Kazuo Kano at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium
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Kazuo Kano discusses the term tathāgatagarbha and its appearance in tantric scriptures and commentaries composed by Indic authors and shows how and for what purposes this term has been integrated into tantric contexts. In terms of precursors to the tantric usages he notes mentions such as that found in the Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra in which practitioners are taught to think of themselves as a stūpa, i.e. a reliquary that contains a buddha within it and as such are objects of worship. As for Indian authors, he discusses the views of Ratnākaraśānti, as representative of the Yogācāra school and the notion of the three vehicles (triyāna), and Abhayākaragupta, as representative of the Madhyamaka school and the notion of a single vehicle (ekayāna).
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Examples of the Term tathāgatagarbha Appearing in Indic Tantric Literature
This presentation focuses on the term tathāgatagarbha appearing in tantric scriptures and commentaries composed by Indic authors. In general, it has been pointed out that the tathāgatagarbha teaching has a strong doctrinal impact on tantric teachings, but actual examples of tathāgatagarbha appearing in tantric literature are rather rare in comparison with other terms of non-tantric Mahāyāna origin, such as the five jñānas of the Buddha, buddha’s bodies, etc. Through this investigation I shall clarify purposes of integration of this term into tantric contexts in each example. I have in my previous article in 2012 dealt with the literature of the Yoginītantra and the Highest yogatantra classes, and will here include those of Yogatantra-class.
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Related Books and Articles
- Kano, Kazuo. Buddha-Nature and Emptiness: rNgog Blo-ldan-shes-rab and A Transmission of the Ratnagotravibhāga from India to Tibet. Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde 91. Vienna: Arbeitskreis für Tibetische und Buddhistische Studien Universität Wien, 2016.
- 「インド後期密教における如来蔵への言及とその解釈―タントラ注 釈書を中心として―」『密教研究』44、2012 年 3 月、125-137 頁。(査 読なし) “References to Tathāgatagarba in Late Indian Tantrism and its Interpretation: With the Focus on Tantric Commentaries.” Mikkyō Kenkyū 44 (2012): 125-137.
Related Texts
- Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra
- Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra
- Śrīmālādevīsūtra
- Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā
- Amoghapāśakalparājasūtra
- Prajñāpāramitānayaśatapañcaśatikā
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About the video
| Featuring | Kazuo Kano |
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| Creator | University of Vienna, Tsadra Foundation |
| Event | Tathāgatagarbha Across Asia (18 July 2019, University of Vienna, Austria) |
| Related Website | Buddha-Nature Project |
| Video Web Location | Tathāgatagarbha Across Asia |
| Creation Date | 18 July 2019 |
| Citation | Kano, Kazuo. "Examples of the Term tathāgatagarbha Appearing in Indic Tantric Literature." Paper presented at the University of Vienna Symposium, Tathāgatagarbha Across Asia, Vienna, Austria, July 2019. Video, 42:13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIVDu1Ig7H8. |
