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Books/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

Books/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

Books/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

Books/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 +

Books/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 +

Books/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

Books/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

Books/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 +

Books/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

Books/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

Books/Mipam on Buddha-Nature +

* Prefaceix * Introductionxi ** ''Presence and Absence''xii ** ''Historical Survey''xvii ** ''Monastic Education and the Nonsectarian Movement''xx ** ''Life and Works of Mipam''xxiii ** ''Summary of Contents''xxviii ** ''The End of the Beginning''xxxii * Chapter 1. Buddha-Nature and the Unity of the Two Truths1 ** ''Introduction''1 ** ''Mipam’s Synthesis''4 ** ''Two Truths''6 ** ''Buddha-Nature as the Unity of Appearance and Emptiness''13 ** ''Buddha-Nature as the Definitive Meaning''20 ** ''Conclusion''26 * Chapter 2. Middle Way of Prāsaṅgika and Yogācāra27 ** ''Introduction''27 ** ''Svātantrika-Prāsaṅgika''28 ** ''Dialectical Ascent''39 ** ''Foundations of Yogācāra''45 ** ''Prāsaṅgika versus Yogācāra''51 ** ''Conclusion''53 * Chapter 3. The Present Absence55 ** ''Introduction''55 ** ''Other-Emptiness in the Jonang''57 ** ''Other-Emptiness and the Nyingma: Lochen Dharmaśrī''66 ** ''Another Emptiness? Emptiness of Self/Other''71 ** ''Phenomena and Suchness''73 ** ''De/limiting Emptiness''81 ** ''Emptiness as the Unity of Appearance and Emptiness''85 ** ''Conclusion''91 * Chapter 4. Buddha-Nature and the Ground of the Great Perfection93 ** ''Introduction''93 ** ''Distinguishing the Views on Buddha-Nature''94 ** ''Buddha-Nature as Heritage, Buddha-Nature as the Ground''99 ** ''Appearance and Reality''107 ** ''Conclusion''114 * Chapter 5. The Indivisible Ground and Fruition117 ** ''Introduction''117 ** ''Establishing Buddha-Nature: The Immanent Buddha''118 ** ''Establishing Appearances as Divine''124 ** ''Buddha-Nature and a Difference Between Sūtra and Mantra''131 ** ''Conclusion''139 * Conclusion141 * Translations of Primary Texts145 ** Appendix 1. ''Lion’s Roar: Exposition of Buddha-Nature''147 *** Stating Other Traditions149 *** Presenting Our Authentic Tradition153 **** The Meaning of the First Verse "Because the body of the perfect Buddha is radiant"153 **** The Meaning of the Second Verse "Because thusness is indivisible"159 **** The Meaning of the Third Verse "Because of possessing heritage"162 *** Refuting the View that [the Basic Element] Is Truly Established and Not Empty167 *** Refuting the View that [the Basic Element] Is a Void Emptiness168 *** Refuting the Apprehension of [the Basic Element] as Impermanent and Conditioned170 ** Appendix 2. ''Notes on the Essential Points of [Mipam’s] Exposition [of Buddha-Nature]''181 * Notes191 * Bibliography265 * Index281

Books/Mipham's Beacon of Certainty +

* Foreword by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche''ix'' * Acknowledgments''xi'' * Source Abbreviations''xv'' * Annotations, Diacritics, and Transcription''xvii'' * 1. INTRODUCTION1 * 1.1 Mipham Rinpoche and the Beacon of Certainty1 * 1.2 Outline2 * 1.3 The Beacon of Certainty: Context and Significance2 * 1.3.1 Dialectical Philosophy and the Great Perfection2 * 1.3.2 The Beacons Purpose5 * 1.3.3 The Beacons Comparative Method6 * 1.4 Methods and Sources7 * 1.4.1 Tibetan Language Sources8 * 1.4.1.1 Editions of the Beacon8 * 1.4.2 English Language Sources11 * 1.5 The Contributions of this Work14 * 2. THE LIFE AND WORKS OF MIPHAM RINPOCHE19 * 2.1 Accounts of Mipham’s Life22 * 2.2 The ''Essential Hagiography'' by mKhan chen Kun bzang dpal ldan23 * 3. INDO-TIBETAN BUDDHISM: AN OVERVIEW41 * 3.1 Historical and Philosophical Dimensions of Buddhism41 * 3.2 Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna42 * 3.3 Important Teachings of Mahāyāna Scriptures45 * 3.3.1 Prajñāpāramitā45 * 3.3.2 The ''Saṃdhinirmocana'' and the "Essence Sūtras"47 * 3.3.3 Sources for Buddhist Hermeneutics49 * 3.4 Traditions of Indian Madhyamaka51 * 3.4.1 Origins of Prāsaṅgika and Svātantrika Madhyamaka52 * 3.4.2 Yogācāra and the Yogācāra Madhyamaka Synthesis55 * 3.4.3 Madhyamaka and Pramāṇa57 * 3.5 Vajrayāna: Buddhist Tantra60 * 3.5.1 Indian Origins60 * 3.5.2 Philosophical Dimensions of Tantra62 * 3.5.3 Styles of Tantric Practice68 * 4. TIBETAN BUDDHIST TRADITIONS AND THE GREAT PERFECTION71 * 4.1 The Yarlung Empire and the Introduction of Buddhism72 * 4.2 Early Nyingma Teachers and Texts74 * 4.2.1 The Treasure Tradition76 * 4.2.2 The Great Perfection77 * 4.2.2.1 Origins77 * 4.2.2.2 The View of the Great Perfection77 * 4.2.2.3 The Three Classes of Great Perfection79 * 4.2.24 Great Perfection in Practice80 * 4.2.3 The Great Perfection in Comparative Philosophical Texts81 * 4.2.3.1 Ch’an and the Great Perfection in the bSam gtan mig sgron82 * 4.2.3.2 Other Early Doxographies84 * 4.3 The New Translation Period and the Nyingma Tradition86 * 4.3.1 Rong zom Paṇḍita88 * 4.3.2 The Rise of Scholasticism91 * 4.3.3 Klong chen rab 'byams92 * 4.3.4 Nyingma Monasticism and the Ecumenical Movement (''ris med'')97 * 4.3.5 A Nyingma Philosophy?98 * 5. PHILOSOPHICAL DISTINCTIONS OF MIPHAM'S THOUGHT101 * 5.1 The Gelug Philosophical Tradition101 * 5.2 Theory, Practice, and Ultimate Reality104 * 5.3 Valid Cognition and Philosophical Analysis107 * 5.4 The Philosophy of Extrinsic Emptiness111 * 5.5 Mipham’s Interpretation of Extrinsic Emptiness and Tathāgatagarbha114 * 5.6 Mipham’s Position on the Tathāgatagarbha117 * 6. The ''Beacon of Certainty''125 * 6.1 Recapitulation of Earlier Discussions125 * 6.2 The Topics of the ''Beacon''126 * 6.2.1 The ''Beacon'' and Tsongkhapa’s ''Eight Great Difficult Points''128 * 6.2.2 Some Observations on Topics 5, 6, and 7130 * 6.3 View, Meditative Practice, and Ultimate Reality in the ''Beacon''133 * 6.3.I Anupakṣas and Pūrvapakṣas: An Overview133 * 6.3.1.1 Essential Issues and Arguments in Topics 1, 3, and 4134 * 6.3.1.2 Go ram pa's Analysis of View and Meditation in the ''TSB''136 * 6.3.1.2.1 Go ram pa on the Ultimate View137 * 6.3.1.2.2 Go ram pa on Meditative Practice 139 * 6.3.2 Topic 1: Philosophical View and Rational Negation141 * 6.3.2.1 Tsongkhapa on the Negandum and Its Substratum141 * 6.3.2.2 Mipham's Theory of Negation144 * 6.3.2.2.1 Negation and the Definition of the Ultimate144 * 6.3.2.2.2 Mipham's Analysis of Negation in the ''MAZL''146 * 6.3.2.2.3 Mipham's Theory of the Ultimate: Gnosis and Coalescence151 * 6.3.3 Topics 3 and 4: Tsongkhapa and Mipham on Modal Apprehension and Analytical Reasoning157 * 6.3.3.1 Tsongkhapa on the Role of Conceptuality in Meditation157 * 6.3.3.1.1 Yon tan rgya mtsho on Modal Apprehension and Analysis160 * 7. ASCERTAINMENT (''nges pa'') AND CERTAINTY (''nges shes''): SOME CONCLUSIONS169 * 7.1 Mipham’s Place in Tibetan Philosophy182 * 7.2 Philosophical Texts and Human Relatedness184 * 8. THE TRANSLATION OF THE ''Beacon of Certainty''187 * 8.1 Terminology and Syntax187 * 8.2 Technical Terms188 * 8.3 Proper Names192 * 8.4 On the Use and Disuse of Sanskrit Terms192 * 8.5 Outline of the ''Beacon'' and Khro shul 'jam rdor's Commentary193 * Abbreviations and Bibliography193 * Introduction194 * Topic 1196 * Topic 2199 * Topic 3203 * Topic 4208 * Topic 5214 * Topic 6219 * Topic 7227 * Conclusion237 * 9. STAINLESS LIGHT: A Commentary on the ''Beacon of Certainty''241 * Topic 1251 * Topic 2271 * Topic 3291 * Topic 4306 * Topic 5329 * Topic 6345 * Topic 7371 * Conclusion404 * 10. The LION'S ROAR PROCLAIMING EXTRINSIC EMPTINESS415 *Appendix: Explanatory Diagrams and Tables * ''Diagram 1'': Conceptuality and True Existence According to Go ram pa and Mipham429 * ''Diagram 2'': Conceptuality and True Existence According to Tsongkhapa430 * ''Table 1'': Mipham's System of Four Pramāṇas431 * ''Table 2'': Traditions, Two-truth Paradigms, and Their Sources432 * ''Table 3'' Pramāṇas and Their Paradigms of Truth and Negation433 * ''Table 4'': The Role of Ascertainment and Conceptuality According to Mipham and Gelug Philosophers434 * ''Notes to Tables''435 * Glossary of Technical Terms439 * Notes461 * Bibliography of Works Consulted533 * Index557

Books/Mipham's Sword of Wisdom +

* Translator's Introduction vii * ''The Sword of Wisdom that Ascertains Reality'' by Jamgön Mipham1 * ''The Radiant Light of the Sun and Moon'' by Khenchen Palden Sherab17 * 1. Prelude: Preliminary Verses of Homage 19 * 2. The Validity of the Teachings and Teacher 25 * 3. The Two Truths 39 * 4. An Explanation of Causality through Interdependent Appearances 43 * 5. Overview ofthe Four Reasonings and the Reasonings of Causal Efficacy and Dependency 51 * 6. The Six Causes, Five Effects, and Four Conditions 63 * 7. The Reasoning of the Nature 75 * 8. Valid Cognition 81 * 9. Direct Perception 87 * 10. The Reasoning of a Valid Proof: Inference Based on Evidence 101 * 11. Correct Signs and False Signs 109 * 12. The Ways Inference Is Presented 113 * 13. Conventional and Ultimate Valid Cognition 119 * 14. The Four Reliances 141 * 15. The Definitive Meaning: The Eight Intentions 153 * 16. The Definitive Meaning in the Vajrayana 161 * 17. Rely on Wisdom to Reach the Eight Great Treasures 171 * 18. Conclusion 181 * Appendix A. Jamgon Mipham's Annotated Verses: ''The Sword of Wisdom That Ascertains Reality'' 191 * Appendix B. Outline of Jamgon Mipham's Verses 217 * Appendix C. Outline of Khenchen Palden Sherab's Commentary 219 * Notes 229 * Glossary of Sanskrit and Tibetan Terms 259 * Bibliography 263 * Sources Cited in the Commentary 265 * Index 269 * About the Author 295

Books/Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā (Callahan) +

* ''Outlines of Texts''ix * ''Foreword by His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa''xxiii * ''Foreword by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche''xxv * ''Translator’s Introduction''xxix * ''An Abbreviated Biography of Dakpo Tashi Namgyal''lxv * ''Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā'' ** Introduction3 ** Part One: Common Samādhis13 *** 1. Śamatha and Vipaśyanā15 *** 2. Śamatha47 *** 3. Vipaśyanā63 *** 4. Removing Doubts87 ** Part Two: Uncommon Mahāmudrā111 *** 5. Generating Confidence 113 *** 6. Preliminaries149 *** 7. Mahāmudrā Approaches175 *** 8. Śamatha179 *** 9. Vipaśyanā215 *** 10. Pointing-Out Instructions259 *** 11. Sustaining Mahāmudrā305 *** 12. Eliminating Deviations and Strayings355 *** 13. Enhancement381 *** 14. Realization and the Four Yogas421 *** 15. The Four Yogas in Detail447 ** Colophon485 * ''Mahāmudrā: Dispelling the Darkness of Ignorance'' ** Introduction491 *** 1. Preliminaries493 *** 2. Main Practices501 **** Śamatha501 **** Vipaśyanā508 *** 3. Conclusion523 * ''Abbreviations''537 * ''Notes''539 * ''Glossary''635 * ''Glossary of Enumerations''643 * ''Translation Equivalents''657 * ''Tibetan Transliterations''683 * ''Bibliography''693 * ''Index''729

Books/Mountain Doctrine: Tibet's Fundamental Treatise on Other-Emptiness and the Buddha-Matrix +

* ''Detailed Outline of the Mountain Doctrine''vi * ''Technical Notes''xxii * Introduction 1 * MOUNTAIN DOCTRINE, OCEAN OF DEFINITIVE MEANING: FINAL UNIQUE QUINTESSENTIAL INSTRUCTIONS 45 * OVERVIEW 46 * PART ONE: ''THE BASIS'' 55 * PART TWO: ''THE PATH'' 191 * PART THREE: ''THE FRUIT'' 413 * CONCLUSION 537 * ABRIDGED MOUNTAIN DOCTRINE 545 * ABRIDGED OVERVIEW 547 * PART ONE ABRIDGED: ''THE BASIS'' 553 * PART TWO ABRIDGED: ''THE PATH'' 581 * PART THREE ABRIDGED: ''THE FRUIT'' 683 * ABRIDGED CONCLUSION 719 * ''Detailed Outline in Tibetan'' 725 * ''Backnotes'' 759 * ''List of Abbreviations'' 782 * ''Bibliography'' 783 * ''Index'' 810 +

Books/Multivariant Levels of Interpretations on Selected Caryās +

* Approvalii * Abstractiii * Acknowledgementsiv * Dedicationv * Abbreviationsvi * I. Introduction4 * II. Comparative Doctrines10 ** 1. Essential ideology10 ** 2. Early Buddhist Schools11 ** 3. Tāntric concepts that stem from Mahāyāna14 *** a. Śūnyatā15 *** b. Prajñā and Upāya17 *** c. The three kāyas19 ** 4. Vajrayāna Buddhism20 *** a. Mantra23 *** b. Mudrā23 *** c. Maṇḍala25 *** d. The three higher classes of tāntra: Mahāyoga27 *** e. Anuyoga/ Mother Tāntra level28 *** f. Mahāmudra30 *** g. The three lower tāntras: Kriyāyoga30 *** h. The Buddhist Cakras31 *** i. Consort Practice34 * III. History of Buddhism in Bengal38 ** 1. Socio-economic Background38 ** 2. The Rise and fall of Buddhist Dynasties in Bengal41 * IV. Definitions of Buddha Nature47 ** 1. The Tathāgatagarbha Theory47 *** a. Definition of tathāgatagarbha51 *** b. Tathāgatagarbha as already Buddha55 *** c. Conventional and Higher Truths56 ** 2. The Sahaja Theory57 ** 3. Mahāsukha58 ** 4. Mahāmudrā59 ** 5. The meanings of terms summarized61 * IV. SANDHABHĀṢĀ (twilight language)62 * VI. Transliterated Verses of the Caryāgitīs69 ** 1. CARYĀ THREE: A Grog Shop69 *** a. Part One: About the Author: Birūpa69 *** b. Part Two: Textual Studies and Translations71 *** c. Translations:73 *** d. Sandhabhāṣā :75 *** e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā81 ** 2. CARYĀ NINE: A Mad Elephant83 *** a. Part one: About the author: Kānhā83 *** b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation84 *** c. Translations:86 *** d. Sandhabhāṣā:87 *** e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā93 ** 3. CARYĀ THIRTY-SIX: A Carefree Stalwart96 *** a. Part one: About the author: Kṛṣṇācarya96 *** b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation96 *** c. Translations:97 *** d. Sandhabhāṣā :98 *** e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā100 ** 4. CARYĀ FORTY: Futility of Religiosity102 *** a. Part one: About the author: Kāṇhu102 *** b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation102 *** c. Translations:103 *** d. Sandhabhāṣā :103 *** e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā105 ** 5. CARYĀ FORTY-TWO: Life and Death107 *** a. Part one: About the author: Kāha107 *** b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation107 *** c. Translations:107 *** d. Sandhabhāṣā:108 *** e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣa109 ** 6. CARYĀ FIFTEEN: A Benighted Traveler111 *** a. Part one: About the author: Śānti111 *** b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation111 *** c. Translations:113 *** d. Sandhabhāṣā:116 *** e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā118 ** 7. CARYĀ TWENTY-EIGHT: A Couple of Savara Lovers120 *** a. Part one: About the author: Śavaripa120 *** b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation121 *** c. Translations:122 *** d. Sandhabhāṣā :124 *** e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā129 ** 8. CARYĀ TWENTY-NINE: The Unreal Reality131 *** a. Part one: About the author: Lūipā131 *** b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation131 *** c. Translations:132 *** d. Sandhabhāṣā:133 *** e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā134 ** 9. CARYĀ THIRTY: The Rising Moon136 *** a. Part one: About the author: Bhusuku136 *** b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation136 *** c. Translations:137 *** d. Sandhabhāṣā:137 *** e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā139 ** 10. CARYĀ THRITY-SEVEN: An Experience of the Innate140 *** a. Part one: About the author: Tāṛakapā140 *** b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation140 *** c. Translations141 *** d. Sandhabhāṣā142 *** e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā144 ** 11. CARYĀ THIRTY-EIGHT: Paddling and towing a boat146 *** a. Part one: About the author: Saraha146 *** b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation147 *** c. Translations:148 *** d. Sandhabhāṣā:149 *** e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā150 ** 12. CARYĀ THIRTY-NINE: A Hapless Householder152 *** a. About The Author: Saraha152 *** b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation152 *** c. Translation:154 *** d. Sandhabhāṣā:155 *** e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā157 * VII. Conclusion159 * VIII. Bibliography165

Books/Music of the Sphere of Definitive Meaning +

PART ONE * Mahamudra Prayer of Definitive Meaning1 PART TWO * Music of the Sphere of Definitive Meaning9 PART THREE * Music of the Speech of Definitive Meaning125 +

Books/My Heart Is a Golden Buddha +

* Foreword6 * Introduction10 * About Daehaeng Kun Sunim13 * 1. The Four Wives16 * 2. Dog Meat and the Seon Master22 * 3. A Greedy Daughter-in-law26 * 4. Red Bean Porridge32 * 5. Making a Mirror40 * 6. Parents' Endless Love44 * 7. The Man Who Ran Out of Merit54 * 8. The General's Strange Dream60 * 9. The Fox that Fell in a Hole64 * 10. The Man who Became a Cow68 * 11. Ananda and the Keyhole74 * 12. Worm Soup80 * 13. Buckwheat Dumplings86 * 14. Wonhyo's Awakening92 * 15. Wisdom Guides the Way96 * 16. Letting Go102 * 17. Like a Centipede108 * 18. All by Yourself112 * 19. Three Grains of Millet118 * 20. The Same Dream124 * 21. The Good for Nothing Son130 * 22. The Travels of a Seon Master136 * 23. Even a Tree Understands Gratitude144 * 24. The Pure-hearted Sculptor148 * 25. The Scholar and the Regent156 * 26. Bodhidharma's Sandal162 * 27. It's Hard to Say168 * 28. Mother-in-law Saves the Family172 * 29. The Man with Two Sets of Parents178 * 30. The King and the Blacksmith184 * 31. The Examination190 * 32. Carrying the Sheep on Your Shoulders198 * 33. True Giving204

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Books/Natural Great Perfection (1995) +

* Preface7 * Prologue—Free and Easy: A Spontaneous Vajra Song ''by Lama Gendun Rinpoche''11 ** 1. Enlightened Vagabond: An Autobiographical Sketch13 * '''Teachings''' ** 2. Basic Buddhadharma: A Teaching in the Kingdom of Bhutan31 ** 3. You Are Dzogpa Chenpo: A Teaching on Relative and Absolute Bodhicitta at a Two-Month Dzogchen Retreat in America56 ** 4. Ground, Path, and Fruition: Mind-Nature Teachings Concerning the View, Meditation, and Action of Dzogpa Chenpo, the Innate Great Perfection69 ** 5. Dzogchen and the Buddhism of Tibet: A Teaching in Cambridge, Massachusetts83 * '''Songs and Commentary''' ** 6. The Mirror of Essential Points: A letter in Praise of Emptiness, from Khenpo Jamyang Dorje to His Mother93 ** 7. Khenpo Comments on "The Mirror of Essential Points: A Letter in Praise of Emptiness"102 ** 8. The Vajra Mirror of Mindfulness: A Spontaneous Song123 ** 9. Deer Park Retreat125 ** 10. The Song of Illusion: Khenpo Jamyang Dorje's Letter of Instructions to His Holiness128 ** 11. A Spontaneous Song to My Wife: Sacred Heart Essence of Pith Instructions134 ** 12. The Essential Meaning151 * '''History''' ** 13. The Dzogchen Lineage of Nyoshul Khenpo ''by Lama Surya Das''155 * Glossary187 * Notes195 * A Long Life Prayer for Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche197

Books/Nibbāna as True Reality beyond the Debate +

*'''I. INTRODUCTION''' ** 1.1 A Historical Introduction1 ** 1.2 Background of the Debate4 *** 1.2.1 Buddhadāsa5 *** 1.2.2 Saṅgharāja (Phae Tissadevo)12 *** 1.2.3 Luang Pho Wat Paknam, Phra Mongkhon Thepmuni (Sot Candasaro)19 *** 1.2.4 P.A. Payutto27 *** 1.2.5 Phra Rajyanvisith29 ** 1.3 The Cause of the Debate31 *'''II. NIBBĀNA IS ANATTĀ:''' *'''PAYUTTO'S DHAMMAKĀYA CASE''' ** 2.1 Introduction33 ** 2.2 Payutto's Characterisation of Western Scholarship on ''Attā''/''Anattā''37 ** 2.3 Payutto on ''Attā''/''Anattā''41 *** 2.3.1 General41 *** 2.3.2 Sections 1-644 *** 2.3.3 Sections 7 -1150 *** 2.3.4 Sections 12-1560 *** 2.3.5 Sections 16-2472 *'''III. NIBBĀNA IS ATTĀ:''' *'''THE PRINCIPLE OF EXAMINATION OF NIBBĀNA DHĀTU''' ** 3.1 Introduction74 ** 3.2 Principle of Examination88 *** 3.2.1 Chapter 4: what is nibbāna?88 *** 3.2.2 Chapter 5: the meaning of anattā97 *** 3.2.3 Chapter 6: the meaning of attā122 *** 3.2.4 Chapter 7: consideration130 * '''IV. COMMENTARY''' ** 4.1 Patterns in the Background of the Advocators138 ** 4.2 Differences in Basic Understanding140 ** 4.3 Repetition of OldArguments and Canonical Passages145 ** 4.4 NewArguments and References150 ** 4.5 The Perspective of Phra Thamwisutthimongkhon154 ** 4.6 The Context of This Debate157 ** 4.7 Conclusion166 * BIBLIOGRAPHY173 * '''APPENDICES''' ** A. Beginning Meditation Practice179 ** B. Phra Rajyanvisith188 ** C. Wat Luang Phor Sodh Dhammakayaram191 ** D. Meditation Retreats in English199