Rong-ston on Buddha-Nature: A Commentary on the Fourth Chapter of the Ratnagotravibhāga

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|BookToc=*{{i|Foreword and acknowledgements |3}}
*{{i|Introduction |5}}
* {{i|1. The doctrine of buddha-nature|7}}
** {{i|1.1. Overview|7}}
** {{i|1.2. Sources|8}}
*** {{i|1.2.1. The sūtras|8}}
*** {{i|1.2.2. The śāstras|11}}
* {{i|2. The ''Ratnagotravibhāga''|14}}
** {{i|2.1. The text of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga''|14}}
** {{i|2.2. The question of the authorship of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga''|15}}
** {{i|2.3. The ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' in India|16}}
** {{i|2.4. The ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' in Tibet|17}}
*** {{i|2.4.1. The analytical school of Blo-ldan shes-rab|18}}
*** {{i|2.4.2. The meditative school of Btsan Kha-bo-che|21}}
** {{i|2.5. Previous studies and the aim of the present work|22}}
* {{i|3. Rong-ston and his presentation of buddha-nature|25}}
** {{i|3.1. A short glimpse at the life of Rong-ston Shes-bya kun-rig|25}}
** {{i|3.2. Rong-ston’s presentation of buddha-nature|31}}
*** {{i|3.2.1. Introduction|31}}
*** {{i|3.2.2. The buddha excellences and the ''dharmakāya''|33}}
*** {{i|3.2.3. The ''dhātu'' as a cause|36}}
*** {{i|3.2.4. The ''gotra'' and the luminous nature of the mind|37}}
*** {{i|3.2.5. Rong-ston and the ''Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā''|40}}
*** {{i|3.2.6. Summary|41}}
* {{i|4. Translation of Rong-ston’s commentary on RGV I.27–95[a]|43}}
** {{i|4.1. Notes on the translation|43}}
** {{i|4.2. The translation|45}}
* {{i|Bibilography|109}}
* {{i|Appendices|119}}
** {{i|Appendix I: Outline of the translation (''sab cad'')|119}}
** {{i|Appendix II: Zusammenfassung und Lebenslauf (German)|123, 125}}
** {{i|Appendix III: Tibetan text|129}}
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