A Study on the Ratnagotravibhāga (Uttaratantra)

Translation of The Treatise on the Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna (84000)

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Jikido Takasaki's seminal work on the Ratnagotravibhāga includes a critical introduction, a synopsis of the text, a translation from the original Sanskrit text in comparison with its Tibetan and Chinese versions, critical notes, appendixes, and indexes. The work is split into two parts. The first consists of a critical and detailed study on the structure of the text and the position of the Ratnagotravibhāga in Mahāyāna Buddhism, and the second consists of a translation of the Sanskrit text into English.

Citation	Takasaki, Jikidō. A Study on the Ratnagotravibhāga (Uttaratantra): Being a Treatise on the Tathāgatagarbha Theory of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Serie Orientale Roma XXXIII. Rome: Istituto Italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente (IsMEO), 1966. https://archive.org/details/bdrc-W1KG1582/page/n1/mode/2up.

List of Abbreviationsix
Prefacexi
Introduction1
- I. The Ratnagotravibhāga, its Text, Translation, and Traditions concering the Author5
  - 1. Text5
  - 2. Translations & Traditions concerning the Author6
- II. The Structure of the Text10
  - 1. Basic Text and Commentary10
  - 2. Chinese Account of the Basic Verses12
  - 3. Supposed Form of the Original Text18
  - 4. The Commentary and Later Additions19
- III. Keypoint of the Discourse20
  - 1. Ratnagotra, the Germ of the Three Jewels20
  - 2. 4 Aspects of the Germ23
  - 3. The Absolute26
- IV. Genealogy of the Tathāgatagarbha Theory32
  - 1. Sources of the Ratnagotravibhāga32
  - 2. Cittaprakrti and Āganutukakleśa34
  - 3. Buddhajñana in the Avatamsaka35
  - 4. The Tathāgatagarbhasūtra36
  - 5. The Āryaśrīmālāsūtra37
  - 6. The Anūnatvâpūrnatvanirdeśa and the Mahāparinirvānasūtra39
  - 7. The Mahāyānasūtrâlankāra40
- V. Works on the Tathāgatagarbha Theory Contemporary with or Succeeding the Ratna.45
  - 1. The Mahāyanadharmadhātvaviśesaśāstra45
  - 2. The Buddhagotraśastra47
  - 3. The Anuttarâśrayasūtra49
  - 4. The Lankāvatāra and the Mahāyānaśraddhôtpādaśāstra53
- VI. The Position of the Ratna. in Mahāyāna Buddhism54
  - 1. The Ratna. as a Criticism on the Prajñāpāramitā54
  - 2. The Ratna. and the Vijñānavāda57
  - 3. Consideration on the Date and Authorship of the Ratna.61
Synopsis of the Text63
Translation and Notes135

Appendixes
- I. Supposed for of the Original Śloka-grantha393
- II. Corrections & Emendations to the Sanskrit Text396
- III. Description of the Ultimate Reality by Means of the Six Categories400
Indexes
- 1. Index of Sanskrit Terms411
- 2. Index of Works, Authors & Schools437

Maitreya; Asaṅga, (thogs med). theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos (mahāyānottaratantraśāstra-ratnagotra-vibhāga). Chinese: 究竟一乘寶性論 (jiu jing yi ch'eng bao xing lun). Dege 4024, sems tsam, phi 54b1-73a7. Translator(s): Sajjana, Rngog lo tsā ba blo ldan shes rab. Peking, Q 5525. Narthang, N 4293. In bstan 'gyur (sde dge), Vol. 123: 107-146. Delhi: delhi karmapae choedhey, gyalwae sungrab partun khang, 1982-1985. Columbia AIBS. ACIP Text.
1. This book Includes: a critical introduction, a synopsis of the text, a translation from the original Sanskrit text, in comparison with its Tibetan and Chinese versions, critical notes, appendixes and indexes.