Maitreya's Distinguishing the Middle from the Extremes

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Author’s Preface.......................................................................................... xv
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Abbreviations............................................................................................. xix
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P art One: Introduction
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Part One: Introduction
Study of the Madhyāntavibhāga...................................................................3
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Yogācāra Buddhist Philosophy..............................................................3
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What Is Yogācāra............................................................................ 5
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Ālaya-vijñāna...................................................................................9
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Vijñapti-mātra............................................................................... 12
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Trisvabhāva....................................................................................15
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A Semiotic Soteriology.................................................................20
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The Madhyāntavibhāga Corpus.......................................................... 28
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Madhyāntavibhāga........................................................................ 29
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Madhyāntavibhāga-bhāsya........................................................... 32
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Madhyāntavibhāga-tīkā.................................................................34
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Authorship and Dates....................................................................36
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The MAV/Bh’s Relation to Other Texts...................................... 41
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The MAV/Bh’s Place in the Yogācāra Tradition........................ 45
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The Exegesis of the Madhyãntavibhāga.............................................48
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Exegesis of the Introduction......................................................... 48
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Exegesis of Chapter 1: Definitions..............................................50
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Exegesis of Chapter 2: Obstructions............................................66
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Exegesis of Chapter 3: Reality..................................................... 74
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Exegesis of Chapter 4: Cultivation of Antidotes, States,
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and Results...............................................................................87
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Exegesis of Chapter 5: The Unsurpassed Vehicle...................... 95
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Exegesis of the Concluding Verse..............................................110
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Part Two: Annotated Translation of the Madhyāntavibhāga/-bhāsya
Part Two: Annotated Translation of the M adhyāntavibhāga/-bhāsya
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Introduction......................................................................................... 115
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I. Definitions....................................................................................... 117
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II. Obstructions................................................................................... 131
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III. Reality............................................................................................143
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IV. Cultivation of Antidotes, States, and Results.............................161
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V..The Unsurpassed Vehicle...............................................................173
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Concluding Verse................................................................................192
 
 
Glossary, Bibliography, and Index
 
Glossary, Bibliography, and Index
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Bibliography...............................................................................................199
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Index............................................................................................................213
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Maitreyanātha's Distinguishing the Middle from the Extremes (Madhyāntavibhāga) was transmitted to us by the noble Asaṅga, great saint and champion scholar of fourth century CE Indic Buddhism—along with Vasubandhu’s commentary on the text. It is one of the five seminal texts of what the Tibetans call the “magnificent deeds tradition of universal vehicle Buddhism, according to its spiritual focus and ethical impact. Its emphasis on the nondual, primarily mental nature of reality most powerfully supports the great messianic vow of the bodhisattva, the entry into the universal vehicle lifestyle. In his study introducing the translation, Dr. D'Amato analyzes and elucidates the teachings of this text and its associated school with great learning and insight. (Source: Tibet House)

Citation D'Amato, Mario, trans. Maitreya's Distinguishing the Middle from the Extremes (Madhyāntavibhāga): Along with Vasubandhu's Commentary (Madhyāntavibhāga-bhāṣya); A Study and Annotated Translation. Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences. Tengyur Translation Initiative. New York: American Institute of Buddhist Studies, Columbia University's Center for Buddhist Studies and Tibet House US, 2012.