Buddha-Nature: Through the Eyes of Go rams pa Bsod nams seng ge in Fifteenth-Century Tibet
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+ | |BookToc=*{{i|ABSTRACT|iii}} | ||
+ | *{{i|ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS|viii}} | ||
+ | *{{i|INTRODUCTION|1}} | ||
+ | **{{i|General Introduction|1}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Past Scholarship and Dissertation Focus|4}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Research Strategy and Methodology|8}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Introduction to the ''Sdom Gsum Kha Skong''|10}} | ||
+ | ****{{i|The Topical Outline of the First Chapter of the ''Sdom Gsum Kha<br>Skong''|13}} | ||
+ | *{{i|CHAPTER I - BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SA SKYA SCHOOL|20}} | ||
+ | **{{i|'Khon Family Lineage|20}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Sa chen Kun-dga’ snying-po|22}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Slob-dpon Rin-po-che Bsod nams rtse mo|24}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Rje btsun Rin po che Grags pa rgyal mtshan|25}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Sa skya Pandita Kun dga' rgyal mtshan|26}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|'Gro mgon Chos rgyal 'Phags pa|30}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Ngor E wam Chos Idan and Ngor chen Kun dga' bzang po|33}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Nalendra and Rong ston Shes bya kun rig|34}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|The Tshar pa and Tshar chen Blo gsal rgya mtsho|35}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Other Important Monasteries|37}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Sa Skya College in India|39}} | ||
+ | *{{i|CHAPTER II - BIOGRAPHY OF GO RAMS PA|42}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Accounts of Go rams pa's Life|42}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Go rams pa's Birth|43}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Entering into the Religious Life and Early Studies|44}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Youthful Travels and Studies in Central Tibet|45}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Higher Studies with Many Great Masters|46}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Receiving Ordination of a Full Monk (Bhiksu)|50}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Persuaded from Returning Home|50}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Propagating the Teachings of Buddha|52}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Establishment of a Monastic College|57}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|His Death and Relics|59}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|His Disciples|64}} | ||
+ | *{{i|CHAPTER III - GO RAMS PA'S OBJECTS OF REFUTATION|66}} | ||
+ | *{{i|PART I|66}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Identification of the Objects of Refutations|69}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Rgyal tshab and His Followers|69}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Claimed Followers of Rong ston|73}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Bus ton, Shākya Mchog Idan and Their Followers|74}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Mang thos's Interpretation of Go rams pa's Thought|80}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Go rams pa's own Interpretation|82}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Hypothetical Questions|83}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Mang thos's Understanding of Go rams pa's Intention|84}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|The Two Purities are Mutually Exclusive|85}} | ||
+ | *{{i|CHAPTER IV - GO RAMS PA'S REFUTATION OF JO NANG PA ON<br>BUDDHA-NATURE|89}} | ||
+ | *{{i|PART II|89}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Refutation of Truly Existing Buddha-nature|89}} | ||
+ | **{{i|History of the Jo nang pa Tradition|90}} | ||
+ | **{{i|A Summary of Jo nang pa's Gzhan stong Theory|93}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Positioning Jo nang pa School|95}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Distinction between Rang stong and Gzhan stong|102}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Meaning of the Non-differentiation of the Basis and the Result|103}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Claiming their Assertion to be in accord with Sūtras and Śāstras|103}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Classification of Real and Imputation|110}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Demonstrating the Classification of Real and Imputation with<br>Examples|110}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Claiming All Three Tantras to be Valid|111}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Refutation of ways in which they accept the result|116}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Refutation of the Ontology: Contradiction with Definitive Treatises|118}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Contradiction with the logical reasons which refutes Realists|118}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Contradiction with the Sequence of the Turning the Wheel of Dharma|120}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Contradiction to the Intent of Sūtra, Tantra and Śāstra|122}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Illustrating the Reasons of Investigation without Bias|123}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Essence of the Important Points in Brief|124}} | ||
+ | *{{i|CONCLUSION|125}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Ascertainment with evidence|128}} | ||
+ | *{{i|APPENDICES|130}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Appendix A: The text of ''sdom gsum kha skong'''s first chapter on basis (''gzhi'')<br>and its translation|130}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Note on the Versification|130}} | ||
+ | **{{i|The Text and Translation|130}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Appendix B: Go rams pa's writings|181}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Volume I|182}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Volume II|187}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Volume III|188}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Volume IV|189}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Volume V|194}} | ||
+ | **{{i|List of his works arranged by subjects|198}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|On the Hevajra Tantra:|198}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|On the Cakrasamvara Tantra:|200}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|On the Guhyasamāja Tantra:|200}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|On the Vajrabhairava Teaching:|201}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|On the Yoga Tantra:|201}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|On the Prajñāpāramitā:|201}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|On the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya:|201}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|On the Logic and Epistemology (''Pramāṇa''):|202}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|On the Madhyamaka Philosophy:|202}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|On the Three Sets of Vows:|202}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|On the Yoga Tantra:|203}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Various Praises, Prayers and Answers to some Questions|203}} | ||
+ | *{{i|BIBLIOGRAPHY|208}} | ||
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+ | **{{i|Primary Sources and Translations; Sūtras and Tantras|208}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Commentaries and Philosophical Treatises|209}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Primary Sources of Works by Tibetans|212}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Secondary Sources|215}} | ||
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Abstract
This dissertation explores the evolving interpretation and understanding of the Buddha-nature in Fifteenth-Century Tibet, through the eyes of Go rams pa Bsod nams seng ge (1429-1489), a prominent scholar of the Sa skya school of Tibetan Buddhism. The previous work of European and American scholars in this field have led to our general understanding of Buddha-nature as an innate potential for enlightenment that lies within all sentient beings. The concept of Buddha-nature provides the primary answer to a question with which all Mahāyānists have been philosophically concerned, throughout history: are all sentient beings capable of attaining Buddhahood? The Mahāyāna, more specifically, Madhyamaka theory of Buddha-nature answers the question unequivocally: "Since all sentient beings possess Buddha-nature they are guaranteed to achieve the state of Buddhahood." This research has been mostly limited to the interpretations of Indian and Chinese texts and to a study of only certain Tibetan schools. This dissertation seeks to fill the gap in present scholarship by analyzing the systematic thought of Go rams pa, who set out to provide a critical analysis, explain the internal coherence, and map out the organization of diverse Indian and Tibetan interpretations of this complex idea. I demonstrate in two fundamental ways that Go rams pa developed an unique view of Buddha-nature in two ways: First, I explore the facts Go rams pa's interpretation of Buddha-nature that contribute to his unique perspective. Second, I analyze his opponents' views on the subject thereby illuminating its distinctive features in an historical context. Throughout this study, I deploy a comparative apparatus considering the different views that Go rams pa thought was wrong. Given this fifteenth-century debate, we realize that the understanding of Buddha-nature is subtle and complicated; yet this study is vital to explicate its implications. I conclude that according to Go rams pa, Buddha-nature is to be understood as unity of the emptiness of the mind and clarity which is the nature of mind.
Citation | Jorden, Khenpo Ngawang. "Buddha-Nature: Through the Eyes of Go rams pa Bsod nams seng ge in Fifteenth-Century Tibet." PhD diss., Harvard University, 2003. |
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