A Fine Blend of Mahamudra and Madhyamaka

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* {{i|Preface|ix}}
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* {{i|Introduction|1}}
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** {{i|General Remarks|1}}
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** {{i|A Summary of the Amanasikāra Cycle and the<br> *''Mahāmudrākanakamālā''|7}}
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** {{i|Maitrlpa’s Life Story in the ''‘Bri gang bKa’ brgyud chos mdzod''|23}}
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* {{i|The Collection of Texts on Non-conceptual Realization (The ''Ama¬
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nasikära Cycle'')|41}}
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** {{i|1. The Destruction of Wrong Views (''Kudrstinirghätana'')|41}}
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tion of Wrong Views" (''Kudrstinirghātavākyatippinikā)|51}}
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3. The Major Offences (Müläpattayah) 55
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4. The Gross Offences (Sthüläpattayah) 57
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5. A Jewel Garland of True Reality (Tattvaratndvall) 59
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6. Explaining the Seals of the Five Tathägatas (Pancatathägatamudrävivarana) 95
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7. A Presentation of Empowerment (Sekanirdesa) 107
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8. The Succession of the Four Seals (Caturmudränvaya) 119
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9. A Summary of the Meaning of Empowerment
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(Sekatätparyasamgraha) 133
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10. The Five Aspects [of Vajrasattva]
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([Vajrasattva-]Paficäkära) 147
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11. A Discourse on Illusion (Mäyänirukti) 155
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12. A Discourse on Dream (Svapnanirukti) 159
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13. An Elucidation of True Reality (Tattvaprakäsa) 163
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14. An Elucidation of Non-Abiding (Apratisthänaprakäsa) 169
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15. An Elucidation of [the Term] “Indivisible union”
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(Yuganaddhaprakäsa) 175
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16. The Manifestation of Great Bliss (Mahäsukhaprakäsa) 181
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17. The Twenty Verses on True Reality (Tattvavimsikä) 187
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18. The Twenty Verses on Mahäyäna (Mahäyänavimsikä) 193
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19. The Five Verses on Penetrating Insight (Nirvedhapancaka) 199
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20. The Six Verses on the Middle [Path] (Madhyamasatka) 203
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21. The Five [Verses on Transcendent] Love (Premapahcaka) 207
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22. The Ten Verses on True Reality (Tattvadasaka) 211
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23. A Justification of Non-conceptual Realization
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(.Amanasikärädhära) 241
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24. The Six Verses on the Co-emergent (Sahajasatka) 259
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25. A Pith Instruction on Reality Called A Treasure of Dohas
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(*Dohänidhinämatattvopadesa) 263
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26. A Pith Instruction on Settling the Mind Without Becoming
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Engaged in the Thought Processes of Projecting and
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Gathering—A Genuine Secret (Shes pa spro bsdu med
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par ‘jog pa ’i man ngag gsang ba dam pa) 269
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27. A Golden Garland of Mahämudrä
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(*Mahämudräkanakamälä) 273
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Conclusion 315
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Edition of the Sanskrit and Tibetan Texts 319
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General Remarks 319
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1. Kudrstinirghätana 323
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2. Kudrstinirghätaväkyatippinikä 333
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3. Müläpattayah 337
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4. Sthüläpattayah 339
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5. TattvaratnävalT. 341
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6. Pahcatathägatamudrävivarana 371
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7. Sekanirdesa 385
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8. Caturmudränvaya 389
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9. Sekatätparyasamgraha 403
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10. [Vajrasattva-JPahcäkära 415
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11. Mäyänirukti 427
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12. Svapnanirukti 433
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13. Tattvaprakäsa 437
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14. Apratisthänaprakäsa 443
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15. Yuganaddhaprakäsa 447
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16. Mahäsukhaprakäsa 451
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17. Tattvavimsikä 457
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18. Mahäyänavimsikä 465
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19. Nirvedhapahcaka 473
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20. Madhyamasatka 477
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21. Premapancaka 481
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22. Tattvadasaka 485
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23. Amanasikärädhära 489
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24. Sahajasatka 499
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25. *Dohänidhinämatattvopadesa 503
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26. Shes pa spro bsdu med par ‘jog pa’i man ngag gsang ba
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dam pa 507
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27. *Mahämudräkanakamälä 511
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Bibliography 543
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Primary Sources (Indian) 543
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Primary Sources (Tibetan) 549
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References 551
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Index 559
 
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The collection of twenty-six texts on non-conceptual realization is the result of blending the essence and tantric mahamudra teachings of Saraha, Nagarjuna and Savaripa with a particular form of Madhyamaka philosophy, called 'non-abiding' (apratisthana), which aims at radically transcending any conceptual assessment of true reality. This goal is achieved by "withdrawing one's attention" (amanasikara) from anything that involves the duality of a perceived and perceiver. The result is a "luminous self-empowerment," Maitripa's (986–1063) final tantric analysis of amanasikara. The collection of texts on non-conceptual realization plays a crucial role, as it constitutes, together with Naropa's teachings, the main source of bKa' brgyud lineages. The edition and translation of this collection is followed by another text attributed to Maitripa, the *Mahamudrakanakamala, which was translated by Mar pa Lo tsa ba Chos kyi blo gros (11th century) into Tibetan. The *Mahamudrakanakamala picks up on the themes of the collection and shows that all aspects of Maitripa's mahamudra were indeed passed on to early bKa' brgyud masters. Besides an English translation and analysis, the present publication contains a new edition of the available Sanskrit on the basis of the editio princeps by Haraprasad Shastri, the edition of the Studying Group of Sacred Tantric Texts at Taisho University, the Nepalese manuscript NGMPP B 22/24, and the manuscript no. 151 from the Todai University Library. The Tibetan edition of all texts is based on the Derge and Peking bsTan 'gyur and the dPal spungs edition of Karmapa VII Chos grags rgya mtsho's (1454-1506) Collection of Indian Mahamudra Works (Phyag rgya chen po'i rgya gzhung). (Source Accessed Feb 11, 2020)

Citation Mathes, Klaus-Dieter. A Fine Blend of Mahāmudrā and Madhyamaka: Maitrīpa's Collection of Texts on Non-conceptual Realization (Amanasikāra). Philosophisch-Historische Klasse Sitzungsberichte 869. Beiträge zur Kultur- und Geistesgeschichte Asiens 90. Vienna: Österreichischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften, 2015. https://austriaca.at/7786-9inhalt?frames=yes.

Madhyamaka - Along with Yogācāra, it is one of the two major philosophical schools of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Founded by Nāgārjuna around the second century CE, it is rooted in the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras, though its initial exposition was presented in Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā. Skt. मध्यमक Tib. དབུ་མ་ Ch. 中觀見

NGMPP - Nepal German Manuscript Preservation Project

Mahāmudrā - Mahāmudrā refers to an advanced meditation tradition in Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna forms of Into-Tibetan Buddhism that is focused on the realization of the empty and luminous nature of the mind. It also refers to the resultant state of buddhahood attained through such meditation practice. In Tibet, this tradition is particularly associated with the Kagyu school, although all other schools also profess this tradition. The term also appears as part of the four seals, alongside dharmamūdra, samayamudrā, and karmamudrā. Skt. महामुद्रा Tib. ཕྱག་རྒྱ་ཆེན་པོ།

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