Klaus-Dieter Mathes at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium
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Abstract from the Author
Dol po pa Shes rab rgyal mtshan’s (1292-1361) doctrinal position is well known for its clear-cut distinction between an ultimate, unconditioned buddha-nature, which is identical with the ultimate and buddhahood, and the conditioned ground consciousness (ālayavijñāna), including all saṃsāric states of mind emerging from it. This strict distinction excludes from the ultimate anything dependently arisen. Dol po pa’s disciple Zhang ston Bsod nams grags pa (1292–1370) defends his master’s view by addressing opposing statements in the Laṅkāvatārasūtra and the Gaṇḍavyūhasūtra that equate buddha-nature with the ground consciousness. Zhang ston’s discussion constitutes the major part of the introduction to his commentary on the Tathāgatagarbhasūtra, and is in large part also contained in his Ratnagotravibhāga commentary.
In the present paper it will be shown how Zhang ston elaborates, on the basis of numerous passages from the Maitreya Works, the Avikalpapraveśadhāraṇī, the Anūnatvāpūrṇatvanirdeśa, and even other parts of the Laṅkāvatārasūtra itself, that one faces eight undesired consequences if one does not strictly differentiate buddha-nature from the ground consciousness. Zhang ston not only argues against a position that I could identify in 'Gos Lo tsā ba gZhon nu dpal’s (1392–1481) Ratnagotravibhāga commentary, i.e., an exegetical system that regards buddha-nature and adventitious stains as not ontologically different, any more than ocean water and its waves are, but also the Third Karma pa Rang byung rdo rje’s (1284-1339) Yogācāra-based distinction between the ground consciousness and the pure mind (i.e., the equivalent of buddha-nature) that accepts within the basis of negation a dependently arising perfect nature.More on this recording
Related Books and Articles
Related Texts
- Laṅkāvatārasūtra
- Gaṇḍavyūhasūtra
- Tathāgatagarbhasūtra
- Avikalpapraveśadhāraṇī
- Anūnatvāpūrṇatvanirdeśa
- Mahāyānasaṃgraha
- Ratnagotravibhāga
- Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā
- Śrīmālādevīsiṃhanādasūtra
- Nirvikalpapraveśadhāraṇī
People Mentioned
- Dölpopa Sherab Gyaltsen
- Zhang ston Bsod nams grags pa
- 'Gos Lo tsā ba gZhon nu dpal
- Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje
About the video
Featuring | Klaus-Dieter Mathes |
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Creator | University of Vienna, Tsadra Foundation |
Event | Tathāgatagarbha Across Asia (17 July 2019, University of Vienna, Austria) |
Related Website | Buddha-Nature Project |
Video Web Location | Tathāgatagarbha Across Asia |
Creation Date | 17 July 2019 |
Citation | Mathes, Klaus-Dieter. “Zhang ston Bsod nams grags pa’s Defense of Dol po pa’s Clear-Cut Distinction between Buddha Nature and the Ground Consciousness.” Paper presented at the University of Vienna Symposium, Tathāgatagarbha Across Asia, Vienna, Austria, July 2019. Video, 40:48. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-ALrY63cho. |