Theory, Practice, and Ultimate Reality in the Thought of Mipham Rinpoche
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***{{i|4.2.3 The Great Perfection in Comparative Philosophical Texts|142}} | ***{{i|4.2.3 The Great Perfection in Comparative Philosophical Texts|142}} | ||
****{{i|4.2.3.1 Ch'an and the Great Perfection in the ''bSam gtan mig sgron''|143}} | ****{{i|4.2.3.1 Ch'an and the Great Perfection in the ''bSam gtan mig sgron''|143}} | ||
− | 4.2 .3.2 Other Early Doxographies | + | ****{{i|4.2.3.2 Other Early Doxographies|147}} |
− | 4.3 The New Translation Period and the Nyingma Tradition | + | **{{i|4.3 The New Translation Period and the Nyingma Tradition|152}} |
− | 4.3.1 Rong zom | + | ***{{i|4.3.1 Rong zom Paṇḍita|156}} |
− | 4.3.2 The Rise | + | ***{{i|4.3.2 The Rise of Scholasticism|162}} |
− | 4.3.3 Klong chen rab 'byams | + | ***{{i|4.3.3 Klong chen rab 'byams|165}} |
− | 4.3.4 Nyingma Monasticism and the Ecumenical Movement | + | ***{{i|4.3.4 Nyingma Monasticism and the Ecumenical Movement|174}} |
− | 4.3.5 A Nyingma Philosophy? | + | ***{{i|4.3.5 A Nyingma Philosophy?|178}} |
− | 5. Philosophical Distinctions | + | *{{i|5. Philosophical Distinctions of Mipham's Thought|182}} |
− | 5.1 The Gelug Philosophical Tradition | + | **{{i|5.1 The Gelug Philosophical Tradition|183}} |
− | 5.2 Theory, Practice and Ultimate Reality | + | **{{i|5.2 Theory, Practice and Ultimate Reality|188}} |
− | 5.3 Valid Cognition and Philosophical Analysis | + | **{{i|5.3 Valid Cognition and Philosophical Analysis|195}} |
− | 5 .4 The Philosophy of Extrinsic Emptiness | + | **{{i|5 .4 The Philosophy of Extrinsic Emptiness|204}} |
− | 5.5 Mipham's Interpretation of Extrinsic Emptiness | + | **{{i|5.5 Mipham's Interpretation of Extrinsic Emptiness|211}} |
− | 5.6 Mipham's Position on the | + | **{{i|5.6 Mipham's Position on the ''Tathāgatagarbha''|220}} |
6. The Precious Lamp of Certainty .............. .......... .... .......... ............ 229 | 6. The Precious Lamp of Certainty .............. .......... .... .......... ............ 229 | ||
6.1 Recapitulation of Earlier Discussions ............... ....................... .. 229 | 6.1 Recapitulation of Earlier Discussions ............... ....................... .. 229 |
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Abstract
This thesis explores the thought of one of Tibet's preeminent scholars, 'Jam mgon 'Ju Mi pham rnam rgyal (1846-1912), focusing on one of his most important texts, the Precious Lamp of Certainty. The critical philosophical traditions of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist scholasticism inculcate a developmental or gradualist interpretation of the path towards enlightenment based on philosophical study and critical reasoning. The Precious Lamp of Certainty uses critical philosophical methods to establish the viability of the Great Perfection (rdzogs chen), a philosophical and meditative oriented towards subitism or sudden enlightenment.
Citation | Pettit, John W. "Theory, Practice, and Ultimate Reality in the Thought of Mipham Rinpoche." PhD diss., Columbia University, 1998. |
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