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***{{i|3.3.3 Sources for Buddhist Hermeneutics|80}}
 
***{{i|3.3.3 Sources for Buddhist Hermeneutics|80}}
 
**{{i|3 .4 Traditions of Indian Madhyamaka|84}}
 
**{{i|3 .4 Traditions of Indian Madhyamaka|84}}
3.4. l Origins of Prasangika and Svatantrika Madhyamaka ...... . ...... 84
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***{{i|3.4.1 Origins of Prāsaṅgika and Svātantrika Madhyamaka|84}}
3.4.2 Yogacara and the Yogacara-Madhyamaka synthesis ...... ....... .. 90
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***{{i|3.4.2 Yogācāra and the Yogācāra-Madhyamaka synthesis|90}}
3.4 .3 Madhyamaka and Pramaoa ...................................... ............. .. 95
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***{{i|3.4.3 Madhyamaka and Pramāṇa|95}}
3.5 Vajrayana: Buddhist Tantra .... ............... ............ .......... ... ... ....... 101
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**{{i|3.5 Vajrayāna: Buddhist Tantra|101}}
3.5.1 Indian Origins .......... ....... ......... ....... ...... ........... ...... ........ .... .. 101
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***{{i|3.5.1 Indian Origins|101}}
3.5.2 Philosophical Dimensions ofTantra ...... .... ......... ........... ....... 104
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***{{i|3.5.2 Philosophical Dimensions of Tantra|104}}
3.5 .3 Styles ofTantric Practice ......... ........... .... ............... .......... ..... 115
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***{{i|3.5.3 Styles of Tantric Practice|115}}
4. Tibetan Buddhist Traditions and the Great Perfection .... ......... ..... 119
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*{{i|4. Tibetan Buddhist Traditions and the Great Perfection|119}}
4.1 The Yarlung Empire and the Introduction of Buddhism ..... ....... 120
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**{{i|4.1 The Yarlung Empire and the Introduction of Buddhism|120}}
4.2 Early Nyingma Teachers and Texts ....................... .................... 126
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**{{i|4.2 Early Nyingma Teachers and Texts|126}}
4.2.1 The Treasure Tradition ...... .. ............................. ....... ...... ....... 129
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***{{i|4.2.1 The Treasure Tradition|129}}
 
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***{{i|4.2.2 The Great Perfection|133}}
4.2.2 The Great Perfection ................. ............ ...... ............ ............. 133
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****{{i|4.2.2.1 Origins|133}}
4.2.2 .1 Origins .......................................... ....... .......... .......... ..... 133
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****{{i|4.2.2.2 The View of the Great Perfection|134}}
4.2.2.2 The View of the Great Perfection ...... .............. ............... . 134
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****{{i|4.2.2.3 The Three Classes of Great Perfection|137}}
4.2 .2.3 The Three Classes of Great Perfection ........ ............. .. .. 137
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****{{i|4.2.2.4 Great Perfection in Practice|139}}
4 .2.2.4 Great Perfection in Practice ....... ............ ............ ........ ..... 13 9
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***{{i|4.2.3 The Great Perfection in Comparative Philosophical Texts|142}}
4.2.3 The Great Perfection in Comparative Philosophical Texts .... 142
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****{{i|4.2.3.1 Ch'an and the Great Perfection in the ''bSam gtan mig sgron''|143}}
4.2.3.1 Ch'an and the Great Perfection
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****{{i|4.2.3.2 Other Early Doxographies|147}}
in the bSam gtan mig sgron ............................................ 143
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**{{i|4.3 The New Translation Period and the Nyingma Tradition|152}}
4.2 .3.2 Other Early Doxographies ......... ............ ............. ...... ...... 147
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***{{i|4.3.1 Rong zom Paṇḍita|156}}
4.3 The New Translation Period and the Nyingma Tradition ..... ...... 152
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***{{i|4.3.2 The Rise of Scholasticism|162}}
4.3.1 Rong zom PaJJ4ita ............... ....... .......... ...... ................ .... ...... 156
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***{{i|4.3.3 Klong chen rab 'byams|165}}
4.3.2 The Rise ofScholasticism ... .................... ... ...................... . 162
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***{{i|4.3.4 Nyingma Monasticism and the Ecumenical Movement|174}}
4.3.3 Klong chen rab 'byams ............ ........ ..... ....... ...... ........ ........... 165
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***{{i|4.3.5 A Nyingma Philosophy?|178}}
4.3.4 Nyingma Monasticism and the Ecumenical Movement .... ..... 174
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*{{i|5. Philosophical Distinctions of Mipham's Thought|182}}
4.3.5 A Nyingma Philosophy? ....... ...... ........... ............................... 178
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**{{i|5.1 The Gelug Philosophical Tradition|183}}
5. Philosophical Distinctions ofMipham's Thought .... ....... ............ 182
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**{{i|5.2 Theory, Practice and Ultimate Reality|188}}
5.1 The Gelug Philosophical Tradition ................... ... ...................... 183
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**{{i|5.3 Valid Cognition and Philosophical Analysis|195}}
5.2 Theory, Practice and Ultimate Reality .... ......... .......................... 188
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**{{i|5 .4 The Philosophy of Extrinsic Emptiness|204}}
5.3 Valid Cognition and Philosophical Analysis ........... ................... 195
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**{{i|5.5 Mipham's Interpretation of Extrinsic Emptiness|211}}
5 .4 The Philosophy of Extrinsic Emptiness ............. ............ ............ 204
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**{{i|5.6 Mipham's Position on the ''Tathāgatagarbha''|220}}
5.5 Mipham's Interpretation of Extrinsic Emptiness ..... .......... ......... 211
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*{{i|6. The Precious Lamp of Certainty|229}}
5.6 Mipham's Position on the Talhagai.agarbh.a.. ......... . .......... ...... 220
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**{{i|6.1 Recapitulation of Earlier Discussions|229}}
6. The Precious Lamp of Certainty .............. .......... .... .......... ............ 229
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**{{i|6.2 The Topics of the ''Lamp''|231}}
6.1 Recapitulation of Earlier Discussions ............... ....................... .. 229
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***{{i|6.2.1 The Lamp and Tsong Khapa's ''Eight Great Difficult Points''|235}}
6.2 The Topics of the lamp ................ ......................... ................... 231
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***{{i|6.2.2 Some Observations on Topics Five, Six and Seven|241}}
6.2.1 The Lamp and Tsang Khapa's Eight Great Difficult Points ... 235
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**{{i|6.3 View, Meditative Practice and Ultimate Reality in the Lamp|245}}
6.2.2 Some Observations on Topics Five, Six and Seven .... ........... 241
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***{{i|6.3.1 Anupakṣas and Pūrvapakṣas: An Overview|246}}
6.3 View, Meditative Practice and Ultimate Reality in the Lamp ..... 245
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****{{i|6.3.1.1 Essential Issues and Arguments in Topics One, Three and<br>Four|248}}
6.3. l Anup~ and Purvapak$85: An Ove1view ......... ...... .......... 246
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****{{i|6.3.1.2 Go ram pa's Analysis of View and Meditation in the TSB|251}}
6.3.1.1 Essential Issues and Arguments in
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*****{{i|6.3.1.2.1 Go ram pa on the Ultimate View|253}}
Topics One, Three and Four ................. ....... ............... .. 248
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*****{{i|6.3.1.2.2 Go ram pa on Meditative Practice|259}}
6.3.1.2 Go ram pa's Analysis of View and Meditation
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***{{i|6.3.2 Topic One: Philosophical View and Rational Negation|262}}
in the TSB .......... .................. ..................................... ..... 251
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****{{i|6.3.2.1 Tsong Khapa on the Negandum and its Substratum|262}}
6.3.1.2.1 Go ram pa on the Ultimate View ............ ............. ...... 253
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****{{i|6.3.2.2 Mipham's Theory of Negation|267}}
6.3.1.2.2 Go ram pa on Meditative Practice ... ......... ............ ..... 259
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*****{{i|6.3.2.2.1 Negation and the Definition of the Ultimate|267}}
6.3 .2 Topic One: Philosophical View and Rational Negation ........ 262
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*****{{i|6.3.2.2.2 Mipham's Analysis of Negation in the MAZL|272}}
6.3.2.1.1 Tsong Khapa on the Negandum and its Substratum ... 262
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*****{{i|6.3.2.2.3 Mipham's Theory of the Ultimate: Gnosis and<br>Coalescence|280}}
6.3 .2.2 Mipham's Theory of Negation ................. ..... .............. .... '267
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***{{i|6.3.3 Topics Three and Four: Tsong Khapa and Mipham on Modal Apprehension and Analytical Reasoning|289}}
6.3.2 .2. l Negation and the Definition of the Ultimate ....... ....... 267
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****{{i|6.3.3.1 Tsong Khapa on the Role of Conceptuality in Meditation|289}}
6.3.2.2.2 Mipham's Analysis of Negation in the MAZL ...... ..... 272
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****{{i|6.3.3.1.1 Yon tan rgya mtsho on Modal Apprehension and<br>Analysis|294}}
6.3.2.2.3 Mipham's Theory of the Ultimate :
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*{{i|7. Ascertainment (''nges pa'') and Certainty (''nges shes''): Some Conclusions|305}}
Gnosis and Coalescence ....... ..... ................................ 280
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**{{i|7.1 Mipham's Place in Tibetan Philosophy|327}}
6.3.3 Topics Three and Four: Tsong Khapa and .Mipham
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*{{i|8. The Translation of the Precious Lamp of Certainty|338}}
on Modal Apprehension and Analytical Reasoning ........... .... 289
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**{{i|8.1 Method and Style|338}}
6.3.3.1 Tsang Khapa on the Role of Conceptuality
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**{{i|8.2 Technical terms|340}}
 
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***{{i|8.2.1 Proper Names|347}}
in Meditation ................ ................... .............. ........... ...... 289
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***{{i|8.2.2 On the Use and Disuse of Sanskrit Terms|348}}
6 .3.3.1. l Yon tan rgya mtsho on ~fodal Apprehension
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***{{i|8.2.3 Outline of the ''Lamp'' and Khro shul 'jam rdor's Commentary|348}}
and Analysis ....................... ...................................... 294
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***{{i|Abbreviations and Bibliography|349}}
7. Ascertainment (nges pa) and Certainty (nges shes):
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**{{i|8.3 Translation of The Precious Lamp of Certainty|350}}
Some Conclusions ................ .................. ................... .................. 305
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***{{i|[Introduction]|350}}
7. l Mipham's Place in Tibetan Philosophy ................ ....... ...... ...... 327
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***{{i|[Topic One]|352}}
8. The Translation of the Precious Lamp of Certainty ............... ....... 338
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***{{i|[Topic Three]|356}}
8. l Method and Style ................................. ........................ ....... ...... 338
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***{{i|[Topic Four]|360}}
8.2 Technical terms ......................................................................... 340
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***{{i|[Topic Five]|367}}
8.2.1 Proper Names ............................ ................. ......... ......... ........ 347
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***{{i|[Topic Six]|372}}
8.2.2 On the Use and Disuse of Sanskrit Terms ......... ........ ...... ...... 348
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***{{i|[Topic Seven]|380}}
8.2.3 Outline of the Lamp and Khro shul 'jam rdor's Commentary . 348
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***{{i|[Conclusion]|391}}
Abbreviations and Bibliography ........................................... 349
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*{{i|9. A Critical Edition of the Precious Lamp of Certainty|395}}
8.3 Translation of The Precious Lamp of Certainty ..... .............. ...... 350
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***{{i|9.1.1 Editions Consulted|395}}
[Introduction] .................... ............................................. ............ ...... 350
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***{{i|9.1.2 Abbreviations and Bibliography|398}}
[Topic One] ................ ............................................. ....... ...... ........... 352
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**{{i|9.2 A Critical Edition of the ''Precious Lamp of Certainty''|400}}
[Topic Three} ............... ................................................... ......... ...... .. 356
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***{{i|[Introduction]|400}}
[Topic Four] ........ ............. ............. ......................... ........ ............... . 360
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***{{i|[Topic One]|403}}
[Topic Five] .......... ................................ ............................... ............ 367
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***{{i|[Topic Two]|407}}
[Topic Six] ........................ .......................... ............................... ...... 372
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***{{i|[Topic Three]|412}}
[Topic Seven] ...................................... .................... ........................ 380
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***{{i|[Topic Four]|418}}
[Conclusion] .................... .............................................. ...... ............ 39 l
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***{{i|[Topic Five]|427}}
9. A Critical Edition of the Precious Lamp of Certainty ............... .... 395
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***{{i|[Topic Six]|434}}
9. l.1 Editions Consulted ...................................... ............. ..... ....... 395
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***{{i|[Topic Seven]|444}}
9. l.2 Abbreviations and Bibliography ...... ......................... ........... 398
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***{{i|[Conclusion]|458}}
9.2 A Critical Edition of the Precious Lamp of Certainty ................ 400
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*{{i|10. Stainless Light: A Commentary on the Precious Lamp of Certainty|462}}
[Introduction]. ...... ............. ............. ......................... ............. ............ 400
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***{{i|[Topic One]|472}}
[Topic One] ..................... ................... ........... ...... ...................... 403
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***{{i|[Topic Three]|494}}
[Topic Two] ........... ................................................. ............. ........ ... 407
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***{{i|[Topic Four]|509}}
[Topic Three] ...... ........ ............................................... .......... ..... ..... 412
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***{{i|[Topic Five]|532}}
[Topic Four] .................................. .......................... ................... ..... 418
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***{{i|[Topic Six]|548}}
[Topic Five] ......... ............... ..................................... .................. ...... 427
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***{{i|[Topic Seven]|576}}
[Topic Six] ..... ............ .............................................. .............. .......... 434
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***{{i|[Conclusion]|608}}
[Topic Seven] ............ .............. ............................... .................. ....... 444
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*{{i|11. The Lion's Roar of the View of Extrinsic Emptiness|616}}
[Conclusion] ..................... ................................. .............................. 458
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*{{i|12. Glossary of Technical Terms in Sanskrit, Tibetan and English|627}}
10. Stainless Light: A Commentary on the Precious Lamp
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*{{i|13. Works Consulted|645}}
of Certainty ......................... .................... .............................. ...... 462
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*{{i|14. Appendix: Explanatory Diagrams and Tables|667}}
[Topic One] .......... .............. ........................................ .............. ........ 472
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*{{i|15. Notes to Tables|674}}
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[Topic Five] ................ .......................................................... ...... ..... 532
 
[Topic Six] ............ .................................................... ................ ....... 548
 
[Topic Seven]. ................................ ............................................. ..... 576
 
[Conclusion] ............. .......... .................. ................................ ...... .... 608
 
l l. The Lion's Roar of the View of Extrinsic Emptiness ................. .. 616
 
 
 
12. Glossary of Technical Terms in Sanskrit, Tibetan and English .... 627
 
13. Works Consulted .............................................................. ........ ... 645
 
14. Appendix: Explanatory Diagrams and Tables .............................. 667
 
I 5. Notes to Tables ................................................. ............................. 674
 
 
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Theory, Practice, and Ultimate Reality in the Thought of Mipham Rinpoche
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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.