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The Translator's Introduction is divided into eight sections: (1) the sūtra sources for tathāgatagarbha teachings; (2) historical survey of Indian and Tibetan definitions of tathāgatagarbha; (3) the history of the transmission of the "Five Books of Maitreya" to Tibet; (4) a survey of explanations of the meaning of the title of the ''Uttaratantra''; (5) the relationship between the ''Uttaratantra'' and Yogācāra; (6) the ''Uttaratantra'' and ''zhentong''; (7) the ''Uttaratantra'' and Mahāmudrā; (8) and an outline and summary of the ten works translated. | The Translator's Introduction is divided into eight sections: (1) the sūtra sources for tathāgatagarbha teachings; (2) historical survey of Indian and Tibetan definitions of tathāgatagarbha; (3) the history of the transmission of the "Five Books of Maitreya" to Tibet; (4) a survey of explanations of the meaning of the title of the ''Uttaratantra''; (5) the relationship between the ''Uttaratantra'' and Yogācāra; (6) the ''Uttaratantra'' and ''zhentong''; (7) the ''Uttaratantra'' and Mahāmudrā; (8) and an outline and summary of the ten works translated. | ||
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| − | * {{i|Preface|xi}} | + | *{{i|Preface|xi}} |
| − | * {{i|Acknowledgments|xiii}} | + | *{{i|Acknowledgments|xiii}} |
| − | + | <center>Translator's Introduction 1</center> | |
| − | + | *{{i|The Sūtra Sources of the ''Tathāgatagarbha'' Teachings|3}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|[[Books/When_the_Clouds_Part/Different_Ways_of_Explaining_the_Meaning_of_Tathāgatagarbha|Different Ways of Explaining the Meaning of ''Tathāgatagarbha'']]|53}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|Explanations of ''Tathāgatagarbha'' in Indian Texts|54}} | |
| − | *** {{i|''Tathāgatagarbha'' as the Emptiness That Is a Nonimplicative Negation|55}} | + | ***{{i|''Tathāgatagarbha'' as the Emptiness That Is a Nonimplicative Negation|55}} |
| − | *** {{i|''Tathāgatagarbha'' as Mind’s Luminous Nature|57}} | + | ***{{i|''Tathāgatagarbha'' as Mind’s Luminous Nature|57}} |
| − | *** {{i|''Tathāgatagarbha'' as the Ālaya-Consciousness|63}} | + | ***{{i|''Tathāgatagarbha'' as the Ālaya-Consciousness|63}} |
| − | *** {{i|''Tathāgatagarbha'' as a Sentient Being|63}} | + | ***{{i|''Tathāgatagarbha'' as a Sentient Being|63}} |
| − | *** {{i|''Tathāgatagarbha'' as the Dharmakāya, Suchness, the Disposition, and Nonconceptuality|64}} | + | ***{{i|''Tathāgatagarbha'' as the Dharmakāya, Suchness, the Disposition, and Nonconceptuality|64}} |
| − | + | **{{i|Tibetan Assertions on ''Tathāgatagarbha''|65}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|The History and Transmission of "The Five Dharmas of Maitreya" from<br>India to Tibet|81}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|The ''Mahāyānottaratantra'' (''Ratnagotravibhāga'') and the<br>''Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā''|93}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|Texts and Authorships|93}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|The Meanings of the Titles ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' and<br>''Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra''|95}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|The ''Uttaratantra'' and Its Relationship with Yogācāra|105}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|The Meditative Tradition of the ''Uttaratantra'' and Shentong|123}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|The Two Approaches of Explaining the ''Uttaratantra''|123}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|The Shentong Lineages and the Meditative Tradition of the<br>''Uttaratantra'' in the Jonang, Kagyü, and Nyingma Schools|131}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|Indian Forerunners of Shentong, Early Tibetan Shentongpas, and Their Connection to the ''Uttaratantra''|140}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|The ''Uttaratantra'' and Mahāmudrā|151}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|Sūtra Mahāmudrā, Tantra Mahāmudrā, and Essence Mahāmudrā|151}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|The Sūtra Sources of Mahāmudrā|165}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|Maitrīpa’s Mahāmudrā of "Mental Nonengagement"|167}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|Connections between Maitrīpa’s Mahāmudrā and the ''Uttaratantra''|177}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|Other Indian Nontantric Treatises on Mahāmudrā|184}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|Gampopa’s Mahāmudrā and the ''Uttaratantra''|190}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|The Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje|202}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|The Eighth Karmapa, Mikyö Dorje|206}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|Tagpo Dashi Namgyal 212 Padma Karpo|214}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|The Eighth Situpa, Chökyi Jungné|216}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|Other Kagyü Masters on Mahāmudrā and the ''Uttaratantra''|227}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|Gö Lotsāwa’s Unique Mahāmudrā Interpretation of the ''Uttaratantra''|243}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|The Geden Kagyü Tradition of Mahāmudrā|278}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|Overview of the Indian and Tibetan Texts Presented in This Book|283}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|The ''Uttaratantra'' and Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā|283}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|The Indian Texts on the ''Uttaratantra''|288}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|The Tibetan Commentaries|301}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|Instruction Manuals|314}} | |
| − | * {{i| | + | <center>Translations 329</center> |
| − | ** {{i| | + | *{{i|''Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra—An Analysis of the Jewel Disposition, A Treatise on the Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna''|331}} |
| − | + | **{{i|Chapter 1: The Three Jewels and the Tathāgata Heart|337}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|Chapter 2: Awakening|415}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|Chapter 3: The Buddha Qualities|429}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|Chapter 4: Buddha Activity|437}} | |
| − | + | **{{i|Chapter 5: The Benefit|455}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|''Pith Instructions on "The Treatise on the Ultimate Continuum of the<br>Mahāyāna" by Sajjana|461}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|''A Commentary on the Meaning of the Words of the "Uttaratantra"''|473}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|''A Commentary on "The Treatise on the Ultimate Continuum of the<br>Mahāyāna," The Heart of the Luminous Sun'' by Dashi Öser|695}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|''Instructions on "The Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna"'' by Mönlam<br>Tsültrim|777}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|''The Repository of Wisdom'' by Mönlam Tsültrim|789}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|''The Heart of the Matter of Luminosity'' by Mönlam Tsültrim|797}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|''Pith Instructions on the Wisdom at the Point of Passing when about to<br>Die'' by Mönlam Tsültrim|801}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|''The Lamp That Excellently Elucidates the System of the Proponents of<br>Shentong Madhyamaka'' by the Eighth Karmapa|803}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|''Guiding Instructions on the View of Great Shentong Madhyamaka— Light<br>Rays of the Stainless Vajra Moon'' by Jamgön Kongtrul|831}} | |
| − | * {{i|Appendix 1: Selected Indian and Tibetan Comments on ''Uttaratantra'' I.27–2|855}} | + | *{{i|Appendix 1: Selected Indian and Tibetan Comments on ''Uttaratantra'' I.27–2|855}} |
| − | * {{i|Appendix 2: Selected Indian and Tibetan Comments on ''Uttaratantra'' I.154–5|901}} | + | *{{i|Appendix 2: Selected Indian and Tibetan Comments on ''Uttaratantra'' I.154–5|901}} |
| − | * {{i|Appendix 3: Indian and Tibetan Comments on Abhisamayālaṃkāra V.2|943}} | + | *{{i|Appendix 3: Indian and Tibetan Comments on ''Abhisamayālaṃkāra'' V.2|943}} |
| − | * {{i|Appendix 4: The Emptiness Endowed with All Supreme Aspect|953}} | + | *{{i|Appendix 4: The Emptiness Endowed with All Supreme Aspect|953}} |
| − | * {{i|Appendix 5: The General Explanation of ''Tathāgatagarbha'' in Yeshé | + | *{{i|Appendix 5: The General Explanation of ''Tathāgatagarbha'' in Yeshé Dorje's<br>Commentary on the ''Uttaratantra''|963}} |
| − | * {{i|Appendix 6: The Presentation of the Purpose of Teaching ''Tathāgatagarbha'' in<br>Yeshé | + | *{{i|Appendix 6: The Presentation of the Purpose of Teaching ''Tathāgatagarbha'' in<br>Yeshé Dorje's Commentary on the ''Uttaratantra''|969}} |
| − | * {{i|Appendix 7: Comparison of the First Six Topics of the Fourth and Fifth Vajra<br>Points in the ''Uttaratantra'' with the Same Six Topics in the ''Mahāyānasūtrā-<br>laṃkāra'' and the ''Mahāyānasaṃgraha''|979}} | + | *{{i|Appendix 7: Comparison of the First Six Topics of the Fourth and Fifth Vajra<br>Points in the ''Uttaratantra'' with the Same Six Topics in the ''Mahāyānasūtrā-<br>laṃkāra'' and the ''Mahāyānasaṃgraha''|979}} |
| − | * {{i|Appendix 8: A Letter from Stainless Expanse and Awareness— a Casual<br>Summary of the " | + | *{{i|Appendix 8: ''A Letter from Stainless Expanse and Awareness— a Casual<br>Summary of the "Uttaratantra"''|983}} |
| − | * {{i|Notes|985}} | + | *{{i|Notes|985}} |
| − | * {{i|English–Sanskrit–Tibetan Glossary|1227}} | + | *{{i|English–Sanskrit–Tibetan Glossary|1227}} |
| − | * {{i|Tibetan–Sanskrit–English Glossary|1231}} | + | *{{i|Tibetan–Sanskrit–English Glossary|1231}} |
| − | * {{i|Bibliography|1235}} | + | *{{i|Selected Bibliography|1235}} |
| − | * {{i|Index|1259}} | + | *{{i|Index|1259}} |
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When the Clouds Part
Translation of Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra
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"Buddha nature" (tathāgatagarbha) is the innate potential in all living beings to become a fully awakened buddha. This book discusses a wide range of topics connected with the notion of buddha nature as presented in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and includes an overview of the sūtra sources of the tathāgatagarbha teachings and the different ways of explaining the meaning of this term. It includes new translations of the Maitreya treatise Mahāyānottaratantra (Ratnagotravibhāga), the primary Indian text on the subject, its Indian commentaries, and two (hitherto untranslated) commentaries from the Tibetan Kagyü tradition. Most important, the translator’s introduction investigates in detail the meditative tradition of using the Mahāyānottaratantra as a basis for Mahāmudrā instructions and the Shentong approach. This is supplemented by translations of a number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize one’s own buddha nature. (Source: Shambhala Publications)
| Citation | Brunnhölzl, Karl. When the Clouds Part: The Uttaratantra and Its Meditative Tradition as a Bridge between Sūtra and Tantra. Tsadra Foundation Series. Boston: Snow Lion Publications, 2014. |
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- Maitreya. An Analysis of the Jewel Disposition, A Treatise on the Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna - mahāyānottaratantraśāstra-ratnagotra-vibhāga (theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos). (D 4024) sems tsam, phi 54b1-73a7. (Q 5525) sems tsam, phi 54b7-74b6 (vol.108, p.24-32); (N 4293) sems tsam, phi 48b3-69a3. In bstan 'gyur (sde dge), Vol. 123: 107-146. Delhi: delhi karmapae choedhey, gyalwae sungrab partun khang, 1982-1985.
Columbia AIBS - Sajjana. Pith Instructions on “The Treatise on the Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna” - Mahāyānottaratantraśāstropadeśa. Sanskrit edition in Kano, Kazuo. "rNgog Blo-ldan Shes-rab’s Summary of the Ratnagotravibhāga: The First Tibetan Commentary on a Crucial Source for the Buddha-Nature Doctrine" 513-18. PhD diss., University of Hamburg, 2006.
- Vairocanarakṣita. Mahāyānottaratantraṭippaṇī (rgyud bla ma'i tshig don rnam par 'grel pa. Sanskrit edition in Kano, Kazuo. "rNgog Blo-ldan Shes-rab’s Summary of the Ratnagotravibhāga: The First Tibetan Commentary on a Crucial Source for the Buddha-Nature Doctrine" 552–75. PhD diss., University of Hamburg. 2006.
- Dümo Tashi Öser (bdud mo bkra shis 'od zer). A Commentary on “The Treatise on the Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna,” The Heart of the Luminous Sun - Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos kyi 'grel ba gsal ba nyi ma'i snying po. In gsung 'bum rang byung rdo rje. Vol. 7 (ja): 126–263. Zi ling: mtshur phu mkhan po lo yag bkra shis, 2006.
- Kyotön Mönlam Tsültrim (Skyo ston smon lam tshul khrims). Instructions on “The Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna” - theg chen rgyud bla ma'i gdams pa. In Bka' gdams gsung 'bum phyogs sgrig thengs gnyis pa, Vol. 50: 147-156. Chengdu: si khron dpe skrun tshogs pa si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 2007.
- _____. The Repository of Wisdom - ye shes kyi bzhag sa? ye shes kyi 'jog sa?. In Bka' gdams gsung 'bum phyogs sgrig thengs gnyis pa, Vol. 50: 293-304. Chengdu: si khron dpe skrun tshogs pa si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 2007.
- _____. The Heart of the Matter of Luminosity - 'od gsal snying po'i don. In Bka' gdams gsung 'bum phyogs sgrig thengs gnyis pa, Vol. 50: 421-424. Chengdu: si khron dpe skrun tshogs pa si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 2007.
- _____. Pith Instructions on the Wisdom at the Point of Passing when about to Die - 'da' ka ye shes kyi 'chi kha ma'i man ngag. In Bka' gdams gsung 'bum phyogs sgrig thengs gnyis pa, Vol. 50: 183-186. Chengdu: si khron dpe skrun tshogs pa si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 2007.
- Mikyö Dorje, the 8th Karmapa, (mi bskyod rdo rje). The Lamp That Excellently Elucidates the System of the Proponents of Shentong Madhyamaka - dbu ma gzhan stong smra ba'i srol legs par phye ba'i sgron me. Rumtek (Sikkim), India: Rumtek Monastery, 1972.
- Jamgön Kongtrül ('jam mgon kong sprul). Guiding Instructions on the View of Great Shentong Madhyamaka—Light Rays of the Stainless Vajra Moon - gzhan stong dbu ma chen po'i lta khrid rdo rje zla ba dri ma med pa'i 'od zer. In 'khor lo tha ma'i dgongs don gces btus, 179–204. Kathmandu: Rigpe Dorje Publications, 2008.
