Theory, Practice, and Ultimate Reality in the Thought of Mipham Rinpoche
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**{{i|5.5 Mipham's Interpretation of Extrinsic Emptiness|211}} | **{{i|5.5 Mipham's Interpretation of Extrinsic Emptiness|211}} | ||
**{{i|5.6 Mipham's Position on the ''Tathāgatagarbha''|220}} | **{{i|5.6 Mipham's Position on the ''Tathāgatagarbha''|220}} | ||
− | 6. The Precious Lamp of Certainty | + | *{{i|6. The Precious Lamp of Certainty|229}} |
− | 6.1 Recapitulation of Earlier Discussions | + | **{{i|6.1 Recapitulation of Earlier Discussions|229}} |
− | 6.2 The Topics of the | + | **{{i|6.2 The Topics of the ''Lamp''|231}} |
− | 6.2.1 The Lamp and | + | ***{{i|6.2.1 The Lamp and Tsong Khapa's ''Eight Great Difficult Points''|235}} |
− | 6.2.2 Some Observations on Topics Five, Six and Seven | + | ***{{i|6.2.2 Some Observations on Topics Five, Six and Seven|241}} |
− | 6.3 View, Meditative Practice and Ultimate Reality in the Lamp | + | **{{i|6.3 View, Meditative Practice and Ultimate Reality in the Lamp|245}} |
− | 6.3. | + | ***{{i|6.3.1 Anupakṣas and Pūrvapakṣas: An Overview|246}} |
− | 6.3.1.1 Essential Issues and Arguments in | + | ****{{i|6.3.1.1 Essential Issues and Arguments in Topics One, Three and Four|248}} |
− | Topics One, Three and Four | + | ****{{i|6.3.1.2 Go ram pa's Analysis of View and Meditation in the TSB|251}} |
− | 6.3.1.2 Go ram pa's Analysis of View and Meditation | + | *****{{i|6.3.1.2.1 Go ram pa on the Ultimate View|253}} |
− | in the TSB | + | *****{{i|6.3.1.2.2 Go ram pa on Meditative Practice|259}} |
− | 6.3.1.2.1 Go ram pa on the Ultimate View | + | 6.3.2 Topic One: Philosophical View and Rational Negation ........ 262 |
− | 6.3.1.2.2 Go ram pa on Meditative Practice | ||
− | 6.3 .2 Topic One: Philosophical View and Rational Negation ........ 262 | ||
6.3.2.1.1 Tsong Khapa on the Negandum and its Substratum ... 262 | 6.3.2.1.1 Tsong Khapa on the Negandum and its Substratum ... 262 | ||
6.3 .2.2 Mipham's Theory of Negation ................. ..... .............. .... '267 | 6.3 .2.2 Mipham's Theory of Negation ................. ..... .............. .... '267 |
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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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