File:Shakya Chokden.jpg|[https://www.himalayanart.org/items/65562/images/65562k#-992,-1600,2191,0 Himalayan Art Resources]
Śākya Chokden;ཤཱཀྱ་མཆོག་ལྡན་;shAkya mchog ldan;ShAkya mchog ldan
#"Though everyone including ordinary beings possesses wisdom in a nonmanifest manner, only bodhisattvas on the first bhūmi onward manifest this wisdom as the direct realization of ultimate reality. This means that only such bodhisattvas possess the actual tathāgata heart in that they see at least certain degrees of purification of the stains that cover the tathāgata heart as well as its inseparability from certain degrees of buddha qualities. Ordinary beings thus do not possess this actual tathāgata heart at all, while buddhas possess it in its completeness. In other words, the close connection between seeing the tathāgata heart free from adventitious stains and possessing it, as well as between becoming free from adventitious stains and “attaining” the qualities of a buddha, is a prominent feature of Śākya Chogden’s interpretation of tathāgatagarbha." Brunnhölzl, K., ''When the Clouds Part'', p. 78. #See also Wangchuk, Tsering, ''The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows'', p. 114.
All beings possess a "nominal" buddha-nature as is taught in the second-wheel teachings, while only bodhisattvas on the first bhumi and up (i.e. Noble Bodhisattvas) possess the "actual" buddha-nature as it was taught in the third-wheel teachings. (see note from Brunnhölzl below)
There are several types of Tathāgatagarbha
#"In sum, Śākya Chogden distinguishes three kinds of tathāgata hearts: (1) the nominal tathāgata heart that is the mere natural purity (as taught in the second dharma wheel and its Madhyamaka commentaries), (2) the actual tathāgata heart that is the purity of adventitious stains and represents the relative tathāgata heart (as taught in the third dharma wheel and the Nonaspectarian system of Maitreya and Asaṅga, as well as in the teachings of expedient meaning in the second dharma wheel as these are interpreted by the third dharma wheel), and (3) the actual tathāgata heart that is the natural purity that is inseparable from all buddha qualities and represents the ultimate tathāgata heart (as taught in the system of Maitreya and Asaṅga and in the third dharma wheel)." Brunnhölzl, K., ''When the Clouds Part'', p. 78. #See also Wangchuk, Tsering, ''The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows'', p. 115.
He distinguishes between different types of buddha-nature taught in the second and third wheels, though the third is the more definitive and represents the "actual" tathāgatagarbha.
spyang lung chos sdings gzhon nu blo gros
Śākya Chokden was one of the most important thinkers of the Sakya tradition. His teachers were Rongtön Sheja Kunrik, Dönyo Pelwa and Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo. A thinker who accepted both the rangtong and zhentong, or "self-empty" and "other empty" views of Madhyamaka, Śākya Chokden's seat was at Serdokchen Monastery near Shigatse in Tsang. Influential and controversial in his own day, his writings fell out of favor over time and many were banned in the seventeenth century.
ShAkya mchog ldan;ཤཱཀྱ་མཆོག་ལྡན་;shAkya mchog ldan;Śākya Chokden;;; ; ;
People/ShAkya mchog ldan# QUERY2a252c2b4bac1eeec0349c859309bf48
ShAkya mchog ldan !Person OR |People/ShAkya mchog ldan !Person OR People/ShAkya mchog ldan !Person
People/ShAkya mchog ldan# QUERY97d16b1bf89afa7a0c7678ca9ef26f99
People/ShAkya mchog ldan
People/ShAkya mchog ldan# QUERY0ed5032af5e973c729c39ff541baa3fa
Bde gshegs snying po rigs kyi chos skor# ca5dd17a0d85197defdc3fb1b660f56a# ca5dd17a0d85197defdc3fb1b660f56a
Interpretations of Unity: Hermeneutics in Śākya mchog ldan's Interpretation of the Five Treatises of Maitreya# 153909b5242d779a0ab1e826a9c6435d# 153909b5242d779a0ab1e826a9c6435d
Three Texts on Madhyamaka by Shakya Chokden# 153909b5242d779a0ab1e826a9c6435d# 153909b5242d779a0ab1e826a9c6435d
Visions of Unity# 7b97c8fdd1a19f8f0cafd4ba6592a662# 7b97c8fdd1a19f8f0cafd4ba6592a662
Articles/From the Three Natures to the Two Natures: On a Fluid Approach to the Two Versions of Other-Emptiness from Fifteenth-Century Tibet
From the Three Natures to the Two Natures: On a Fluid Approach to the Two Versions of Other-Emptiness from Fifteenth-Century Tibet
Books/Interpretations of Unity: Hermeneutics in Śākya mchog ldan's Interpretation of the Five Treatises of Maitreya
Interpretations of Unity: Hermeneutics in Śākya mchog ldan's Interpretation of the Five Treatises of Maitreya
Media/Khenpo Ngawang Thokmey at the 2023 Buddha-Nature Conference
Khenpo Ngawang Thokmey at the 2023 Buddha-Nature Conference
Books/Mahamudra and the Middle Way - Vol. 2
Articles/Reburying the Treasure—Maintaining the Continuity: Two Texts by Śākya Mchog Ldan on the Buddha-Essence
Reburying the Treasure—Maintaining the Continuity: Two Texts by Śākya Mchog Ldan on the Buddha-Essence
Articles/Shakya Chokden's Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhāga: "Contemplative" or "Dialectical"?
Shakya Chokden's Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhāga: "Contemplative" or "Dialectical"?
Articles/Shakya Chokden's Unique Views on Buddha-Nature by Yaroslav Komarovski: Conversations on Buddha-Nature
Shakya Chokden's Unique Views on Buddha-Nature by Yaroslav Komarovski: Conversations on Buddha-Nature
Articles/Shakya Chokden’s History of Madhyamaka Thought in Tibet
Shakya Chokden’s History of Madhyamaka Thought in Tibet
Books/The Other Emptiness: Rethinking the Zhentong Buddhist Discourse in Tibet
The Other Emptiness: Rethinking the Zhentong Buddhist Discourse in Tibet
Books/Three Texts on Madhyamaka by Shakya Chokden
Three Texts on Madhyamaka by Shakya Chokden
Articles/Tāranātha's "Twenty-One Differences with Regard to the Profound Meaning"
Tāranātha's "Twenty-One Differences with Regard to the Profound Meaning"
Media/Which Tibetans Wrote about Buddha-Nature? by Karl Brunnhölzl
Which Tibetans Wrote about Buddha-Nature? by Karl Brunnhölzl
Media/Yaroslav Komarovski: On Buddha-Nature in Shakya Chokden's Tantric Writings
Yaroslav Komarovski: On Buddha-Nature in Shakya Chokden's Tantric Writings
Media/Yaroslav Komarovski: On His First Encounter with the Teachings on Buddha-Nature
Yaroslav Komarovski: On His First Encounter with the Teachings on Buddha-Nature
Media/Yaroslav Komarovski: On How He Came to Specialize in the Works of Shakya Chokden
Yaroslav Komarovski: On How He Came to Specialize in the Works of Shakya Chokden
Media/Yaroslav Komarovski: On How Shakya Chokden Inspired His Book Tibetan Buddhism & Mystical Experience
Yaroslav Komarovski: On How Shakya Chokden Inspired His Book Tibetan Buddhism & Mystical Experience
Media/Yaroslav Komarovski: On Shakya Chokden's Terminology in Articulating the Buddha-Nature
Yaroslav Komarovski: On Shakya Chokden's Terminology in Articulating the Buddha-Nature
Media/Yaroslav Komarovski: On Shakya Chokden's Understanding of Madhyamaka
Yaroslav Komarovski: On Shakya Chokden's Understanding of Madhyamaka
Media/Yaroslav Komarovski: On Shakya Chokden's Unique Interpretation of Buddha-Nature
Yaroslav Komarovski: On Shakya Chokden's Unique Interpretation of Buddha-Nature
Media/Yaroslav Komarovski: On Where We Find Discussions of Buddha-Nature in Shakya Chokden's Works
Yaroslav Komarovski: On Where We Find Discussions of Buddha-Nature in Shakya Chokden's Works
Media/Yaroslav Komarovski: On the Development of Shakya Chokden's Views
Yaroslav Komarovski: On the Development of Shakya Chokden's Views
Media/Yaroslav Komarovski: On the Life & Works of Shakya Chokden
Yaroslav Komarovski: On the Life & Works of Shakya Chokden
Media/Yaroslav Komarovski: On the Various Types of Tathagatagarbha in Shakya Chokden's Writings
Yaroslav Komarovski: On the Various Types of Tathagatagarbha in Shakya Chokden's Writings
Media/Yaroslav Komarovski: Shakya Chokden on Tathāgatagarbha in the Tantric Practice of the Two Stages
Yaroslav Komarovski: Shakya Chokden on Tathāgatagarbha in the Tantric Practice of the Two Stages
Media/Yaroslav Komarovski: What Does Shakya Chokden Mean by Ultimate Sentient Beings?
Yaroslav Komarovski: What Does Shakya Chokden Mean by Ultimate Sentient Beings?
Articles/Śākya mchog ldan's Literary Heritage in Bhutan
Śākya mchog ldan's Literary Heritage in Bhutan
Articles/Śākya mchog-ldan on gotra in Yogācāra and Madhyamaka
Śākya mchog-ldan on gotra in Yogācāra and Madhyamaka
Books/Bde gshegs snying po rigs kyi chos skor
Texts/Rgyud bla ma'i rnam bshad sngon med nyi ma sogs chos tshan bzhi
Texts/Sangs rgyas kyi snying po'i rnam bshad mdo rgyud snying po
Texts/Lung rigs gnyis kyis phyag rgya chen po'i bzhed tshul la 'khrul pa sel ba'i bstan bcos zung 'jug gru chen
Texts/Chos dbyings rnam par nges pa'i gter sgo brgya 'byed
Texts/Phyag rgya chen po'i shan 'byed ces bya ba'i bstan bcos
Texts/Dpal gsang ba 'dus pa'i rnam bshad rin po che'i gter mdzod bdun pa
Texts/Phyag rgya chen po gsal bar byed pa'i bstan bcos tshangs pa'i 'khor los gzhan blo'i dregs pa nyams byed
Texts/Dbu ma'i byung tshul rnam par bshad pa'i gtam yid bzhin lhun po zhes bya ba'i bstan bcos
Texts/Chos kyi dbyings su bstod pa zhes bya ba'i bstan bcos rnam par bshad pa chos kyi dbyings rnam par nges pa
Media/David Higgins at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium
David Higgins at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: Jamgön Kongtrül and Other Influences on the View of Buddha-Nature in the Kagyu Tradition
Karl Brunnhölzl: Jamgön Kongtrül and Other Influences on the View of Buddha-Nature in the Kagyu Tradition
Media/Kurtis Schaeffer at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium
Kurtis Schaeffer at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium
Media/Martina Draszczyk at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium
Martina Draszczyk at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium
Media/Sina Joos at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium
Sina Joos at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium
Media/Thupten Jinpa: On the Collection of Buddha-Nature Treatises in the Library of Tibetan Classics
Thupten Jinpa: On the Collection of Buddha-Nature Treatises in the Library of Tibetan Classics
Media/Thupten Jinpa: Tsongkhapa on Emptiness and the Experience of Emptiness
Thupten Jinpa: Tsongkhapa on Emptiness and the Experience of Emptiness