** 4.8 Tathāgatagarbha as a "soteriological-transcendent" positive corollary to docetism about the Buddha’s conception, gestation and birth132 *** 4.9 Docetism and the problem of the Buddha’s mother(s)143 *** 4.10 Docetic reinterpretations of other branches of kinship154 *** 4.11 Summary155 ** 5 Garbha and Dhātu159 ** 6 Conclusions169 *** 6.1 Summary169 *** 6.2 Directions for future research171 * Appendix 1 Terms related to "tathāgatagarbha" in MPNMS175 * Appendix 2 Chinese zang 藏 (esp. in DhKṣ) and "secret teachings"193 * Appendix 3 Further apparent historical detail in the MPNMS group prophecy complex199 ** 1 *Sarvalokapriyadarśana199 ** 2 A "*cakravartinī"202 ** 3 Trials and tribulations of the espousers of the MPNMS group205 * Appendix 4 "MPNMS-dhk" and "MPNMS-tg"207 * Appendix 5 "Kataphatic gnostic docetism"211 * Abbreviations215 * Bibliography219 * Index247

Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations +

** ''Preface and acknowledgements''x * '''1 Introduction''''''1''' ** ''Buddhism: doctrinal diversity and (relative) moral unity''1 ** ''The Indian background''7 ** ''Factors that may have contributed to change''12 ** ''Abhidharma''15 ** ''Mahāsāṃghikas and the Lokottaravāda''18 ** ''The origins of the Mahāyāna, and the laity''21 ** ''Mahāyāna before 'Mahāyāna' – the'' Ajitasenavyākaraṇanirdeśa Sūtra27 ** ''On the origins of the Mahāyāna – some more sūtras''30 ** ''The justification of the Mahāyāna sutras''38 * '''2 The ''Perfection of Wisdom (Prajñāpāramitā) Sūtras'' ''''''45''' ** ''On the Mahāyāna sūtras''45 ** ''The origins and development of the Prajñāpāramitā literature''47 ** ''Wisdom'' (prajña) ''and its perfection''49 ** ''Absence of Self – the extensive perspective''51 ** ''The Bodhisattva''55 * '''3 Mādhyamika''''''63''' ** ''Nāgārjuna and Āryadeva''63 ** ''The development of the Mādhyamika tradition in India''65 ** ''Emptiness and intrinsic existence – the incompatible rivals''68 ** ''A brief note on Mādhyamika method''71 ** ''Three Mādhyamika critiques''72 *** ''On causation''73 *** ''On the Self''74 *** ''On nirvāṇa''75 ** ''The two truths''76 ** ''Meditation and emptiness – an impressionistic outline''79 ** ''A final note – Mādhyamika in China and East Asia''81 * '''4 Yogācāra''''''84''' ** ''Background''84 ** ''The Yogācāra tradition – scholars and texts''86 ** ''The three natures'' (trisvabhava)88 ** ''Mind''92 ** ''Substratum consciousness, consciousness and immaculate consciousness''97 ** ''Yet more disputes within the Yogācāra tradition''100 * '''5 The Tathāgatagarbha''''''103''' ** ''Some Tathāgatagarbha Sūtras''104 ** ''The'' Tathāgatagarbha ''in the'' Ratnagotravibhāga109 ** ''Tibet – the'' gzhan stong ''and'' rang stong ''dispute''112 ** ''The'' Dasheng qixinlun (Ta-sheng ch’i-hsin lun) ''and the'' Tathagatagarbha ''in East Asia''115 ** ''Dōgen on the Buddha-nature''119 ** ''A note on some contemporary issues: Critical Buddhism and a debate on not-Self in Thai Buddhism''122 ** ''Critical Buddhism''122 ** ''Not-Self in contemporary Thai Buddhism''125 * '''6 Huayan – the Flower Garland tradition''''''129''' ** ''Buddhism in China''129 ** ''The'' Avataṃsaka Sūtra132 ** ''The Huayan tradition in China''138 ** ''Huayan thought – Fazang’s 'Treatise on the Golden Lion' ''141 ** ''A note on some aspects of Huayan practice''144 ** ''The'' Avataṃsaka Sūtra ''and Vairocana in Buddhist art''146 * '''7 The ''Saddharmapuṇḍarīka (Lotus) Sūtra'' and its influences''''''149''' ** ''A note on Tiantai (Tendai)''161 ** ''Nichiren Shōnin and his tradition''165 * '''8 On the bodies of the Buddha''''''172''' ** ''Prolegomenon to the Mahāyāna''172 ** ''The bodies of the Buddha and the philosophy of emptiness''176 ** ''Yogācāra – the system develops''179 ** ''A note on the dGe lugs schema of the Buddha's bodies''182 ** ''A final note: the 'nonabiding nirvāṇa' and the lifespan of the Buddha''185 * '''9 The path of the Bodhisattva'''187 ** ''Buddhism reaches Tibet''187 ** ''The eighth-century debates''191 ** ''Compassion and the Bodhicitta''194 ** ''Bodhisattva stages, paths and perfections''200 * '''10 Trust, self-abandonment and devotion: the cults of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas''''''209''' ** Buddhānusmṛti – ''recollection of the Buddha''209 ** ''The'' pratyutpanna samādhi ''and Huiyuan''212 ** ''The notion of a Buddha Field'' (buddhakṣetra)214 ** ''Some Bodhisattvas''218 *** ''Maitreya''218 *** ''Avalokiteśvara''221 *** ''Tārā''225 *** ''Mañjuśrī''226 *** ''Kṣitigarbha''229 ** Some Buddhas231 *** ''Akṣobhya''231 *** ''Bhaiṣajyaguru''234 *** ''Amitābha/Amitāyus''238 **** ''The Amitābha sūtras''238 **** ''Amitābha’s Pure Land in China''243 **** ''Hōnen Shōnin (1133–1212)''254 **** ''Shinran Shōnin (1173–1262)''259 ** ''Notes''267 ** ''References''389 ** ''Index of names''422 ** ''Index of subjects''430

Mahāyāna-Sūtrālaṃkāra: Exposé de la doctrine du Grand Véhicule selon le système Yogācāra, Vol. 2 +

* Introduction*1 * Chap. I1 * — II19 * — III25 * — IV32 * — V44 * — VI50 * — VII55 * — VIII59 * — IX68 * — X (corriger au litre l'indication du chap.)93 * — XI98 * — XII138 * — XIII152 * — XIV164 * — XV174 * — XVI176 * — XVII204 * — XVIII225 * — XIX266 * — XX–XXI287 * Avertissement307 * Index français-sanscrit308 * — sanscrit-français315 * — chinois-sanscrit320 * — tibétain-sanscrit323 * — numérique325 * — des comparaisons330 * — variorum333 +

Mahāyāna-Sūtrālaṃkāra: Exposé de la doctrine du Grande Véhicule selon le système Yogācāra, Vol. 1 +

Table of Contents in Sanskrit: [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435024972473&view=1up&seq=209 Click here to view] +

Maitreya on Buddha Nature: A New Translation of Asaṅga's Mahāyāna Uttara Tantra Śāstra +

* '''TRANSLATORS' INTRODUCTION'''13 * '''CLASSICAL INTRODUCTION'''21 ** The three major phases of the Buddha's teaching21 *** First phase22 *** Second phase24 *** Third phase26 **** A simple introduction to voidness26 ** The Buddha's own teaching or a śāstra?29 ** Source of this work30 ** The author30 ** Transmission of the text34 ** Subject matter35 ** Styles of explanation37 ** A bridge between sūtra and tantra39 * '''PART ONE: The Goal to be Achieved: The Three Rare and Precious Refuges'''43 * '''Introduction to the Seven Vajra Abodes'''45 * '''The Refuges'''48 * '''First Vajra Abode: buddha'''50 ** Homage50 ** Three qualities of self-fulfillment51 *** Not a creation52 *** Non-dual peace53 *** Non-dependent55 ** Three qualities which benefit others57 ** Three qualities of self-fulfillment, reflections57 *** Beginningless, centreless and endless58 *** Peace as spontaneity of dharmakāya60 *** Apperceptive nature62 ** Three qualities which benefit others, reflections62 * '''Second Vajra Abode: dharma'''65 ** Homage 66 ** Context 67 ** Relating content of homage to context 69 *** Qualities of the truth of cessation 69 *** Inconceivability 69 *** Not two 73 *** Freedom from concepts 73 ** Qualities of the truth of the path 74 *** Stainlessness 74 *** Brilliance 74 *** Power to remedy 75 * '''Third Vajra Abode: saṃgha'''77 ** Homage 77 ** Context 79 *** Thusness jñāna 80 *** All-encompassing jñāna 80 *** Inner jñāna 81 *** What gives rise to these three 81 ** Relating content of homage to context 82 *** The way in which thusness jñāna is realised 82 *** The way in which all-encompassing jñāna is realised 83 *** Its special purity 84 *** They are a supreme refuge 85 * '''General Points about the Refuges'''86 ** Why it is threefold 86 ** What is the ultimate refuge? 87 ** Why are they called ratna? 88 * '''PART TWO: The Basis for Attaining the Three Rare and Precious Refuges'''91 * '''General Comment on the Final Four Vajra Abodes''' 93 ** The final four vajra abodes only understood by Buddhas 93 ** They are inconceivable 94 ** Reasons for inconceivability 95 ** Causes and conditions for realisation 97 * '''Fourth Vajra Abode: buddha nature''' 99 ** Brief Introduction: three reasons why beings possess dhātu 100 ** More detailed presentation through ten aspects of buddha potential 103 *** character and cause treated together, in brief 103 *** essential character 104 *** cause 105 *** fruition and function treated together, in brief 109 *** fruition 110 *** function 116 *** endowments 118 *** manifestation/approach 121 *** phases 122 *** all-pervasiveness 124 *** changelessness 125 **** in the impure phase 125 **** in the partially pure phase 133 **** in the completely pure phase 142 *** inseparability from its qualities 145 ** Nine examples showing how buddha nature remains changeless while concealed153 *** first example: buddha in decaying lotus 155 *** second example: honey amid bees 156 *** third example: grains in their husks 157 *** fourth example: gold in fifth 158 *** fifth example: buried treasure 159 *** sixth example: seeds within a fruit 160 *** seventh example: buddha image in tattered rags 161 *** eighth example: future king in pauper's womb 162 *** ninth example: statue inside its mould 163 *** the meaning of these examples 164 ** The purpose of the buddha nature teachings 179 * '''Fifth Vajra Abode: enlightenment''' 187 ** The nature and cause of enlightenment 188 *** treated together, in brief 188 *** nature of enlightenment, in detail 190 *** cause of enlightenment, in detail 192 ** As a fruition 193 *** in brief, as a summary of examples of stainlessness 193 *** in detail 194 ** Its function 198 *** in brief, as twofold benefit 198 *** in greater detail, as vimuktikāya and dharmakāya 200 ** Its endowments 204 *** in brief, listing fifteen qualities 204 *** the fifteen qualities, in detail 205 ** Actualisation 209 *** in brief, the characteristics of the kāya 209 *** in detail 213 **** svabhavikakāya, five aspects and five qualities 214 **** sambhogakāya, five aspects and five qualities 217 **** nirmāṇakāya, the twelve deeds of the Buddha 220 ** Its permanence 231 *** in brief, ten-point presentation 231 *** the ten points in detail 233 ** Its inconceivability 237 *** in brief 237 *** in more detail 237 * '''The Sixth Vajra Abode: the qualities of buddhahood''' 242 * Synopsis: number of principal qualities and their relation to the kāya 242 * More detailed explanation 245 ** Introduction to the examples and their significance 245 ** The qualities of freedom: the ultimately true kāya 246 *** Ten powers of perfect knowledge 246 *** Four fearlessnesses 251 *** Eighteen distinctive qualities 254 ** The qualities of maturity: the relatively true kāya 259 *** The thirty-two marks of a perfect being 259 *** Example for the marks 264 * Scriptural source 264 * Recapitulation of the examples 265 ** The qualities of freedom 265 ** The qualities of maturity 269 * '''The Seventh Yajra Abode: enlightened activity''' 271 * Summary 271 ** Its spontaneity 271 ** Its ceaselessness 272 * More detailed explanation 273 ** Its spontaneity 273 ** It ceaselessness 274 * Expanded explanation through nine examples 277 ** Summary of the nine examples 277 ** The examples 278 *** The reflection of Indra: Buddha forms 278 *** The divine drumbeat: Buddha speech 283 *** Monsoon clouds: the all-pervading compassionate mind 286 *** Brahma's emanations: emanation 291 *** The sun's radiance: the penetration of primordial wisdom 293 *** A wish-fulfilling gem: the mystery of mind 297 *** An echo: the mystery of speech 299 *** Space: the mystery of form 300 *** The earth: the application of compassion 301 ** Review of the purpose and significance of examples 302 ** Review of examples to show their sublime nature 306 * '''PART THREE: Conclusion''' 311 * The benefits of this text 312 * How this śastra was composed 320 * Dedication 327 * '''INDEX''' 331

Maitreya's Distinguishing Phenomena and Pure Being +

* Translator's Preface11 * The Root Text15 * The Commentary55 * The Authors Introduction57 * The explication of the treatise67 * I. The meaning of the title67 * II. The translators' homage67 * III. The main body of the text69 * A The verse introducing the author's intention69 ** B The actual body of the treatise71 *** 1 The brief presentation71 **** I) The points comprising the essential subject matter71 **** II) The defining traits of each of these75 ***** A) The definition of phenomena75 ***** B) The definition of pure being77 **** III) The rationale underlying these traits79 **** IV) Examining both for sameness and difference83 *** 2 The expanded explanation85 **** I) The expanded explanation of phenomena85 ***** A) A presentation of the headings85 ***** B) An explanation of each of these87 ****** (1) A passing reference to the first three points87 ****** (2) An explanation of the last three points89 ******* (I) The explanation of the two types of ground89 ******** (A) A brief presentation of both in common89 ******** (B) An expanded explanation of the meaning of each91 ********* 1) Experience comprising a common ground91 ********* 2) Experience not shared in common95 ******* (II) How to approach reality, which is free of perceived and perceiver97 ******** (A) The tenet stating that there is no outer referent, only image-awareness97 ********* 1) The lack of a perceived object discrete from the perceiver97 ********* 2) The elimination of any further uncertainty101 ******** (B) The resultant procedure for approaching reality, the freedom from perceived and perceiver107 **** II) The expanded explanation of pure being113 ***** A) A brief presentation of the headings113 ***** B) The expanded explanation of these six115 ****** (1) The defining characteristics 115 ****** (2) The ground115 ****** (3) Definitive verification117 ****** (4) Encounter117 ****** (5) Recollection119 ****** (6) Complete immersion into its core121 ******* (I) The character of ultimate transformation 121 ******* (II) The expanded explanation of its distinctive features123 ******** (A) The brief presentation of the headings123 ******** (B) The expansion on these ten125 ********* 1) The essence125 ********* 2) The ingredients127 ********* 3) The individuals131 ********* 4) The special traits133 ********* 5) The requirements135 ********* 6) The ground137 ********** a) The brief presentation137 ********** b) The expansion on these six points141 *********** i) The focal requirement141 *********** ii) Surrendering attributes143 *********** iii) How to apply the mind correctly in practice 147 *********** iv) The defining characteristics of wisdom in terms of its effects—the sphere of experience it opens149 *********** v) The benefits159 *********** vi) The introduction to full understanding161 ************ (a) The brief presentation161 ************ (b) The expansion on that163 ************* (i) Fully understanding the remedy163 ************* (ii) Fully understanding the concrete characteristic165 ************* (iii) Fully understanding the distinctive marks171 ************* (iv) Fully understanding the five effects173 ********* 7) Mental cultivation175 ********* 8) Application185 ********* 9) The disadvantages189 ********* 10) The benefits199 *** 3 The concluding summary employing examples to illustrate the point201 * IV. The concluding statement203 ** The Author's Colophon205 ** Dedication207 * Bibliography209 * Notes211

Maitreya's Distinguishing the Middle from the Extremes +

* Series Editor’s Prefacexi * Author’s Prefacexv * Abbreviationsxix Part One: Introduction * Study of the Madhyāntavibhāga3 ** Yogācāra Buddhist Philosophy3 *** What Is Yogācāra5 *** Ālaya-vijñāna9 *** Vijñapti-mātra12 *** Trisvabhāva15 *** A Semiotic Soteriology20 ** The Madhyāntavibhāga Corpus28 *** Madhyāntavibhāga29 *** Madhyāntavibhāga-bhāsya32 *** Madhyāntavibhāga-tīkā34 *** Authorship and Dates36 *** The MAV/Bh’s Relation to Other Texts41 *** The MAV/Bh’s Place in the Yogācāra Tradition45 ** The Exegesis of the Madhyāntavibhāga48 *** Exegesis of the Introduction 48 *** Exegesis of Chapter 1: Definitions50 *** Exegesis of Chapter 2: Obstructions66 *** Exegesis of Chapter 3: Reality74 *** Exegesis of Chapter 4: Cultivation of Antidotes, States, and Results87 *** Exegesis of Chapter 5: The Unsurpassed Vehicle95 *** Exegesis of the Concluding Verse110 Part Two: Annotated Translation of the Madhyāntavibhāga/-bhāsya ** Introduction 115 ** I. Definitions117 ** II. Obstructions131 ** III. Reality143 ** IV. Cultivation of Antidotes, States, and Results161 ** V. The Unsurpassed Vehicle173 ** Concluding Verse192 Glossary, Bibliography, and Index * Glossary195 * Bibliography199 * Index213

Maitrīpa: India's Yogi of Nondual Bliss +

* Series Introduction by Kurtis Schaeffer vii * Preface ix * Introduction 1 *'''Life''' ** 1. Translation of Maitrīpa’s Life Story 17 ** 2. Conversion, Monkhood, Expulsion Stories, and Legacy 29 *'''Philosophy''' ** 3. Between Yogācāra, Madhyamaka, and Mahāmudrā 39 ** 4. Sudden versus Gradual Paths 45 ** 5. Maitrīpa’s Gradual Path 49 ** 6. Nonconceptual Realization (Amanasikāra) 71 ** 7. The Ten Verses on True Reality in the Light of Sahajavajra’s Commentary 77 ** 8. Empowerment 95 ** 9. Mahāmudrā Practice 129 ** 10. The Four Signs of Mahāmudrā Meditation 139 *'''Teachings: Maitrīpa’s Collection of Texts on Nonconceptual Realization''' ** 11. A Summary of the Amanasikāra Texts 151 ** 12. The Destruction of Wrong Views 169 ** 13. A Commentary on the [Initial] Statement of The Destruction of Wrong Views185 ** 14. The Major Offenses 189 ** 15. The Gross Offenses 191 ** 16. A Jewel Garland of True Reality 193 ** 17. Explaining the Seals of the Five Tathāgatas 211 ** 18. A Presentation of Empowerment 221 ** 19. The Succession of the Four Seals 231 ** 20. A Summary of the Meaning of Empowerment 239 ** 21. The Five Aspects of Vajrasattva 247 ** 22. A Discourse on Illusion 255 ** 23. A Discourse on Dream 259 ** 24. An Elucidation of True Reality 263 ** 25. An Elucidation of Nonabiding 267 ** 26. An Elucidation of Indivisible Union 271 ** 27. The Manifestation of Great Bliss 275 ** 28. The Twenty Verses on True Reality 279 ** 29. The Twenty Verses on Mahāyāna 283 ** 30. The Five Verses on Penetrating Insight 287 ** 31. The Six Verses on the Middle Path 289 ** 32. The Five Verses on Transcendent Love 291 ** 33. The Ten Verses on True Reality 293 ** 34. A Justification of Nonconceptual Realization 295 ** 35. The Six Verses on the Coemergent 301 ** 36. A Pith Instruction on Reality Called A Treasure of Dohās 303 ** 37. A Pith Instruction on Settling the Mind: A Genuine Secret 307 * Notes 311 * Bibliography 345 * Index 359

Manifestation of the Tathāgata +

* Forewordix * Prefacexiii * Acknowledgementsxvii PART ONE: INTRODUCTION * The Conception of Buddhahood3 ** Some Meanings of the Term "Buddhahood"4 ** Significance for Religious Cultivation9 * The ''Avataṃsakasūtra''13 ** Origins and Transmission13 ** Distinctive Features16 ** Influence on Chinese Buddhism18 * The "Manifestation of the Tathāgata" Chapter21 ** Chinese Translations and Commentaries21 ** Position in the ''Avataṃsaka Sūtra''23 ** Content Summary26 ** Related Doctrines31 ** On Reading the Translation40 PART TWO: MANIFESTATION OF THE TATHĀGATA ** Prologue47 ** The Characteristics of the Manifestation of the Tathāgata53 ** The Body of the Tathāgata69 ** The Voice of the Tathāgata81 ** The Mind of the Tathāgata97 ** The Realm of the Tathāgata110 ** The Activity of the Tathāgata114 ** The Accomplishment of Perfect Enlightenment of the Tathāgata117 ** The Turning of the Dharma-wheel122 ** The Parinirvāṇa of the Tathāgata125 ** The Wholesome Roots Planted by Seeing, Hearing, and Associating with the Tathāgata129 ** Epilogue135 * Notes141 * Glossary165 * Bibliography169 +

Metaphysics and Mysticism in Mahāyāna Buddhism +

* Forewardv-vii * Prefaceix-xiii * Chapter 1: General Introduction1-34 * Chapter 2: The ''Ratna-gotra-vibhāgo-mahāyānottara-tantra-śātaram'': An Introduction35-59 * Chapter 3: The First Three ''Vajra'' Points: The Three Jewels60-98 * Chapter 4: The Fourth ''Vajra'' Point: ''Tathāgata-garbha''99-162 * Chapter 5: The Fifth and Sixth ''Vajra'' Points: The ''Bodhi'' and the ''Guna''163-216 ** A. The Fifth ''Vajra'' Point: The ''Bodhi'' ** A. The Sixth ''Vajra'' Point: The ''Guna(s)'' * Chapter 6: The Seventh ''Vajra'' Points: The ''Krtya-kriyā'' of the ''Tathāgata''217-242 * Chapter 7: The Advantage of Having Faith in the ''Tathāgata-garbha'' Teaching243-266 * Chapter 8: Conclusion: Metaphysics and Mysticism in the ''Uttaratantra''267-294 * Epilogue295-296 * Bibliography297-309 * Glossary of Sanskrit Terms310-313 * Index315-327 +

Middle Beyond Extremes +

* Foreword by Trulshik Rinpoche 9 * Foreword by Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche 11 * Introduction 13 * Distinguishing the Middle from Extremes 19 * Chapter One • The Characteristics 25 ** The Characteristics of Thorough Affliction 25 ** The Characteristics of Complete Purification 36 * Chapter Two • The Obscurations 47 ** General Presentation 47 ** Detailed Explanation 49 *** Obscurations That Prevent Liberation 49 *** Obscurations That Inhibit the Ten Qualities 51 *** Obscurations That Inhibit the Three Remedies 59 ** Summary 67 * Chapter Three • Reality 69 ** Brief Presentation 69 ** Detailed Explanation 70 *** The Reality of the Three Essential Natures 70 *** The Eight Principles 73 *** The Ten Topics of Knowledge 84 * Chapter Four • The Path of Practice 103 ** The Thirty-seven Factors of Enlightenment 103 ** Phases of the Path 115 ** Results of the Path 119 * Chapter Five • The Unsurpassable Vehicle 123 ** Unsurpassable Practice 124 *** The Eminent Practice 124 *** Directing the Mind 129 *** Concordant Factors 133 *** Eliminating Dualistic Extremes 148 *** The Specific and the General 154 ** Unsurpassable Observation 155 ** Unsurpassable True Accomplishment 157 * Conclusion 161 * Visual representation of Ju Mipham’s outline 166 * Appendix: Ju Mipham’s Topical Outline of Distinguishing the Middle from Extremes 167 * Notes 173 * English-Tibetan Glossary 179 * Tibetan-English-Sanskrit Glossary 189 * Bibliography 203 * Index 207

Mind Seeing Mind +

* Prefacexv * Permissions xxiii * Technical Notexxv * Introduction1 ** ''A Summary of the Book (10)'' * Part 1. The Background to Geluk Mahāmudrā ** 1. Mahāmudrā in India: Hindus and Buddhists, Sūtras and Tantras17 *** ''Seals and Great Seals in Hindu Traditions (18)'' *** ''Seals and Great Seals in Sūtras-Based Buddhism (23)'' *** ''Tantric Buddhism (25)'' *** ''Mahāmudrā in the "Lower" Buddhist Tantras (30)'' *** ''Mahāmudrā in the Mahāyoga and Yoginī Tantras (34)'' ** 2. Mahāmudrā in India: The Mahāsiddhas41 *** ''The Seven Attainment Texts (42)'' *** ''Saraha: The Essential Trilogy and Beyond (44)'' *** ''Śavaripa and Virūpa (48)'' *** ''Tilopa and Nāropa (51)'' *** ''Maitrīpa and the Practice of Nonmentation (56)'' *** ''A Perfection Vehicle Mahāmudrā? (61)'' ** 3. Mahāmudrā in Some Tibetan Renaissance Schools65 *** ''Transmitting Mahāmudrā to Tibet (63)'' *** ''Atiśa and the Kadam (68)'' *** ''Shiché and Chö (73)'' *** ''Shangpa Kagyü (76)'' *** ''Sakya (78)'' *** ''Nyingma (79)'' ** 4. Mahāmudrā in Early Marpa Kagyü83 *** ''Marpa and Milarepa (83)'' *** ''Rechungpa and Gampopa (87)'' *** ''Gampopa's Successors (92)'' *** ''Shang Rinpoché and the Tsalpa Kagyü (93)'' *** ''Phakmo Drupa Kagyü and Drigung Kagyü (93)'' *** ''Drukpa Kagyü (98)'' *** ''Early Karma Kagyü (101)'' ** 5. Mahāmudrā in Later Marpa Kagyü105 *** ''Sakya Paṇḍita's Critique of Kagyü Mahāmudrā (105)'' *** ''The Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorjé (107)'' *** ''Great Madhyamaka, Shentong, and the Jonang Tradition (109)'' *** ''The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries (111)'' *** ''Sixteenth-Century Scholasticism (117)'' *** ''Karma Trinlepa and Pawo Tsuklak Trengwa (117)'' *** ''The Eighth Karmapa and Dakpo Tashi Namgyal (119)'' *** ''Pema Karpo (122)'' *** ''The Ninth Karmapa (124)'' *** ''The State of Kagyü Discourse in 1600 (126)'' *** ''The Kagyü-Geluk Conflict (128)'' * Part 2. Early Geluk Mahāmudrā ** 6. Tsongkhapa, the Geluk, and Mahāmudrā133 *** ''Tsongkhapa's Life and Works (134)'' *** ''Tsongkhapa's Secret Teachings (143)'' *** ''From Tsongkhapa to Paṇchen Chögyen, and Back Again (147)'' *** ''Tsongkhapa and Mahāmudrā: A Closer Took (149)'' *** ''Mahāmudrā in Tsongkhapa's Tantric Writings (150)'' *** ''Tsongkhapa's Views of His Contemporaries' Meditation Practices (153)'' *** ''Did Tsongkhapa Teach His Own Mahāmudrā System? (159)'' ** 7. From Tsongkhapa to Panchen Chögyen: Khedrup Jé and the Main Line of the Hearing Transmission165 *** ''Khedrup Jé (166)'' *** ''Tokden Jampal Gyatso (170)'' *** ''Baso Chökyi Gyaltsen (171)'' *** ''Chökyi Dorjé (172)'' *** ''The Great Ensapa (174)'' *** ''Khedrup Sangyé Yeshé (176)'' ** 8. From Tsongkhapa to Panchen Chögyen: Masters Outside the Main Line of the Hearing Transmission179 *** ''Gendun Drup, the First Dalai Lama (179)'' *** ''Khedrup Norsang Gyatso (181)'' *** ''Gendun Gyatso, the Second Dalai Lama (184)'' *** ''Paṇchen Sönam Drakpa (187)'' *** ''Sönam Gyatso, the Third Dalai Lama (193)'' *** ''Khöntön Paljor Lhundrup (195)'' ** 9. Paṇchen Chögyen in Focus199 *** ''Paṇchen Chögyen's Life and Works (199)'' *** ''Highway of the Conquerors (202)'' *** ''Lamp So Bright (206)'' *** ''Mahāmudrā Lineage Prayer (215)'' *** ''Like a Treasure Inventory (216)'' *** ''Offering to the Guru (218)'' *** ''Paṇchen Chögyen's Spiritual Songs (226)'' *** ''Why Mahāmudrā? (235)'' * Part 3. Later Geluk Mahāmudrā ** 10. Paṇchen Chögyen's Successors241 *** ''The Fifth Dalai Lama (243)'' *** ''Shar Kalden Gyatso (245)'' *** ''Jamyang Shepa (252)'' *** ''Kalsang Gyatso, The Seventh Dalai Lama (254)'' ** 11. Yeshé Gyaltsen257 *** ''Works Focused Mainly on Mahāmudrā (259)'' *** ''Works Focused Mainly on the Madhyamaka View (270)'' *** ''Works Focused Mainly on Guru Yoga (272)'' *** ''Final Remarks (278)'' ** 12. Four Later Commentators279 *** ''Gugé Losang Tenzin (279)'' *** ''Gungthang Könchok Tenpei Drönmé (281)'' *** ''Ngulchu Dharmabhadra (284)'' *** ''Keutsang Losang Jamyang Mönlam (286)'' ** 13. Later Lamas from Amdo and Kham291 *** ''Changkya Rölpai Dorjé (291)'' *** ''Thuken Losang Chökyi Nyima (295)'' *** ''Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdröl (298)'' *** ''Gyalrong Geshé Tsultrim Nyima (302)'' *** ''Akhu Sherab Gyatso (304)'' *** ''Choné Lama Lodrö Gyatso (306)'' *** ''Losang Dongak Chökyi Gyatso (309)'' ** 14. The Twentieth Century and Beyond313 *** ''Phabongkha Rinpoché (315)'' *** ''Geshé Rabten (319)'' *** ''Geshé Acharya Thubten Loden (321)'' *** ''Gelek Rinpoché (323)'' *** ''Geshé Kelsang Gyatso (327)'' *** ''The Fourteenth Dalai Lama (331)'' *** ''A Note on Recent Tibetan Editions (337)'' * Part 4. Perspectives on Geluk Mahāmudrā ** 15. Three Issues in Geluk Mahāmudrā341 *** ''The Name of the Tradition (341)'' *** ''Geluk and Kagyu Mahamudra Compared (346)'' *** ''The Place of Mahāmudrā in Geluk Life (358)'' ** 16. Archer Among the Yellow Hats: Geluk Uses of Saraha363 *** ''Tsongkhapa and Saraha (364)'' *** ''Khedrup Norsang Gyatso and Saraha (367)'' *** ''Paṇchen Chögyen and Saraha (369)'' *** ''Khöntön Paljor Lhundrup and Saraha (373)'' *** ''Jamyang Shepa and Saraha (375)'' *** ''Final Remarks (378)'' ** 17. The Big Picture: Sixteen Questions381 *** ''1. Is There Scriptural Warrant for Mahāmudrā? (382)'' *** ''2. To Which Dharma Wheel Does Mahāmudrā Belong? (384)'' *** ''3. Is There Mahāmudrā outside the Tantras? (386)'' *** ''4. Is Sudden Realization Possible? (389)'' *** ''5. Can a Single Realization Suffice? (391)'' *** ''6. Are We All Already Buddhas? (393)'' *** ''7. What Sort of Negation Is Emptiness? (396)'' *** ''8. Of What Is Buddha Mind Empty? (399)'' *** ''9. What Is Serenity and What Is Insight? (402)'' *** ''10. Is There a Place for Reason in Mahāmudrā? (403)'' *** ''11. Is There a Place for Devotion in Mahāmudrā? (409)'' *** ''12. Does Mahāmudrā Transcend Ritual? (412)'' *** ''13. Is There Room for Ethics in Mahāmudrā? (413)'' *** ''14. Is Mahāmudrā Expressible? (419)'' *** ''15. Is All Mahāmudrā Realization the Same? (423)'' *** ''16. What Is Mind? (427)'' * Part 5. Translations ** 1. Synopsis of the Spiritual Practice Taught by the Exalted Mañjughoṣa435 *** ''Tsongkhapa Losang Drakpa'' ** 2. Bright Lamp of the Excellent Path: An Excerpt439 *** ''Kachen Yeshé Gyaltsen'' ** 3. Mahāmudrā Lineage Prayer457 ** 4. Highway of the Conquerors469 *** ''Paṇchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen'' ** 5. Lamp So Bright481 *** ''Paṇchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen'' ** 6. The Hundred Deities of Tuṣita539 *** ''Dulnakpa Palden Sangpo'' ** 7. The Bright Lamp of Mahāmudrā543 *** ''Khedrup Norsang Gyatso'' ** 8. Offering to the Guru567 *** ''Paṇchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen'' ** 9. The Crystal Mirror of Tenet Systems: Excerpts597 *** ''Thuken Losang Chökyi Nyima'' ** 10. Poetic Expressions611 *** ''Paṇchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen'' * Appendix A: The Geluk Mahāmudrā Uncommon Proximate Lineage643 * Appendix B: The Geluk Mahāmudrā Uncommon Distant Lineage645 * Appendix C: Keutsang Jamyang Mönlam's Outline of ''Highway of the Conquerors'' 647 * Bibliography651 * Index689 * About the Author717

Mind at Ease +

* FOREWORD by Khenchen Thrangu xi * PREFACE xiii * INTRODUCTION xv PART ONE: FUNDAMENTALS ** 1 What Is Mahamudra? 3 ** 2 The Importance of Correct View 22 ** 3 The Spiritual Path 32 ** 4 Deluded Mind, Enlightened Mind 51 ** 5 The Four Preliminaries 60 ** 6 The Four Immeasurables 92 PART TWO GROUND MAHAMUDRA ** 7 Buddha-Nature121 PART THREE: PATH MAHAMUDRA ** 8 Tranquillity Meditation143 ** 9 Insight Meditation168 PART FOUR: FRUITION MAHAMUDRA ** 10 The Four Yogas of Mahamudra209 ** 11 On the Spiritual journey225 * APPENDIX: "PRECIOUS SUN"229 * NOTES236 * GLOSSARY239 * RECOMMENDED READING247 * TRALEG KYABGON'S CENTERS250 * INDEX251 +

Mind in Comfort and Ease +

* Verses of Homage by Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpochevi * Foreword by Sogyal Rinpocheix * Prefacexv * PART ONE: * KEY PRINCIPLES OF THE BUDDHADHARMA1 ** 1 Introduction3 ** 2 Transforming the Mind15 ** 3 Appearance and Reality29 ** 4 The Question of Consciousness41 ** 5 Overcoming the Causes of Suffering49 * PART TWO: * FINDING COMFORT AND EASE IN MEDITATION ON THE GREAT PERFECTION69 ** 6 The Ancient Tradition of the Nyingmapas71 ** 7 The Uniqueness of the Great Perfection77 ** 8 The Environment and Places Conducive to Meditation91 ** 9 The Individual Practitioner101 ** 10 Self and Selflessness117 ** 11 Life, Death, and Practice131 ** 12 The Dharma to Be Practiced: The Preliminaries139 ** 13 Bodhichitta, the Heart of the Awakened Mind143 ** 14 Taking the Bodhisattva Vow155 ** 15 The Empowerment of Padmasambhava and His Eight Manifestations173 ** 16 The Clear Light179 ** 17 A Review of the Teaching193 ** 18 The Wisdom of Rigpa205 * THE ROOT TEXT * Finding Comfort and Ease in Meditation on the Great Perfection by Longchen Rabjam227 * Appendix: Historical Perspectives253 * Notes267 * Glossary283 * Bibliography289 * Acknowledgments299 * Index301

Mining for Wisdom within Delusion +

* Preface11 * Introduction13 ** "The five dharmas of Maitreya" and their transmission from India to Tibet 15 ** Various assertions about the nature and the view of the five Maitreya texts in the Tibetan tradition21 ** The ''Dharmadharmatāvibhāga'' and its major topics47 *** The different versions of the text 47 *** A summary of the ''Dharmadharmatāvibhāga'' 48 *** The fundamental change52 *** Nonconceptual wisdom 132 ** The commentaries on the ''Dharmadharmatāvibhāga'' 149 * Translations155 ** The Prose Version of ''The Distinction between Phenomena and the Nature of Phenomena''157 ** The Versified Version of ''The Distinction between Phenomena and the Nature of Phenomena''163 ** Vasubandhu's Commentary on ''The Distinction between Phenomena and the Nature of Phenomena''173 ** The Third Karmapa's ''Ornament That Explains'' The Treatise on The Distinction between Phenomena and the Nature of Phenomena199 *** Presentation of the body of the text202 *** The actual topics205 **** Brief introduction205 **** General instruction 205 **** The distinction of both phenomena and the nature of phenomena 205 **** The explanation of the defining characteristic of phenomena 210 **** The defining characteristic of the nature of phenomena 213 **** The manner of being mistaken 214 **** If one does not exist, phenomena and the nature of phenomena are not tenable as two 216 **** Not asserting phenomena and the nature of phenomena as being one or different 217 *** Detailed explanation 219 **** The explanation of comprehending phenomena 219 ***** The first three points being as in the brief introduction above 220 ***** The matrix of phenomena 221 ***** The manner of comprehending the nonexistence of the appearance of apprehender and apprehended 223 **** The explanation of comprehending the nature of phenomena 228 ***** Defining characteristic 229 ***** The matrix of the nature of phenomena 230 ***** The path of preparation 233 ***** The path of seeing 236 ***** Explanation of the path of familiarization 240 ***** The path of completion (arrival) 249 ***** Explanation of the fundamental change 250 ****** Explanation of the nature of the fundamental change 251 ****** Which entities undergo the fundamental change 252 ****** The persons who undergo the fundamental change 254 ****** Instruction on the distinctive features of the fundamental change 255 ****** Explanation of comprehending the distinctive features of the prerequisites 256 ****** Instruction on the foundation of all this, based on which the fundamental change takes place 257 ****** Explanation of the mental engagement 274 ****** Comprehending the training 280 ****** Knowing the shortcomings if there were no fundamental change 292 ****** Explanation of comprehending the benefits of there being the fundamental change 294 *** Explanation through examples and conclusion of the treatise 296 ** Gö Lotsāwa's Commentary on ''The Distinction between Phenomena and the Nature of Phenomena''301 * Appendix 1: The Dhāraṇī of Entering Nonconceptuality329 * Appendix 2: Topical Outline Of OED337 * Glossary: English–Sanskrit–Tibetan341 * Glossary: Tibetan–Sanskrit–English345 * Notes349 * Bibliography467 * Index479