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

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. . . The present study will have a twofold purpose: 1) to examine the history of the Buddha-nature concept in an attempt to discover a central core of meaning inherent in the concept, and 2) to evaluate Dōgen's view of the Buddha-nature in the light of that central core of meaning. Parts I and II of this work, which examine the doctrinal history of the Buddha-nature concept in India and China, are devoted to the former task, and Part III, which examines Dōgen's thought concerning the Buddha-nature, is devoted to the latter. It is hoped that through the examination of Dōgen's conception of the Buddha-nature in the light of the previous articulation of the concept, it will be possible to form conclusions concerning the significance of Dōgen's thought in Buddhist doctrinal history. (Grosnick, introduction, 7–8)

Citation	Grosnick, William. "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." PhD diss., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1979.

- - 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 Buddhadhātu38
  - A. The First Meaning: The Buddhadhātu as the "Store" of the Buddhadharmas39
  - B. The Second Meaning: The Buddhadhātu as the Basis (Āśraya) of the Buddhadharmas48
  - 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 Buddhadhātu66

Chapter III: The Amalgamation of the Tathagatagarbha and Buddhadhatu Concepts with Yogacarin Teachings. A. Evidence of Yogacarin-Tathagatagarbria Syncretism B. Differences Within the Yogacarin School. C. The Positive Evaluation of the Absolute in Both Yogacarin and Tathli.gatagarbha. Texts: Somet~.ing "Left Over" in Emptiness • Page iii viii . 1 . 15 16 1. .7., . 22 26 38 39 48 51 59 61 66 76 76 81 85

D. The Buddhadluitu and Subject-Object Non-Duality. . 89 E. The Tathiigatagarbha and the Three Svabhavas . 100 Conclusion: The Central Features of the Buddhadhatu Concept in India. . 105 Part II: The Buddha-Nature Concept in China 112 Chapter IV: The Introduction of the Buddha-Nature Concept to China . . 113 A. The Popularity of the Buddha-Nature Concept in China 113 B. Early Reactions to the Mahii.parinirvanasutra 123 C. Chih-yi. 132 D. T'ien-t'ai and Hua-yen Disagreements over the Buddha-Nature. 135 Chapter V: The Ekayana-Triycina Controversy , -1er th,: Buddha-Nature . 144 A. A Short History of the Controversy 144 B. A Critical Appraisal of the Issues Involved in the Controversy . 154 Chapter VI: Ch'an Buddhist Understandings of the Buddha-Nature. 161 A. T'ang Dynasty Ch'an: The Treatment of the Buddha- Nature in its Scriptural Context. 162 B, Confusion and Corruption in Sung Dynasty Ch'an 172 Conclusion: The Main Characteristics of the Buddha- Nature Theory in China. 181 Part III: Dogen's Understanding of the Buddha-Nature. 187 Chapter VII: The Formation of Dogen's Understanding of the Buddha-Nature. . 188 A. The Tendai Concept of Original Enlightenment. 189 B. Reactions Against the Idea of Original Enlightenment • 19.!i- C. Dogen's Dilemma and Its Subsequent Resolution. 198

Chapter VIII: Dogen's Understanding of the Buddha-Nature. A. The Basic Premise of Dogen's Idea of the BuddhaNature: What is it? . B. "All-Being" and the Buddha-Nature: the Phenomenal as the Absolute. C. "All-Being" as a Realm of Subject-Object Non-Duality D. Subject-Object Non-Duality and the Enlightenment of the Insentient. E. Enlightenment as a Bodily Attainment. F. The Dynamic Quality of All-Being. G. The Buddha-Nature and Eternality. H. Time and the Buddha-Nature. Chapter IX: Dogen's Understanding of Practice and the Buddha-Nature. A. The Need to Practice the Buddha-Nature. B. The Rejection of Stages in Practice and Striving for Enlightenment. C. Practice as the Completed Activity of the Buddha. D. Everyday Life as the Stuff of Practice. E. Wrong Practice. F. Practice and the Conception of Original Enlightenment Conclusion: The Significance of Dogen's Thought Concerning the Buddha-Nature. Appendix: An Annotated Translation of Dogen's Shobogenzo Bussho Bibliography. vii 208 209 210 . 213 218 . 220 221 223 224 228 228 . 233 . 236 240 244 248 257 265 323

Dōgen. 正法眼蔵 (Shōbōgenzō), T2582, 82: https://21dzk.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/SAT/ddb-bdk-sat2.php

Manuscript Editions:
- 75 fascicles, "original" edition, edited by Dōgen.
- 12 fascicles Yōkōji edition.
- 60 fascicles Eiheiji edition, edited by Giun (1253-1333).
- 84 fascicles edition, edited by Bonsei (d. 1427) in 1419.
- 89 fascicles edition, edited by Manzan Dōhaku (1636-1715) in 1684 at Daishōji.
- 95 fascicles edition, edited by Kōzen (1627-1693) in 1690 at Eiheiji.