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Books/The Sutra of Queen Śrīmālā of the Lion's Roar and the Vimalakīrti Sutra +

* A Message on the Publication of the English Tripiṭaka, ''NUMATA Yehan''v * Editorial Foreword, ''MAYEDA Sengaku''vii * Publisher’s Foreword, ''Francis H. Cook''ix *The Sutra of Queen Śrīmālā of the Lion’s Roar ** Contents3 ** Translator’s Introduction, Diana Y. Paul5 ** Text of ''The Sutra of Queen Śrīmālā of the Lion’s Roar''7 ** Bibliography53 *The Vimalakīrti Sutra ** Contents57 ** Translator’s Introduction, John R. McRae59 ** Text of The Vimalakīrti Sutra67 ** Bibliography181 * Glossary183 * Index189 * A List of the Volumes of the BDK English Tripiṭaka (First Series)211 +

Books/The Tathāgata Store +

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Books/The Tathāgatagarbha Theory in the Śrīmālāsūtra (Sun 2022) +

<div class="formatted-toc"> *Acknowledgements *Chapter 1 Introduction **1. Tathāgatagarbha as the refuge, the support, and the basis of both conditional and unconditional dharmas **2. The association of tathāgatagarbha with dharmakāya **3. The identification of tathāgatagarbha with prakṛtipariśuddhagarbha **4. From lokottaragarbha and prakṛtipariśuddhagarbha to a comprehensive textual study *Chapter 2 Some essential terms related to tathāgatagarbha **1. On mukta and jñāna/jña ***1.1 The polysemous term mukta ***1.1.1 Mukta in the Bhagavadgītā ***1.1.2 Mukta meaning “liberated”, “freed”, “released” in a formula in the AP ***1.1.3 Mukta in its literal and figurative meaning attested in the AŚ, Lal, SP and MSA ***1.1.4 Mukta in three other tathāgatagarbha-related Buddhist scriptures ***1.2 Multiple jñānas in the Śrīmālāsūtra ***1.2.1 The tathāgatagarbha knowledge and the knowledge of emptiness of tathāgatas ***1.2.2 The knowledge of emptiness and the knowledge of the omniscient one ***1.2.3 Some other forms of knowledge in the Śrīmālāsūtra ***1.2.4 Tathāgata/sugata/buddha-jñāna in the Tathāgatagarbhasūtra **2. Dharmakāya in the Śrīmālāsūtra ***2.1 The fourfold attributes of dharmakāya ***2.2 Absolute exclusion of self (ātman) within the fourfold attributes ***2.3 Two synonyms of dharmakāya: nirvāṇadhātu and sarvajñajñānaviṣaya ***2.4 Dharmakāya and duḥkhanirodha *Chapter 3 Some philological observations on the Śrīmālāsūtra **1. The language features of the Sanskrit Śrīmālāsūtra of the Schøyen Collection ***1.1 ho for khalu ***1.2 śakkra for śakra, and satva for sattva ***2.1 Imperative of 2nd person singular ending with āhi ***2.2 Aorist of 3rd person singular ending with si or ṣi ***2.3 Absolutive ending of verb with prefix as tvā ***2.4 Contraction of aya in form of e in the causative verbs ***2.5 Changing from n to ṃ ***2.6 An extra m to form ṃm ***3.1 Hyper-sanskritisation concerning ṛ ***3.2 Hyper-sanskritisation of dh for h **2. A supplementary paleographical study of the Sansrkit Śrīmālāsūtra manuscripts ***1. A general remark ***2. The variant and unlisted akṣaras in the ŚSC comparing with the Gupta-scripts alphabet-k ***3. The script tables of the Sanskrit Śrīmālāsūtra **3. The older recension(s) among the multiple Śrīmālāsūtra versions ***3.1 Passages of (a)muktajñ(ān)a ***3.2 Added sentences in Group II ***3.3 The diametrically opposed attitudes towards saṃskāra and nirvāṇa views **4. Summary of this chapter *Chapter 4 Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Chinese collation of the Śrīmālāsūtra **1. Symbols used in my collation **2. Editorial styles in this dissertation **3. General information on the Tibetan materials ***3.1 Colophon, Notes and References of the Tibetan Śrīmālāsūtra ***3.2 Characteristics of the textual witness of the Tibetan materials ***3.2.1 Gondhla Collection ***3.2.2 Them spang ma Manuscript preserved in Ulaanbaatar ***3.2.3 sTog Palace Kanjur ***3.2.4 Peking Kanjur preserved in Ulaanbaatar **4. Stemma of the Chinese materials ***4.1 Division of chapters ***4.2 Some philological observations **5. Collation ***1. Dharmakāya vis-à-vis kleśakośa and buddhadharma ***2. Tathāgatagarbha vis-à-vis kleśakośa and buddhadharma ***3. Knowledge and views of non-Buddhists and Buddhists ***4. The merits and attributes of tathāgatagarbha ***5. The synonyms of tathāgatagarbha ***6. The nature of prakṛtipariśuddha citta ***7. The conservation between Queen Śrīmālā and the Buddha ***8. The manifestation of Buddha and its response ***9. Name of this sūtra *Chapter 5 Annotated translation **1. Dharmakāya vis-à-vis kleśakośa and buddhadharma **2. Tathāgatagarbha vis-à-vis kleśakośa and buddhadharma **3. Knowledge and views of non-Buddhists and Buddhists **4. The merits and attributes of tathāgatagarbha **5. The synonyms of tathāgatagarbha **6. The nature of prakṛtipariśuddha citta **7. The conversation between Queen Śrīmālā and the Buddha **8. The manifestation of the Buddha and its response **9. Name of this sūtra *Primary Sources, with Abbreviations *Bibliography *Summary of results </div>

Books/The Teaching on the Great Compassion of the Tathāgata: Tathāgatamahākaruṇānirdeśa (Burchardi, A.) +

ti. Title im. Imprint co. Contents s. Summary ac. Acknowledgements i. Introduction - 3 sections · The Text · Outline of the Sūtra · The Sūtra’s Associations with Buddha Nature Literature tr. The Translation - 2 chapters 1. The Great Assembly Chapter “Array of Ornaments” 2. Chapter 2 c. Colophon n. Notes b. Bibliography - 3 sections · Primary Sources · Secondary Canonical Sources · Other Secondary Sources g. Glossary +

Books/The Treasury of Precious Qualities Called The Rain of Joy +

* Prologuev * The Value of Human Existence1 * Impermanence4 * The Law of Karma6 * The Sufferings of Samsara13 * The Four Wheels21 * Refuge32 * The Four Boundless Attitudes38 * The Vow of Bodhicitta42 * The Bodhisattva Precepts51 * The Teachings of the Vidyadharas79 * The Ground of the Great Perfection113 * The Extraordinary Path of Practice of the Great Perfection119 * The Ultimate Result, the Kayas and Wisdoms127 * Colophon143 +

Books/The Universal Vehicle Discourse Literature +

* Prefacevii * Introductionxiii ** 1. The World of the Literaturexiii ** 2. The Author of the Literaturexvi *** Maitreyanatha and Aryasangaxvi *** Maitreyanatha, knower of import (''arthajño'')xxiv **** Philosophical and Hermeneutical Levelxxv **** Meditational and Realizational Levelxxix **** Actualization and Socio-historical Levelxxxi ** 3. The Source Texts of the Literaturexxxiii ** 4. The Philosophy of the Literaturexxxix *Translation ** Prologue1 ** I. The Authenticity of the Universal Vehicle7 ** II. Going For Refuge17 ** III. The Spiritual Gene23 ** IV. Conception of the Spirit of Enlightenment31 ** V. Practice43 ** VI. Thatness49 ** VII. Power55 ** VIII. Evolutionary Maturity61 ** IX. Enlightenment73 ** X. Faith105 ** XI. Investigation of the Dharma111 ** XII. Teaching the Dharma153 ** XIII. Practice165 ** XIV. Precept and Instruction175 ** XV. Action Endowed with Liberative Art189 ** XVI. The Transcendences191 ** XVII. Worship, Service, and the Immeasurables221 ** XVIII. The Accessories of Enlightenment245 ** XIX. Excellences293 ** XX. Practice319 ** XXI. Epilogue - Culmination335 * Abbreviations345 * Bibliography349 * Indexes to the Translation355

Books/The Use of, and Controversy Surrounding, the Term Atman in the Indian Buddhist Tathagatagarbha Literature +

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Books/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature +

* ''Foreword''VII * Chapter 1 An Introduction to the ''Uttar Tantra''1 * Chapter 2 The ''Buddha''21 * Chapter 3 The ''Dharma''28 * Chapter 4 The ''Sangha''39 * Chapter 5 An Introduction to Book II: ''The Last Four Vajra Points''49 * Chapter 6 Buddha Nature: ''The Ten Aspects''54 * Chapter 7 Buddha Nature II: ''The Nine Examples''85 * Chapter 8 ''Enlightenment''102 * Chapter 9 ''The Qualities of Buddhahood''145 * Chapter 10 ''Buddha Activity''165 * Chapter 11 ''The Benefits of the Text''180 * ''Glossary''191 * ''Appendix A''199 +

Books/The Uttaratantra in the Age of Argumentation: Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen and His Fourteenth-Century Interlocutors on Buddha-Lineage +

* Acknowledgementsvii * Introduction1 ** Textual Historical Background of the ''Uttaratantra''5 ** Socio-Political Context of Religion in Eleventh through Fourteenth Century Tibet10 ** Chapter Summaries21 * Chapter 1: The Rise of the ''Uttaratantra'' in Tibet: Ngok Loden Sherab’s and Chapa Choekyi Sengge's Commentaries27 ** Introduction27 ** The Relationship of Ngok's and Chapa's Commentaries32 ** A Distinct Interpretation of the ''Uttaratantra'' Stanza I: 2840 ** Definitive and Interpretable Meanings and the Middle and the Last Wheels45 ** Buddha-element: A Topic of the ''Uttaratantra'', an Object of Verbalization?55 ** Comparing Ngok's ''Abhisamayālaṃkāra'' Commentary with his ''Uttaratantra'' Commentary60 ** Conclusion63 * Chapter 2: Sowing Seeds for Future Debate: the ''Uttaratantra'' in Thirteenth and Early Fourteenth Century Tibet65 ** Introduction65 ** Sakya Paṇḍita's View on the Tathāgata-Essence Literature66 ** Chomden Rigrel on the ''Uttaratantra''74 ** Gedun Ozer's ''Uttaratantra'' Commentary80 ** Rinchen Yeshi’s ''Uttaratantra'' Commentary86 ** Sangphu Lodroe Tsungmey's ''Uttaratantra'' Commentary98 ** Karma Rangjung Dorje's Position on the ''Uttaratantra''110 ** Conclusion115 * Chapter 3: Centrality of the ''Uttaratantra'' in Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen's Doctrinal Presentation of Other-Emptiness118 ** Introduction118 ** A Last Wheel Commentary Or A Middle Wheel Commentary?126 ** Is the ''Uttaratantra'' a Mind-Only text or a Middle Way text?135 ** Conclusion154 * Chapter 4: The ''Uttaratantra'' Goes into the Ascendency in Fourteenth-Century Tibet156 ** Introduction156 ** Sazang's Formulation of the ''Uttaratantra'': Definitive Meaning & Interpretable Meaning and Middle Wheel & Last Wheel157 ** Sazang's Formulation of the ''Uttaratantra'': Other-Emptiness and Self-Emptiness163 ** Defending Innate Enlightenment and Gradual Enlightenment166 ** Conclusion170 ** Gyalse Thogmey’s Interpretation of the ''Uttaratantra''171 ** Longchen Rabjampa’s View on the ''Uttaratantra''175 ** Conclusion180 * Chapter 5: Challenges to the Supremacy of the ''Uttaratantra'': The Rise of the Middle Way Consequence School182 ** Introduction182 ** Buton and Dratsepa on the ''Uttaratantra''186 ** Rendawa on the ''Uttaratantra'' and the Tathāgata-Essence Literature197 ** Tsongkhapa on the ''Uttaratantra'' and the Tathāgata-Essence Literature208 ** Conclusion218 * Chapter 6: An Early Fifteenth-Century ''Uttaratantra'' Commentary: Gyaltsab's Establishment of the Tathāgata-Essence Literature220 ** Introduction220 ** Mind-Only School and Middle Way School223 ** Middle Wheel and Last Wheel232 ** Definitive Meaning and Interpretable Meaning236 ** Self-Emptiness and Other-Emptiness239 ** Conclusion244 * Concluding Thoughts247 * Bibliography251 ** Sources in Tibetan Language251 ** Sources in English255

Books/The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows +

* Acknowledgmentsxi * Introduction1 ** General Remarks1 ** Textual Historical Background5 * Part I. Early Period: Kadam Thinkers Rescue the Treatise13 ** Chapter 1. Rise of the Uttaratantra in Tibet: Early Kadam Scholars Revitalize the Newly Discovered Indian Exegesis13 *** Introduction13 *** Ngok and Chapa on the Pervasive Nature of the Buddha-Body15 *** Ngok and Chapa on Definitive or Provisional Nature in the Uttaratantra 18 *** Ngok and Chapa on the Uttaratantra as a Last Wheel Treatise 19 *** Buddha-Element as a Conceived Object20 *** Ngok and Chapa Differ on Emphasis21 *** Conclusion24 ** 2. Sowing Seeds for Future Debate: Dissenters and Adherents25 *** Introduction 25 *** Sapen, the Dissenter 26 *** Rikrel, the Third Karmapa, and Sangpu Lodrö Defend the Uttaratantra 29 *** Rinchen Yeshé’s Proto Other-Emptiness Presentation of the Uttaratantra, and Butön’s Reply34 *** Conclusion38 * Part II. The Pinnacle Period: the Other-Emptiness Interpretation Spreads 43 ** 3. Other-Emptiness Tradition: The Uttaratantra in Dölpopa’s Works43 *** Introduction43 *** Predominance of the Last Wheel Scriptures44 *** Is the Uttaratantra a Cittamātra Text or a Madhyamaka Text?46 *** Classification of Cittamātra48 *** Classification of Madhyamaka51 *** Conclusion54 ** 4. The Uttaratantra in Fourteenth-Century Tibet55 *** Introduction 55 *** Sazang Follows in His Master’s Footsteps55 *** Two Fourteenth-Century Kadam Masters’ Uttaratantra Commentaries 59 *** Longchenpa’s View on the Uttaratantra63 *** Conclusion65 * Part III. The Argumentation Period: Self-Emptiness Proponents criticize Other-Emptiness Approach 69 ** 5. Challenges to the Purely Definitive Nature of the Uttaratantra: Zhalu Thinkers Criticize Dölpopa 69 *** Introduction69 *** Butön’s Ornament 70 *** Dratsépa’s Commentary72 *** Conclusion80 ** 6. Challenges to the Supremacy of the Uttaratantra: Rendawa and Tsongkhapa on Tathāgata-essence Literature 83 *** Introduction83 *** Rendawa on the Uttaratantra and the Tathāgata-Essence Literature83 *** Tsongkhapa on the Uttaratantra and the Tathāgata-Essence Literature89 *** Conclusion95 **7. Gyeltsap’s Commentary on the Uttaratantra: A Critique of Dölpopa’s Interpretation of Tathāgata-essence Literature97 *** Introduction97 *** Middle Wheel and Last Wheel Teachings101 *** Definitive Meaning and Provisional Meaning103 *** Self-Emptiness and Other-Emptiness104 *** Conclusion106 * Conclusion109 * General Remarks109 * Completing the Cycle112 * Notes119 * Bibliography181 * Tibetan Language Works Cited181 * English Language Works Cited186 * Index191

Books/The Uttaratantra of Maitreya +

* Acknowledgementsxiii <center>'''Part • I'''</center> <center>'''Introduction'''</center> * (by H.S. Prasad)1 * 1 . The Development of the Gotra Theory2 * 2. The Mahāyāna Spiritual Discipline5 * 3. Gotra : The Foundation of Mahāyāna, and its Types9 * 4. The Characteristics of the Gotra12 * 5. The Gotra-based Classification of the Sentient Beings16 * 6. Notes19 * 7. Bibliography46 <center>'''Part • II'''</center> <center>'''Sanskrit Text'''</center> <center>'''The Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra'''</center> <center>('''edited by E.H. Johnston''')</center> * 1. Introductory Note (by T. Chowdhury)53 * 2. Foreword (by E.H. Johnston)57 * 3. Abbreviations67 * 4. Corrections68 * 5. Chapter I : Tathāgatagarbhādhikāra69 * 6. Chapter II : Bodhyādhikāra147 * 7. Chapter III : Guṇādhikāra159 * 8. Chapter IV : Tathāgatakṛtyakriyādhikāra166 * 9. Chapter V : Anuśaṃsādhikāra183 * 10. Index of Metres188 * 11. Index of Authorities189 * 12. Index of Technical Terms190 * 13. Index of Rare Words and Uses197 <center>'''Part • III'''</center> <center>'''Corrections and Emendations'''</center> <center>'''to the Sanskrit Text of the Ratnagotravibhāga'''</center> * '''(by J. Takasaki)'''203 <center>'''Part • IV'''</center> <center>'''English Translation'''</center> <center>'''The Sublime Science of the Great Vehicle to Salvation'''</center> <center>'''Being a Manual of Buddhist Monism'''</center> <center>'''The Work of Arya Maitreya with a Commentary by Aryãsańga'''</center> <center>'''(by E. Obermiller)'''</center> <center>'''Introduction'''</center> * I. The 5 Treatises of Maitreya and their Subject-matter21 * II. The Authorship of the Treatises of Maitreya222 * III. The Different Theories regarding the Fundamental Element or Germ of Enlightenment226 ** a) The Term Gotra and its Interpretation in Hīnayāna227 ** b) The Yogācāra Theories Concerning Dhātu or Gotra229 * IV. The Standpoint of the Mādhyamikas. The Teaching of the Element of Buddhahood according to the Uttaratantra234 <center>'''The Sublime Science of the Great Vehicle to Salvation'''</center> * I. The Contents of the Work241 ** The Explanation of the Verse by Āryāsaṅga242 ** The 7 Subjects according to the Dhāraṇīśvara-rāja-paripṛcchā245 ** The Germ of Buddhahood and the Other 3 Subjects according to the Dhāraṇīśvara-rāja-paripṛcchā249 ** The Connexion between the 7 Subjects252 ** The Jewel of the Buddha253 ** Āryāsaṅga on the Jewel of the Buddha255 ** Reference to the Jñāna-āloka-alaṃkãra-sūtra257 ** The Jewel of the Doctrine261 ** Reference to Scripture Concerning Extinction263 ** The Path as the Cause of Extinction265 ** The Jewel of the Congregation267 ** The Saint’s Knowledge of the Absolute Truth268 ** The Empirical Knowledge of the Saints270 ** The Perception of the Saints is Introspective Knowledge271 ** The Hīnayānistic Congregation is not Worthy of Being Worshipped 272 ** The 3 Jewels in their Character of a Refuge273 ** The Motives for the Establishment of the 3 Refuges from the Empirical Standpoint as Explained by Āryāsaṅga273 ** The Doctrine and the Congregation are not Refuges in the Ultimate Sense274 ** The Buddha is the Unique Absolute Refuge276 ** The Meaning of "The 3 Jewels"277 ** The Germ, Enlightenment, the Attributes and the Acts of the Buddha in their Inconceivable Nature278 ** The Parable of the Cloth of Silk281 ** The Acts of the Buddha in their Inconceivable Character283 ** The Germ and the 3 other Subjects as a Causes and Conditions of Buddhahood285 ** The Germ of the Absolute286 ** Analysis of the Germ from 10 Points of View287 ** The Essence of the Germ (1) and the Causes of its Purification (2)288 ** The Impediments and the Causes of Purification289 ** The Result of Purification (3) and the Functions of the Germ (4)294 ** Concordance between the 4 Absolute Properties and the 4 Causes of Purification297 ** The Impediments to the Attainment of the 4 Absolute Properties299 ** Reference to Scripture302 ** The Motives of the 4 Absolute Properties302 ** The Functions of the Germ of the Buddha (4)305 ** The Annihilation of the Germ is to be Understood in a Conventional Sense307 ** The Relations of Germ to the Factors and the Result of Purification (5)308 ** Reference to Scripture311 ** The Manifestations of the Germ (6)311 ** The Different States of the Germ (7)313 ** Reference to Scripture Concerning the 3 Different States of the Germ314 ** The All-Pervading Character of the Germs (8)314 ** Reference to Scripture Concerning the All-pervading Character315 ** The Germ in its Unalterable Character (9)315 ** The Germ of the Buddha with the Saints (Partly Pure and Partly Impure)322 ** The Parable of the Householder325 ** The Partly Pure and Partly Impure State of the Bodhisattva as Compared with the Ordinary Being and the Buddha330 ** The Absolute in the State of Perfect Purification333 ** The Essence of Buddhahood in its Indivisible Character335 ** The Parable of the Painters338 ** The 9 Examples Illustrating the Essence of Buddhahood in the Living Beings342 ** The Varieties of the Defiling Elements Illustrated by the 9 Examples351 ** The Concordance between the Examples Illustrating the Obscurations and the Points Expressed by them354 ** Reference to the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra363 ** The True Conception of Relativity and Non-substantiality364 ** Controversy367 * II. Enlightenment and the Absolute free from Defilement370 ** Summary372 ** The Functions of Enlightenment376 ** The Body of Absolute Existence381 ** The Body Obliss383 ** The 12 Acts of the Buddha as a mere Manifestation of His Apparitional Body384 ** The Eternal Character of the 3 Bodies385 ** The Inconceivable Character of Buddhahood386 * III. The Properties of the Buddha388 ** Summary389 ** The 10 powers389 ** The 4 Forms of Intrepidity390 ** The 18 Exclusive Properties391 ** The Body of Bliss393 ** The 32 Characterstics of the Super-man393 * IV. The Acts of the Buddha397 ** The 9 Examples Illustrating the Acts of the Buddha399 ** The Points of Dissimilarity between the Examples and the Manifestations of the Buddha417 * V. The Merits of Founding one’s Belief in the Doctrine of the Essence of Buddhahood419 ** Conclusion425 ** Technical Terms427 ** Works, Authors, and Schools434

Books/The Zen Master Dōgen’s Understanding of the Buddha-Nature in Light of the Historical Development of the Buddha-Nature Concept in India, China, and Japan +

*** Preface and Acknowledgementiii *** List of Abbreviationsviii ** Introduction: The Nature and Purpose of the Present Study1 * Part One: The Indian Origins of the Buddha-Nature Doctrine15 ** Chapter I: The Origins of the Buddha-Nature Concept16 *** A. The Original Sanskrit Term for the Buddha-Nature17 *** B. The Origins of the ''Buddhadhātu'' Concept in the ''Tathāgatagarbha'' Literature22 *** C. The ''Ekayāna'' Origins of the ''Tathāgatagarbha'' and ''Buddhadhātu'' Concepts26 ** Chapter II: The Twofold Meaning of the ''Buddhadhātu''38 *** A. The First Meaning: The ''Buddhadhātu'' as the "Store" of the ''Buddhadharmas''39 *** B. The Second Meaning: The ''Buddhadhātu'' as the Basis (''Āśraya'') of the ''Buddhadharmas''48 *** C. ''Tathatā'' and the Non-Origination of Discrimination51 *** D. ''Cittaprakṛti'' and Non-Origination59 *** E. The ''Buddhadhātu'' as the Realm of the Buddha's Wisdom61 *** F. The Positive Character of the ''Buddhadhātu''66 ** Chapter III: The Amalgamation of the ''Tathāgatagarbha'' and ''Buddhadhātu'' Concepts with Yogācārin Teachings76 *** A. Evidence of Yogācārin-''Tathāgatagarbha'' Syncretism76 *** B. Differences Within the Yogācārin School81 *** C. The Positive Evaluation of the Absolute in Both Yogācārin and ''Tathāgatagarbha'' Texts: Something "Left Over" in Emptiness85 *** D. The ''Buddhadhātu'' and Subject-Object Non-Duality89 *** E. The ''Tathāgatagarbha'' and the Three ''Svabhāvas''100 ** Conclusion: The Central Features of the ''Buddhadhātu'' Concept in India105 * Part II: The Buddha-Nature Concept in China112 ** Chapter IV: The Introduction of the Buddha-Nature Concept to China113 *** A. The Popularity of the Buddha-Nature Concept in China113 *** B. Early Reactions to the ''Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra''123 *** C. Chih-yi132 *** D. T'ien-t'ai and Hua-yen Disagreements over the Buddha-Nature135 ** Chapter V: The ''Ekayāna-Triyāna'' Controversy over the Buddha-Nature144 *** A. A Short History of the Controversy144 *** B. A Critical Appraisal of the Issues Involved in the Controversy154 ** Chapter VI: Ch'an Buddhist Understandings of the Buddha-Nature161 *** A. T'ang Dynasty Ch'an: The Treatment of the Buddha-Nature in its Scriptural Context162 *** B. Confusion and Corruption in Sung Dynasty Ch'an172 ** Conclusion: The Main Characteristics of the Buddha-Nature Theory in China181 * Part III: Dōgen's Understanding of the Buddha-Nature187 ** Chapter VII: The Formation of Dōgen's Understanding of the Buddha- Nature188 *** A. The Tendai Concept of Original Enlightenment189 *** B. Reactions Against the Idea of Original Enlightenment194 *** C. Dōgen's Dilemma and Its Subsequent Resolution198 ** Chapter VIII: Dōgen's Understanding of the Buddha-Nature208 *** A. The Basic Premise of Dōgen's Idea of the Buddha-Nature: What is it?209 *** B. "All-Being" and the Buddha-Nature: the Phenomenal as the Absolute210 *** C. "All-Being" as a Realm of Subject-Object Non-Duality213 *** D. Subject-Object Non-Duality and the Enlightenment of the Insentient218 *** E. Enlightenment as a Bodily Attainment220 *** F. The Dynamic Quality of All-Being221 *** G. The Buddha-Nature and Eternality223 *** H. Time and the Buddha-Nature224 ** Chapter IX: Dōgen's Understanding of Practice and the Buddha-Nature228 *** A. The Need to Practice the Buddha-Nature228 *** B. The Rejection of Stages in Practice and Striving for Enlightenment233 *** C. Practice as the Completed Activity of the Buddha236 *** D. Everyday Life as the Stuff of Practice240 *** E. Wrong Practice244 *** F. Practice and the Conception of Original Enlightenment248 ** Conclusion: The Significance of Dōgen's Thought Concerning the Buddha-Nature257 ** Appendix: An Annotated Translation of Dogen's ''Shōbōgenzō Busshō''265 ** Bibliography323

Books/The Ālayavijñāna in the Context of Indian Buddhist Thought: The Yogācāra Conception of an Unconscious +

* Acknowledgementsii * Prefaceiii * Introduction1 * CHAPTER ONE: CANONICAL BUDDHIST THOUGHT26 ** The Three Marks of Existence28 ** The Formula of Dependent Co-origination32 ** A Short Commentary on ''paṭicca-samuppāda''35 ** ''Karma''44 ** Reciprocity of Name-and-Form and Consciousness47 ** Consciousness Conditions Name-and-Form49 ** Craving and the Support of Consciousness50 ** Name-and-form Conditions Consciousness52 ** ''Sankhārā''59 ** ''Viññāṇa''65 ** ''Viññāṇa'' and Perception66 ** ''Viññāṇa'' and Rebirth68 ** ''Citta'' and ''Mano''75 ** A Note on ''Saññā''80 ** ''Saññā'' and ''Papañca''83 ** ''Anusaya''86 ** The Unconscious in Early Buddhism99 ** ''āsava''103 ** ''Asampajāno mano-sankhārā''105 ** Mind-reading107 ** Remarks on the "Concept of the Unconscious"113 ** Notes to Chapter One120 * CHAPTER TWO: THE ABHIDHARMA CONTEXT133 ** Background of the Abhidharma135 ** The Abhidharma System of Mind142 ** ''Citta-caitta''152 ** The ''caittas''154 ** ''Citta-viprayuktā-saṃskārā''157 ** The Six ''hetus'', Five ''phalas'', and Four ''pratyayas''161 ** ''Karma'' and ''Kleśa'' in the ''Kośa''172 ** The Problematics of Abhidharma Analysis183 ** The Sarvāstivādin Concepts189 ** The ''kleśa''/''anuśaya'' Controversy196 ** The Sautrāntika Concept of Seeds (''bīja'' )204 ** The Problematics Generated by the Concept of Seeds210 ** Notes to Chapter Two229 * CHAPTER THREE: THE ''ĀLAYAVIJÑĀNA'' IN THE YOGĀCĀRA248 ** Introduction to the Yogācāra Chapter249 ** The Yogācāra conception of the ''ālayavijñāna'' - Review of Chapters 1 and 2253 ** The ''Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra'', the ''Yogācārabhūmi'' and the Origins of the ''ālayavijñāna''268 ** The ''Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra'''s New Model of the Mind273 ** The ''ālaya'' Treatise of the ''Yogācārabhūmi''281 ** The Proof Portion of the ''ālaya'' Treatise281 ** The Introduction of the Afflicted Mind (''kliṣṭa-manas'')291 ** The ''ālayavijñāna'' in the ''Pravṛtti''/''Nivṛtti'' Portions297 ** The ''Pravṛtti'' Portion300 ** The ''Nivṛtti'' Portion307 ** The ''ālayavijñāna'' in the ''Mahāyāna-saṃgraha''312 ** Idealism and Yogācāra312 ** The ''Mahāyāna-saṃgraha''319 ** The Synonyms of the ''ālayavijñāna'' in the ''Mahāyāna-saṃgraha''319 ** The Afflicted Mind in the ''Mahāyāna-saṃgraha''324 ** The Characteristics of the ''ālayavijñāna'' in the ''Mahāyāna-saṃgraha''332 ** Infusing and Seeding the ''ālayavijñāna''335 ** The Demonstration of the ''ālayavijñāna'' in the ''Mahāyāna-saṃgraha''342 ** Logical Arguments for the ''ālayavijñāna''343 ** Canonical Interludes348 ** Rebirth and the ''ālayavijñāna'' in Yogācāra354 ** Supramundane Purification358 ** The ''ālayavijñāna'', Language and Society368 ** Notes to Chapter Three377 * CHAPTER FOUR: A COMPARISON OF THE ''ĀLAYAVIJÑĀNA'' WITH FREUD'S AND JUNG'S THEORIES OF THE UNCONSCIOUS400 ** Common Problematics Between the ''ālayavijñāna'' and the Unconscious404 ** Common Characteristics408 ** Latency408 ** Latent Causal Efficacy415 ** Simultaneity and Reciprocal Conditionality420 ** Cognitive Processes427 ** Matrix of All Conscious Acts430 ** Conclusion to Common Characteristics433 ** Divergences437 ** Rebirth438 ** Repression439 ** Energetics and Hermeneutics444 ** Instinctual Drives459 ** Conclusion463 ** The Collective Unconscious and the ''ālayavijñāna''468 ** Did a Common Problematic Lead to the ''ālayavijñāna'' and the Unconscious?474 ** Notes to Chapter Four482 * CONCLUSION495 * APPENDIX503 ** Translation of the ''Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra'' Chapter V and VIII.37504 *** Notes516 *** Tibetan Text520 ** Translation of the Proof Portion of the ''Yogācārabhūmi-Viniścaya- saṃgrahaṇī''526 *** Notes537 ** Translation of the ''Pravṛtti''/''Nivṛtti'' Portions of the ''Yogācārabhūmi-Viniścaya-saṃgrahaṇī''539 *** Notes563 *** Tibetan Text571 ** Translation of Ch. 1 of the ''Mahāyāna-saṃgraha''583 *** Notes635 ** Outline of the Texts716 * BIBLIOGRAPHY721

Books/Theory, Practice, and Ultimate Reality in the Thought of Mipham Rinpoche +

* Table of Contentsi * List of Diagrams and Tablesv * Acknowledgementsvi * Source Abbreviationsxii * Annotations, Diacritics and Transcriptionxiv * 1. Introduction1 ** 1.1 Mipham Rinpoche and the Precious Lamp of Certainty1 ** 1.2 Outline4 ** 1.3 The ''Precious Lamp of Certainty'': Context and Significance5 *** 1.3.1 Dialectical Philosophy and the Great Perfection5 *** 1.3.2 The ''Lamp'''s Purpose9 *** 1.3.3 The ''Lamp'''s Comparative Method11 ** 1.4 Methods and Sources12 *** 1.4.1 Tibetan Language Sources15 *** 1.4.2 English Language Sources19 *** 1.4.3 Digital Sources: ACIP24 ** 1.5 The Contributions of this Work25 * 2. The Life and Works of Mipham Rinpoche32 ** 2.1 Accounts of Mipham's life39 ** 2.2 The ''Essential Hagiography'' by mKhan chen Kun bzang dpal ldan42 * 3. Indo-Tibetan Buddhism: An Overview65 ** 3.1 Historical and Philosophical Dimensions of Buddhism65 ** 3.2 Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna66 ** 3.3 Important Teachings of Mahāyāna Scriptures73 *** 3.3.1 Prajñāpāramitā73 *** 3.3.2 The ''Saṃdhinirmocana'' and the "Essence Sūtras"75 *** 3.3.3 Sources for Buddhist Hermeneutics80 ** 3 .4 Traditions of Indian Madhyamaka84 *** 3.4.1 Origins of Prāsaṅgika and Svātantrika Madhyamaka84 *** 3.4.2 Yogācāra and the Yogācāra-Madhyamaka synthesis90 *** 3.4.3 Madhyamaka and Pramāṇa95 ** 3.5 Vajrayāna: Buddhist Tantra101 *** 3.5.1 Indian Origins101 *** 3.5.2 Philosophical Dimensions of Tantra104 *** 3.5.3 Styles of Tantric Practice115 * 4. Tibetan Buddhist Traditions and the Great Perfection119 ** 4.1 The Yarlung Empire and the Introduction of Buddhism120 ** 4.2 Early Nyingma Teachers and Texts126 *** 4.2.1 The Treasure Tradition129 *** 4.2.2 The Great Perfection133 **** 4.2.2.1 Origins133 **** 4.2.2.2 The View of the Great Perfection134 **** 4.2.2.3 The Three Classes of Great Perfection137 **** 4.2.2.4 Great Perfection in Practice139 *** 4.2.3 The Great Perfection in Comparative Philosophical Texts142 **** 4.2.3.1 Ch'an and the Great Perfection in the ''bSam gtan mig sgron''143 **** 4.2.3.2 Other Early Doxographies147 ** 4.3 The New Translation Period and the Nyingma Tradition152 *** 4.3.1 Rong zom Paṇḍita156 *** 4.3.2 The Rise of Scholasticism162 *** 4.3.3 Klong chen rab 'byams165 *** 4.3.4 Nyingma Monasticism and the Ecumenical Movement174 *** 4.3.5 A Nyingma Philosophy?178 * 5. Philosophical Distinctions of Mipham's Thought182 ** 5.1 The Gelug Philosophical Tradition183 ** 5.2 Theory, Practice and Ultimate Reality188 ** 5.3 Valid Cognition and Philosophical Analysis195 ** 5 .4 The Philosophy of Extrinsic Emptiness204 ** 5.5 Mipham's Interpretation of Extrinsic Emptiness211 ** 5.6 Mipham's Position on the ''Tathāgatagarbha''220 * 6. The Precious Lamp of Certainty229 ** 6.1 Recapitulation of Earlier Discussions229 ** 6.2 The Topics of the ''Lamp''231 *** 6.2.1 The Lamp and Tsong Khapa's ''Eight Great Difficult Points''235 *** 6.2.2 Some Observations on Topics Five, Six and Seven241 ** 6.3 View, Meditative Practice and Ultimate Reality in the Lamp245 *** 6.3.1 Anupakṣas and Pūrvapakṣas: An Overview246 **** 6.3.1.1 Essential Issues and Arguments in Topics One, Three and Four248 **** 6.3.1.2 Go ram pa's Analysis of View and Meditation in the TSB251 ***** 6.3.1.2.1 Go ram pa on the Ultimate View253 ***** 6.3.1.2.2 Go ram pa on Meditative Practice259 *** 6.3.2 Topic One: Philosophical View and Rational Negation262 **** 6.3.2.1 Tsong Khapa on the Negandum and its Substratum262 **** 6.3.2.2 Mipham's Theory of Negation267 ***** 6.3.2.2.1 Negation and the Definition of the Ultimate267 ***** 6.3.2.2.2 Mipham's Analysis of Negation in the MAZL272 ***** 6.3.2.2.3 Mipham's Theory of the Ultimate: Gnosis and Coalescence280 *** 6.3.3 Topics Three and Four: Tsong Khapa and Mipham on Modal Apprehension and Analytical Reasoning289 **** 6.3.3.1 Tsong Khapa on the Role of Conceptuality in Meditation289 **** 6.3.3.1.1 Yon tan rgya mtsho on Modal Apprehension and Analysis294 * 7. Ascertainment (''nges pa'') and Certainty (''nges shes''): Some Conclusions305 ** 7.1 Mipham's Place in Tibetan Philosophy327 * 8. The Translation of the Precious Lamp of Certainty338 ** 8.1 Method and Style338 ** 8.2 Technical terms340 *** 8.2.1 Proper Names347 *** 8.2.2 On the Use and Disuse of Sanskrit Terms348 *** 8.2.3 Outline of the ''Lamp'' and Khro shul 'jam rdor's Commentary348 *** Abbreviations and Bibliography349 ** 8.3 Translation of The Precious Lamp of Certainty350 *** [Introduction]350 *** [Topic One]352 *** [Topic Three]356 *** [Topic Four]360 *** [Topic Five]367 *** [Topic Six]372 *** [Topic Seven]380 *** [Conclusion]391 * 9. A Critical Edition of the Precious Lamp of Certainty395 *** 9.1.1 Editions Consulted395 *** 9.1.2 Abbreviations and Bibliography398 ** 9.2 A Critical Edition of the ''Precious Lamp of Certainty''400 *** [Introduction]400 *** [Topic One]403 *** [Topic Two]407 *** [Topic Three]412 *** [Topic Four]418 *** [Topic Five]427 *** [Topic Six]434 *** [Topic Seven]444 *** [Conclusion]458 * 10. Stainless Light: A Commentary on the Precious Lamp of Certainty462 *** [Topic One]472 *** [Topic Three]494 *** [Topic Four]509 *** [Topic Five]532 *** [Topic Six]548 *** [Topic Seven]576 *** [Conclusion]608 * 11. The Lion's Roar of the View of Extrinsic Emptiness616 * 12. Glossary of Technical Terms in Sanskrit, Tibetan and English627 * 13. Works Consulted645 * 14. Appendix: Explanatory Diagrams and Tables667 * 15. Notes to Tables674

Books/Thought of Buddha Nature as Depicted in the Laṅkāvatārasūtra +

*'''ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS''' *'''ABBREVIATIONS''' *'''INTRODUCTION''' ** '''General Introduction'''1 *** The Concept of the Buddha-nature4 *** The Individuality of the Buddha-nature5 **** The Tathāgatagarbha6 **** The Dharmakāya8 *** The Universality of the Buddha-nature10 *** Introduction to the Tathāgatagarbha literature15 *** Introduction to the Laṅkāvatārasūtra16 ** '''Clarification of the Topic'''24 *** Object of the present Study24 *** The Extent of Existing Studies on the Topic26 ** '''Scope and Method of The Research on the Topic Concerned'''28 *** Scope of the Research28 *** Research Methodology29 ** '''Plan of the Study'''29–33 *'''CHAPTER I: EVOLUTION OF THE BUDDHA-NATURE CONCEPT''' ** '''I.1. Traces of the Buddha-nature in Early Buddhism'''34 ** I.1.1. The Buddha-nature and the Buddha’s Enlightenment35 ** I.1.2. The Buddha-nature and the Luminous Mind42 ** '''I.2. Buddha-nature in Mahāyāna Buddhism'''44 ** I.2.1. The Buddha-nature and Mādhyamaka45 ** I.2.2. The Buddha-nature and Yogācāra50–59 * '''CHAPTER II: THE BUDDHA-NATURE IN THE TATHĀGATAGARBHA LITERATURE'''60 ** '''II.1. The Early Period'''62 ** II.1.1. The Tathāgatagarbhasūtra63 ** II.1.2. The Srīmālāsūtra66 ** II.1.3. The Mahāparinirvānasūtra70 ** II.1.4. The Ratnagotravibhāgaśāstra75 ** II.1.5. The Anuttarāśrayasūtra78 ** II.1.6. The Other Texts79 ** '''II.2. The Middle Period'''81 ** II.2.1. Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra81 ** II.2.2.The Buddha-nature Treatise82 ** II.2.3. Mahāyānasaṃparigrāhaśāstra86 ** '''II.3. The Later Period'''89 ** II.3.1. The Laṅkāvatārasūtra89 ** II.3.2. The Awakening of Mahāyāna Faith89 ** II.3.3. The Gaṇḍavyūhasūtra92-94 * '''CHAPTER III: THE LAṄKĀVATĀRASŪTRA AND HINDU PHILOSOPHY'''95 ** '''III.1. Āryadeva and the Laṅkāvatārasūtra'''96 ** III.1.1. Āryadeva and His Works96 ** III.1.2. Āryadeva and the Laṅkāvatārasūtra99 ** '''III.2. Six Hindu Philosophical Systems'''109 ** III.2.1. Sāṃkhya110 ** III.2.2. Yoga112 ** III.2.3. Nyāya113 ** III.2.4. Vaiśeṣika115 ** III.2.5. Mīmāṃsā116 ** III.2.6. Vedānta117 ** III.2.6.1. Vedānta philosophers117 ** III.2.6.2. Date of Vedānta121 ** '''III.3. The Buddha-nature and Brahman'''128-133 * '''CHAPTER IV: THE THOUGHT OF BUDDHA-NATURE IN THE LAṄKĀVATĀRASŪTRA'''134 **'''IV.1. Tathāgatagarbha and Ālayavijñāna: the Essence of Beings''' ** IV.1.1. System of Consciousnesses135 ** IV.1.2. The Ālayavijñāna140 ** IV.1.3. Ālayavijñāna and Tathāgatagarbha144 ** '''IV.2. TATHĀGATAGARBHA AND ĀTMAN'''149 ** '''IV.3. BUDDHATĀ: THE ESSENCE OF THE BUDDHA'''154 ** IV.3.1. Beyond the Twofold Hindrance and Ego157 ** IV.3.2. Overcoming the Twofold Death159 ** IV.3.3. Cleansing the Twofold Group of Passions160 ** '''IV.4. THE BUDDHA-NATURE AS DHARMAKĀYA'''162 ** IV.4.1. Origin and Development of the Dharmakāya162 ** IV.4.2. Dharmakāya in the Laṅkāvatārasūtra167–173 * '''CHAPTER V: THE PRACTICE OF BUDDHA-NATURE IN THE LAṄKĀVATĀRASŪTRA'''174 ** '''V.1. Sudden Enlightenment, Gradual Cultivation and the Revulsion'''175 ** V.1.1. Gradual Cultivation and Habit-energy175 ** V.1.1.1. Gradual Cultivation175 ** V.1.1.2. Habit-energy178 ** V.1.2. Sudden Enlightenment and Revulsion180 ** V.1.2.1. Sudden Enlightenment180 ** V.1.2.2. The Revulsion185 ** '''V.2. Self-Power and Other-Power'''189 ** V.2.1. Self-Power189 ** V.2.2. Other-Power197–205 * '''CHAPTER VI – FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE THOUGHT OF BUDDHA-NATURE IN CHINA'''206 ** '''VI.1. The Daosheng’s Thought of Buddha-Nature'''209 ** VI.1.1. Daosheng and the Nirvāṇa School209 ** VI.1.2. The Daosheng’s Doctrine of Buddha-nature212 ** VI.1.3. The Daosheng’s Doctrine of Sudden Enlightenment213 ** VI.1.4. Daosheng: The Theoretical Forerunner of Chan215 ** '''VI.2. The Buddha-Nature And Chan Buddhism'''216 ** VI.2.1. The Thought of Buddha-nature in Chan216 ** VI.2.2. Chan and the Laṅkāvatārasūtra244 ** VI.2.3. The Buddha-nature in Gongan and Mozhao Chan228 ** '''VI.3. The Buddha-Nature Thought in the Tiantai School'''235 ** '''VI.4. The Buddha-Nature Thought in the Huayan School'''239–245 * '''CONCLUSION'''246 ** '''Summation'''246 ** '''The Buddha-nature: Solution to Individual and Social Problems'''253 ** '''The Buddha-nature Today: A New Approach'''257–260 * '''BIBLIOGRAPHY'''261–284 * '''A GLOSSARY OF CHINESE CHARACTERS'''285–290

Books/Three Contemplations toward Buddha Nature +

<center>Contemplation I</center> <center>Bodhidharma's Kong-An</center> * Chapter 1: The Mind is Nowhere to be Found2 ** (A) A Brief Introduction to Kong-An2 ** (B) Master Huei-ko6 ** (C) Chopping off an Arm for the Dharma8 ** (D) The Kong-An ''Per se'': The Mind is Nowhere to be Found10 ** (E) To Contemplate on the Kong-An11 * Chapter 2: The Patriarch's Quatrain (Gāthā) for Advance Practice15 ** Verse 1. "Cease all the external Quests"17 ** Verse 2. "And Soothe the Mind of its Gasps"22 ** Verse 3. "Uphold your Mind as a Wall"25 ** Verse 4. "So as to embark on the Bodhi Route"28 ** Question and Response29 * Chapter 3: Bodhidharma's Skin, Flesh, Bones, and Marrow33 ** The Skin Kong-An36 ** The Flesh Kong-An38 ** The Bones Kong-An40 ** The Marrow Kong-An41 ** Question and Response44 <center>Contemplation II</center> <center>The Contemplation on "Hua-To"</center> * Chapter 4: Who is Saying 'Namo Amito-Fo'?46 ** (A) What is a Hua-To?46 ** (B) Where does the voice come from?46 ** (C) Who is chanting 'Namo Amito-Fo'?48 ** (D) To contemplate on the Hua-To about Amitabha Buddha51 ** Question and Response56 ** (1) The Sword of Wisdom56 ** (2)Soul, Cognizances, and the Buddha Nature56 ** (3) What is being reincarnated?61 ** (4) Ālaya does not disappear upon death62 ** (5) The Buddha Nature is real63 ** (6) The Middle Route65 * Chapter 5: Who is Saying 'Namo Amito-Fo'? (''contd''.)69 ** Question and Resonse71 <center>Contemplation III</center> <center>The Śūraṅgama Enquiries</center> * Chapter 6: An Overall View of ''The Śūraṅgama Sūtra''78 ** 1. The Māras of Vexation (Kleśa)87 *** (1) Attachment (love)88 *** (2) Aversion (hate)88 *** (3) Ignorance88 *** (4) Arrogance (or Pride)88 *** (5) Doubt (Disbelief)88 **** A. Doubt about oneself89 **** B. Doubt and the Dharma89 **** C. Doubt about the Gurus90 ***** 1. Doubt about our "Root Guru"—The Buddha90 ***** 2. Doubt about the Holy Saṃgha—Gurus in general90 ***** 3. Doubt about the Master who is instructing you—personal Guru91 **** D. Doubt about the Tathāgata Nature or Buddha Nature91 *** (6) Evil Views (Incorrect Concepts)91 **** A. Lateral Views92 ***** 1. The View on Constancy92 ***** 2. The View of Nihilism (The Views of Nothingness)94 **** B. Vicious Views95 **** C. The View of Corporeality96 **** D. Views of False Precepts97 ** 2. The Māra of "the Five Aggregates"98 ** 3. The Māra of Death98 ** 4. The Celestial Māra102 * Chapter 7: The Seven Positions to Locate the Mind110 **The Inquiry *** Where is the Mind?121 **Proposition 1 *** The Mind is in the body121 **Proposition 2 *** The Mind is outside of the body124 **Proposition 3 *** The Mind lies in between—within the Visual Organ125 **Proposition 4 *** The Mind is on the threshold127 **Proposition 5 *** The Mind arises at the Rendezvous of Senses and Dusts131 **Proposition 6 *** The Mind is in the Middle134 **Proposition 7 *** The Mind is Nowhere136 * Chapter 8: The Epilogue144 ** 1. The Mind of Normalcy and Unfluctuation is the Tao144 ** 2. The Middle Route146 ** 3. About "Auras"149 * About the Author151 * Illustration—Mahayana Guardian Pusa Wei-to157

Books/Three Short Treatises by Vasubandhu, Sengzhao, and Zongmi +

* A Message on the Publication of the English Tripiṭaka by NUMATA Yehanv * Editorial Foreword by Kenneth K. Tanakavii * Publisher’s Foreword by A. Charles Mullerix *Three Short Treatises by Vasubandhu, Sengzhao, and Zongmi *A Mahayana Demonstration on the Theme of Action ** Contents3 ** Translator’s Introduction5 ** ''A Mahayana Demonstration on the Theme of Action''9 ** Notes46 *Essays of Sengzhao ** Contents49 ** Translator’s Introduction51 ** ''Essays of Sengzhao''61 ** Notes123 *Treatise on the Origin of Humanity ** Contents139 ** Translator’s Introduction141 ** ''Treatise on the Origin of Humanity''145 ** Notes169 * Glossary171 * Bibliography183 * Index187 * A List of the Volumes of the BDK English Tripiṭaka (First Series)203 +

Books/Three Texts on Madhyamaka by Shakya Chokden +

* Publisher's Notevii * Translator's Noteix *'''Part One: Wish Fulfilling Meru''' * INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION OF MADHYAMAKA2 ** I. Definition of the Middle Path2 ** II. Explanation of the Defined Term2 *** A. Identification of Extremes2 **** 1. Identification in General3 **** 2. Identification in this Case3 **** 3. Refutation of Objections5 *** B. Identification of the Path5 *** C. Establishment of the Path as "The Middle"6 * DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS TYPES OF MADHYAMAKA7 ** III. Divisions of the Basis of Definition7 *** A. Brief Presentation of Divisions7 **** 1. The Nature of Divisions7 **** 2. The Sources of Divisions7 **** 3. Showing Others' Assertions as Narrow8 * THE ORIGINATION OF MADHYAMAKA IN INDIA9 *** B. Extensive Explanation9 **** 1. How Madhyamaka Treatises were Composed9 * THE SPREADING OF MADHYAMAKA IN TIBET21 **** 2. How Madhyamaka Treatises Came to Tibet21 * CONCLUDING DISCUSSION31 **** 3. Concluding [the Text] with a Little Refutation and Establishment31 *'''Part Two: Drop of Nectar of Definitive Meaning''' ** I. The Way of Entering the Great Mansion of Definitive Meaning through Acceptance of the False Truth38 ** II. The Way of Entering the Great Mansion of Definitive Meaning through Acceptance of the Ultimate Truth40 *** A. How to Practice at the Time of Severing Conceptual Elaborations by the View40 *** B. How to Proceed at the Time of Applying Conventions by Knowledge-Expressions of Aryas40 *'''Part Three: Great Ship of Discrimination that Sails into the Ocean of Definitive Meaning''' ** I. Brief Presentation44 ** II. Extensive Explanation44 *** A. How the Prasangika and Svatantrika Branches Diverged45 *** B. The Explanation of the Differences of their Tenets46 **** 1. The Presentation of My Own Tradition46 **** 2. Refutation of Traditions of Others49 *'''Appendices:''' *** An Outline54 *** Notes57 *** Glossary86 *** Bibliography99

Books/Tibetan Zen +

* Acknowledgmentsix * Abbreviationsxi * Introduction1 ** 1. Orientations25 ** 2. Masters of Meditation43 ** 3. Teachers and Students57 ** 4. The Practice of Genealogy71 ** 5. Encounter and Emptiness99 ** 6. Debate113 ** 7. Observing the Mind131 ** 8. Authority and Patronage147 ** 9. Funerals and Miracles163 ** 10. Zen and Tantra175 * Notes193 * Works Cited207 * Index215 +

Books/Toward a New Image of Paramārtha +

* List of Illustrationsviii * Acknowledgementsx * List of Abbreviations and Conventionxii * Introduction1 * 1 Two Competing Readings of the Notion of ''Jiexing'' 解性21 * 2 Doubts about the Connection between the ''Awakening of Faith'' and Paramārtha37 * 3 A Philological Investigation of Dunhuang Fragment T280551 * 4 Doctrinal Coherence between T2805 and the Works of Paramārtha107 * 5 Two Shelun Lineages and How the ''Awakening of Faith'' Came to Be Attributed to Paramārtha123 * 6 What Exactly Is ''Jiexing''?151 * 7 Paramārtha as a Successor to Vasubandhu177 * 8 Conclusion211 * Notes219 * Bibliography257 * Index268 +