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Collected Papers on the Tathāgatagarbha Doctrine
  • Preface1
  • Editorial Note3
  • Abbreviations5


I. TEXTUAL RESEARCH
  • A Revised Edition of the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra, "Kṣanikaparivarta"9


II. THE LAṄKĀVATĀRA AND OTHER TEXTS
  • An Analysis of the Laṅkāvatāra: In Search of Its Original Form101
  • The Concept of Manas in the Laṅkāvatāra118
  • Sources of the Laṅkāvatāra and Its Position in Mahāyāna Buddhism128
  • The Structure of the Anuttarāśrayasūtra (Wu-shang-i ching)156
  • Remarks on the Sanskrit Fragments of the Abhidharmadharmaskandhapādaśāstra165
  • On the Myaṅ 'das175
  • Textual Problems of the Mahāyānaśraddhotpāda184


III. TECHNICAL TERMS AND BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE
TATHĀGATAGARBHA THEORY
  • The "Tathāgatôtpattisaṃbhava-nirdeśa" of the Avataṃsaka and the Ratnagotra-
       vibhāga
    : With Special Reference to the Term Tathāgata-gotra-saṃbhava
    201
  • The Description of Ultimate Reality by Means of Six Categories in Mahāyāna
       Buddhism
    208
  • A Comment on the Term Ārambaṇa in the Ratnagotravibhāga, 1.9219
  • Dharmatā, Dharmadhātu, Dharmakāya and Buddhadhātu: The Structure of the
       Ultimate Value in Mahāyāna Buddhism
    228
  • On Upādāna/Upādāyaprajñapti246
  • On Upādāna (II): Ālayavijñāna and Its Two Kinds of Upādāna265
  • On Gotrabhū280


IV. TATHĀGATAGARBHA DOCTRINE IN GENERAL
  • The Buddhist Concept of the Spiritual Family293
  • The Tathāgatagarbha Theory in the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra299
  • Tathāgatagarbha and the Community of Bodhisattvas311
  • Ethische Implikationen der Tathāgatagarbha-Lehre324
  • Thoughts on Dhātu-vāda and Recent Trends in Buddhist Studies343
  • The Tathāgatagarbha Theory Reconsidered: Reflections on Some Recent Issues in
       Japanese Buddhist Studies
    352


V. JAPANESE AND EAST ASIAN BUDDHISM
  • A History of East Asian Buddhist Thought: The Formation of a Sphere of
       Chinese-Canon-Based Buddhism
    369
  • "Japanization" of Buddhism417
  • The Ekayāna (One Vehicle) Doctrine as the Basis of Japanese Buddhism432
  • Kōbō Daishi (Kūkai) and Tathāgatagarbha Thought451
  • Saṃsāra eva nirvāṇam480
  • "Non-Sentient Beings Preaching the Dharma": Buddhist Views on the
       Environment
    499
  • Some Problems in the Tibetan Translations from Chinese Materials524


VI. BUDDHIST STUDIES IN JAPAN
  • One Hundred Years of Buddhist Studies in Japan539


VII. BOOK REVIEWS
  • John M. Koller, Oriental Philosophies565
  • David Seyfort Ruegg, La théorie du tathāgatagarbha et du gotra571
  • Alex & Hideko Wayman, The Lion's Roar of Queen Śrīmālā586
  • Hajime Nakamura, Indian Buddhism591
  • Index 595
Coming to Terms with Chinese Buddhism
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTSix
  • ABBREVIATIONSxi
  • CONVENTIONS OF USAGExii
  • Introduction: Prolegomenon to the Study of Medieval Chinese
        Buddhist Literature
    1

  • Part 1: The Historical and Cosmological Background
  • 1. The Date and Provenance of the Treasure Store Treatise31
  • 2. Chinese Buddhism and the Cosmology of Sympathetic Resonance77

  • Part 2: Annotated Translation of the Treasure Store Treatise
        Introduction to the Translation
    137
  • 3. The Treasure Store Treatise/Chapter One
        The Broad Illumination of Emptiness and Being
    143
  • 4. The Treasure Store Treatise/Chapter Two
        The Essential Purity of Transcendence and Subtlety
    193
  • 5. The Treasure Store Treatise/Chapter Three
        The Empty Mystery of the Point of Genesis
    228

  • Appendix 1: On Esoteric Buddhism in China263
  • Appendix 2: Scriptural Quotations in the Treasure Store Treatise279
  • NOTES287
  • WORKS CITED345
  • INDEX379
Commentary on The Presentation of Grounds, Paths, and Results
  • Chapter 1
  • Two Approaches to Ultimate Realization1


THE PRESENTATION OF THE PATHS
  • Chapter 2
  • The Presentation of the Paths 3
    • The Meaning of Path 3
      • The Presentation of Grounds and Paths in the Causal Vehicle of Characteristics4
      • 1. The presentation of the natures of the paths5
  • Chapter 3
  • The Entity of Path 7
      • 1.1. The entity of path7
    • The Definition of Path8
    • The First Incorrect Definition8
    • The Second Incorrect Definition9
    • The Third Incorrect Definition10
    • Summary of the Three Incorrect Definitions10
  • Chapter 4
  • The Classificational Enumerations of the Paths11
      • 1.2. The classificational enumerations11
    • Five Paths, One Practice12
  • Chapter 5
  • The Semantic Explanation of Path15
      • 1.3. The semantic explanation of the meaning of the term15
  • Chapter 6
  • Nominal and Actual Paths17
      • 1.4. The difference between actual and nominal paths17
  • Chapter 7
  • The Five Paths 19
      • 1.5. The detailed explanations of each one of the five paths19
  • Chapter 8
  • The Path of Accumulation21
      • 1.5.1. The path of accumulation21
  • THE DEFINITION OF THE PATH OF ACCUMULATION21
      • 1.5.1.1. Setting up its definition21
  • THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE PATH OF ACCUMULATION22
      • 1.5.1.2. Identifying its illustration22
  • THE EXTENSIVE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PATH OF ACCUMULATION23
      • 1.5.1.3. The extensive classification23
    • The Threefold Classification of Lesser, Medium, and Greater23
      • The Four Intense Applications of Mindfulness24
      • The Four Perfect Relinquishments24
      • The Four Limbs of Miraculous Powers25
      • Two Reasons for the Threefold Classification25
    • The Alternative Fourfold Classification26
  • THE NATURE OF THE PATH OF ACCUMULATION27
      • 1.5.1.4 Determining its nature27
    • The Psychophysical Supports in Which It Arises27
    • The Grounds on Which It Relies28
    • The Objects on Which It Focuses28
  • THE FEATURES OF RELINQUISHMENT & REALIZATION OF THE PATH
    OF ACCUMULATION
    29
      • 1.5.1.5. The features of relinquishment and realization29
  • THE QUALITIES OF THE PATH OF ACCUMULATION31
      • 1.5.1.6. Stating its qualities31
  • THE FUNCTION OF THE PATH OF ACCUMULATION33
      • 1.5.1.7. Its function33
  • THE SEMANTIC EXPLANATION OF THE PATH OF ACCUMULATION35
      • 1.5.1.8. Teaching its semantic explanation35
  • Chapter 9
  • The Path of Junction37
      • 1.5.2. The path of junction37
  • THE DEFINITION OF THE PATH OF JUNCTION37
      • 1.5.2.1. Setting up its definition37
  • THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE PATH OF JUNCTION40
      • 1.5.2.2. Identifying its illustration40
  • THE EXTENSIVE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PATH OF JUNCTION40
      • 1.5.2.3. The extensive classification40
    • The Classification Through Nature41
    • The Classification in Terms of Accumulation and Junction41
    • The Classification in Terms of Lesser and Greater42
    • The Classification by Way of Realization43
      • The Phase of Heat 45
      • The Phase of Peak 46
      • The Phase of Endurance 49
      • The Phase of Supreme Dharma50
  • THE NATURE OF THE PATH OF JUNCTION52
      • 1.5.2.4. Determining its nature52
    • The Psychophysical Supports in Which It Arises52
    • The Grounds on Which It Relies53
    • The Objects on Which It Focuses56
  • THE FEATURE OF RELINQUISHMENT & REALIZATION OF THE PATH
    OF JUNCTION
    58
      • 1.5.2.5. The features of relinquishment and realization58
    • What Is Relinquished 59
    • What Is Realized 60
  • THE QUALITIES OF THE PATH OF JUNCTION63
      • 1.5.2.6. Stating its qualities63
  • THE FUNCTION OF THE PATH OF JUNCTION64
      • 1.5.2.7. Its function64
  • THE SEMANTIC EXPLANATION OF THE PATH OF JUNCTION65
      • 1.5.2.8. Teaching its semantic explanation65
  • Chapter 10
  • The Path of Seeing 67
      • 1.5.3. The path of seeing67
  • THE DEFINITION OF THE PATH OF SEEING67
      • 1.5.3.1. Setting up its definition67
  • THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE PATH OF SEEING69
      • 1.5.3.2. Identifying its illustration69
  • THE EXTENSIVE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PATH OF SEEING70
      • 1.5.3.3. The extensive classification70
  • THE NATURE OF THE PATH OF SEEING71
      • 1.5.3.4. Determining its nature71
    • The Way in Which the Factors to be Relinquished Through Seeing Are Relinquished72
      • 1.5.3.4.1. The presentation of the way in which the factors to be relinquished
        through seeing are relinquished
        72
    • The Definition of the Factors to be Relinquished72
      • 1.5.3.4.1.1. The definition of the factors to be relinquished72
    • The Extensive Classification of the Factors to be Relinquished73
      • 1.5.3.4.1.2. The extensive classification of the factors to be relinquished73
      • 1.5.3.4.1.2.1. The classification of their entity74
      • 1.5.3.4.1.2.2. The classification of the way of relinquishment76
    • The Way in Which the Factors to be Relinquished Are Relinquished78
  • 1.5.3.4.1.3. The way in which the factors to be relinquished are relinquished78
    • The Way in Which the Path of Seeing Arises82
      • 1.5.3.4.2. The presentation of the way in which the path of seeing arises82
    • The Psychophysical Supports in Which It Arises82
      • 1.5.3.4.2.1. The (psychophysical) supports in which it arises82
    • The Grounds on Which It Relies83
      • 1.5.3.4.2.2. The grounds on which it relies83
    • The Ways of Realization 85
      • 1.5.3.4.2.3. The ways of realization85
    • From How Many Moments It Arises87
      • 1.5.3.4.2.4. (The issue) from how many moments it arises87
      • 1.5.3.4.2.4.1. The system of the common vehicle87
      • 1.5.3.4.2.4.2. The uncommon system91
  • THE FEATURES OF RELINQUISHMENT & REALIZATION OF THE PATH
    OF SEEING
    93
      • 1.5.3.5. The features of relinquishment and realization93
    • What Is Relinquished 93
    • What Is Realized 94
  • THE QUALITIES OF THE PATH OF SEEING96
      • 1.5.3.6. Stating its qualities96
  • THE FUNCTION OF THE PATH OF SEEING99
      • 1.5.3.7. Its function99
  • THE SEMANTIC EXPLANATION OF THE PATH OF SEEING99
      • 1.5.3.8. Teaching its semantic explanation99
  • Chapter 11
  • The Path of Meditation103
      • 1.5.4. The path of meditation103
  • THE DEFINITION OF THE PATH OF MEDITATION103
      • 1.5.4.1. Setting up its definition103
  • THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE PATH OF MEDITATION104
      • 1.5.4.2. Identifying its illustration104
  • THE EXTENSIVE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PATH OF MEDITATION108
      • 1.5.4.3. The extensive classification108
    • The Mundane Path of Meditation109
      • 1.5.4.3.1. The mundane path of meditation109
    • The Supramundane Path of Meditation109
      • 1.5.4.3.2. The supramundane path of meditation109
    • Classification Through Its Psychophysical Supports110
    • Classification Through the Factors to be Relinquished111
    • Classification Through the Paths111
    • Classification Through Its Entity112
    • Classification Through Familiarization112
  • THE NATURE OF THE PATH OF MEDITATION113
      • 1.5.4.4. Determining its nature113
    • The Factors to be Relinquished Through Meditation113
      • 1.5.4.4.1. The way in which the factors to be relinquished through meditation are relinquished113
      • The Definition of the Factors to be Relinquished Through Meditation114
      • Their Extensive Classification116
      • The Way in Which They Are Relinquished Through the Remedies117
    • The Arising of the Path of Meditation118
      • 1.5.4.4.2. The way in which the path of meditation arises118
      • The Psychophysical Supports in Which It Arises118
      • The Grounds on Which It Relies119
      • The Objects on Which It Focuses120
  • THE FEATURES OF RELINQUISHMENT & REALIZATION ON THE
    PATH OF MEDITATION
    121
      • 1.5.4.5. The features of relinquishment and realization121
    • What is Relinquished 122
    • What is Realized 122
  • THE QUALITIES OF THE PATH OF MEDITATION124
      • 1.5.4.6. Stating its qualities124
  • THE FUNCTION OF THE PATH OF MEDITATION125
      • 1.5.4.7. Its function125
  • THE SEMANTIC EXPLANATION OF THE PATH OF MEDITATION126
      • 1.5.4.8. Teaching its semantic explanation126
  • Chapter 12
  • The Path of Completion 129
      • 1.5.5. The path of completion129
  • THE DEFINITION OF THE PATH OF COMPLETION129
      • 1.5.5.1. Setting up its definition129
  • THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE PATH OF COMPLETION131
      • 1.5.5.2. Identifying its illustration131
  • THE EXTENSIVE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PATH OF COMPLETION131
      • 1.5.5.3. The extensive classification131
    • The Classification of the Three Vehicles132
    • The Classification of the Two Paths132
    • The Classification of the Three Grounds132
    • Two Other Distinctive Features132
    • The Ten Dharmas of No More Learning134
    • The Five Uncontaminated Aggregates135
  • THE NATURE OF THE PATH OF COMPLETION136
      • 1.5.5.4. Determining its nature136
    • The Psychophysical Supports in Which It Arises & The Grounds It Relies on136
    • The Objects It Focuses on 137
  • THE FEATURES OF RELINQUISHMENT & REALIZATION OF THE
    PATH OF COMPLETION
    138
      • 1.5.5.5. The features of relinquishment and realization138
    • What is Relinquished 139
    • What is Realized 139
  • THE QUALITIES OF THE PATH OF COMPLETION140
      • 1.5.5.6. Stating its qualities140
  • THE FUNCTION OF THE PATH OF COMPLETION141
      • 1.5.5.7. Its function141
  • THE SEMANTIC EXPLANATION OF THE PATH OF COMPLETION141
      • 1.5.5.8. Teaching its semantic explanation141


THE PRESENTATION OF GROUNDS
  • Chapter 13
  • The Presentation of Grounds143
  • Chapter 14
  • The Two Grounds149
      • 2. Teaching the presentation of the grounds149
      • 2.1. The presentation as two grounds149
      • 2.1.1. The brief introduction149
  • THE GROUNDS FREE FROM ATTACHMENT150
      • 2.1.2. The detailed explanation150
      • 2.1.2.1. The grounds free from attachment150
    • The Ground of Fully Seeing What is White151
    • The Ground of Disposition 152
    • The Eighth Ground 152
    • The Ground of Seeing 153
    • The Ground of Diminishment 153
    • The Ground of Freedom From Desire153
    • The Ground of Realizing Completion153
    • The Ground of Hearers154
    • The Ground of Solitary Realizers155
  • THE BUDDHA GROUNDS 156
      • 2.1.2.2. The Buddha grounds156
  • THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO157
      • 2.2. Teaching the differences between these two157
    • The Difference of Miraculous Powers158
    • The Difference of Supernatural Knowledges158
    • The Difference of Realization 158
    • The Difference of Meditation 159
    • The Difference of Seeing 159
    • The Difference of Language, Teaching the Dharma, and Promoting Welfare161
    • The Difference of Nirvāṇa 162
  • Chapter 15
  • The Detailed Explanation of the Buddha Grounds165
      • 2.3. The detailed explanation of the Buddha grounds165
  • THE ENTITY OF GROUND 165
      • 2.3.1. The entity of ground165
  • THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE BUDDHA GROUNDS166
      • 2.3.2. The illustration 166
  • THE SEMANTIC EXPLANATION OF THE BUDDHA GROUNDS166
      • 2.3.3. The semantic explanation166
  • THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE BUDDHA GROUNDS168
      • 2.3.4. The classifications168
    • The Classification in Terms of Beings and Noble Ones168
      • The Grounds of Ordinary Worldly Beings169
      • The Supramundane Grounds170
    • The Classification in Terms of the Ways of Attainment170
    • The Classification in Terms of the Ways of Accomplishment172
    • The Classification in Terms of Pride173
  • Chapter 16
  • The Special Explanation of the Buddha Grounds175
      • 2.3.5. The special explanation of the grounds of the uncommon great vehicle175
  • THE ENTITIES & SEMANTIC EXPLANATION OF THE NAMES175
      • 2.3.5.1. The entities and semantic explanations of the names175
  • THE THOROUGH PURIFICATIONS177
      • 2.3.5.2. The thorough purifications and where one is transferred to177
  • THE PRACTICES & PERSONS ON THE TEN BHŪMIS179
      • 2.3.5.3. The practices and persons179
    • The Ten Pāramitā Practices 181
    • Persons With Pure View 181
  • THE THREE TRAININGS & THE FIVE AGGREGATES184
      • 2.3.5.4. The three trainings and the aggregates184
    • The Three Trainings 184
    • The Five Pure Aggregates 187
  • PURITY, RELINQUISHMENT, & REALIZATION188
      • 2.3.5.5. Complete purities, relinquishments, and realizations188
    • The Progressive Purification of the Ten Bhūmis188
    • The Factors to be Relinquished on Paths of Seeing and Meditation189
    • The Realization of the Ten Bhūmis191
  • THE QUALITIES OF THE TEN BHUMIS195
      • 2.3.5.6. The differences in terms of qualities and arising195
  • HOW BODHISATTVAS ARE REBORN198
    • Rebirth Through Influence 198
    • Rebirth Through Complete Maturation200
  • Chapter 17
  • Why the Grounds Are Ten201
      • 2.3.6. The reason why the number of the grounds is definitely ten201


THE PRESENTATION OF RESULTS
  • Chapter 18
  • The Presentation of Results205
      • Determining the results of the vehicle of characteristics205
  • Chapter 19
  • The Three Nirvāṇas207
      • 1. The general explanation of nirvāṇa, the result of the three vehicles207
    • Natural Nirvāṇa 208
    • The Nirvāṇa of Cessation 209
      • The Nominal Nirvāṇa of Cessation210
      • The Actual Nirvāṇa of Cessation210
    • Partially Incomplete & Complete Actual Cessations211
    • Nonabiding Nirvāṇa 212
  • Chapter 20
  • The Special Explanation of Buddhahood213
      • 2. The special explanation of Buddhahood, the result of the great vehicle213
      • 2.1. The nature of Buddhahood213
    • The Terminological Meaning of Buddhahood215
      • 2.2. The terminological meaning of this name215
  • Chapter 21
  • The Three Kāyas217
      • 2.3. The way in which the activity of enlightened bodies is accomplished217
    • The Causes of the Three Kāyas217
      • 2.3.1. The teaching about the connection in terms of what is accomplished from
        which causes
        217
    • The Accumulations of Merit & Wisdom218
    • The Great Akaniṣhṭha221
      • 2.3.2. The explanation of the distinctive features of how this is accomplished in
        certain places
        221
    • How the Form Kāyas Manifest 223
    • Why the Kāyas Are Three 223
    • The Detailed Explanation of the Three Kāyas225
      • 2.3.3. The detailed explanation of the result that is accomplished225
      • 2.3.3.1. The explanation of the support, the enlightened bodies225
      • 2.3.3.1.1. The definitions and other (related topics)225
  • Chapter 22
  • The Dharmakāya227
      • 2.3.3.1.1.1. The Dharma Body227
      • 2.3.3.1.1.1.1. The meaning of the term and the definition227
    • The Eight Defining Characteristics229
    • The Twofold Classification 230
      • 2.3.3.1.1.1.2. Its classification as different enlightened bodies230
  • Chapter 23
  • The Sambhogakāya231
    • The Meaning of Sambhogakāya231
      • 2.3.3.1.1.2. The Enjoyment Body231
      • 2.3.3.1.1.2.1. The meaning of the term and the definition231
    • The Definition of Sambhogakāya232
    • The Eight Characteristics & Five Certainties233
    • Classifications of Sambhogakāya234
      • 2.3.3.1.1.2.2. The classification234
    • How Sambhogakāyas Appear 235
  • Chapter 24
  • The Nirmāṇakāya 239
    • The Meaning & Definition of Nirmāṇakāya239
      • 2.3.3.1.1.3. The Emanation Body239
      • 2.3.3.1.1.3.1. The meaning of the term and the definition239
    • The Eight Characteristics of a Nirmāṇakāya240
    • Classifications of Nirmāṇakāya242
      • 2.3.3.1.1.3.2. The classification242
  • Chapter 25
  • The Intention of the Uttaratantra245
      • 2.3.3.1.1.4. Teaching the intention of The Sublime Continuum as a
        supplementary topic
        245
    • The Perfection of Genuine Purity245
    • The Perfection of Genuine Identity246
    • The Perfection of Genuine Bliss247
    • The Perfection of Genuine Permanence247
    • The Enlightened Body of a Buddha248
    • The Five Defining Characteristics248
  • Chapter 26
  • The Distinctive Features of the Three Kāyas251
      • 2.3.3.1.2. The explanation of the distinctive features of the three enlightened bodies251
      • 2.3.3.1.2.1. The distinctive feature of equality251
      • 2.3.3.1.2.2. The distinctive feature of permanence252
      • 2.3.3.1.2.3. The distinctive feature of appearance252
  • Chapter 27
  • The Five Wisdoms255
      • 2.3.3.2. The explanation of the supported, the wisdoms255
      • 2.3.3.2.1. The detailed classification255
      • 2.3.3.2.2. The meanings of the terms and their entities256
    • Dharmadhātu Wisdom 256
      • 2.3.3.2.2.1. The explanation of the meaning of the expanse of dharmas256
    • Mirrorlike Wisdom 258
      • 2.3.3.2.2.2. The explanation of the meaning of mirrorlike258
    • The Wisdom of Equality 259
      • 2.3.3.2.2.3. The explanation of the meaning of equality259
    • Discriminating Wisdom 260
      • 2.3.3.2.2.4. The explanation of the meaning of all-discriminating260
    • All-Accomplishing Wisdom 261
      • 2.3.3.2.2.5. The explanation of the meaning of all-accomplishing261
    • The Causes of the Five Wisdoms262
      • 2.3.3.2.3. The causes through which they are accomplished262
    • The Five Wisdoms & the Eight Consciousnesses263
      • 2.3.3.2.4. The ways of changing state263
    • The Five Wisdoms & the Three Kāyas265
      • 2.3.3.2.5. The way in which they are related to the enlightened bodies together
        with their way of knowing
        265
    • The Way in Which Buddhas Know265
  • Chapter 28
  • The Qualities of Freedom & Maturation269
      • 2.3.3.3. The explanation of the qualities of freedom and complete maturation269
      • 2.3.3.3.1. The brief introduction269
      • 2.3.3.3.2. The detailed explanation270
  • THE QUALITIES OF FREEDOM270
  • 2.3.3.3.2.1. The qualities of freedom270
    • The Thirty-Two Qualities 271
      • 2.3.3.3.2.1.1. The thirty-two (qualities) as per the intention of The Sublime
        Continuum
        271
      • 2.3.3.3.2.1.1.1. Connection through a brief introduction271
      • 2.3.3.3.2.1.1.2. The detailed commentary on their meaning271
    • The Ten Powers 271
      • 2.3.3.3.2.1.1.2.1. The ten powers271
    • The Four Fearlessnesses 273
      • 2.3.3.3.2.1.1.2.2. The four fearlessnesses273
  • The Eighteen Unique Qualities274
      • 2.3.3.3.2.1.1.2.3. The eighteen unique qualities274
    • The Twenty-One Uncontaminated Qualities278
      • 2.3.3.3.2.1.2.2. The twenty-one uncontaminated groups (of qualities) as per the
        intention of The Ornament of Clear Realization
        278
  • THE QUALITIES OF COMPLETE MATURATION283
      • 2.3.3.3.2.2. The explanation of the qualities of complete maturation283
      • 2.3.3.3.2.2.1. The brief introduction283
      • 2.3.3.3.2.2.2. The detailed explanation283
      • 2.3.3.4. The explanation of the enlightened activity that is performed289
      • 2.3.3.4.1. The detailed explanation of the seven points of activity290
      • 2.3.3.4.2. Their summary in two points291
  • Chart I: The factors to be relinquished through seeing and meditation
    according to the great vehicle
    293
  • Chart II: The factors to be relinquished through seeing and meditation
    according to the vehicle of the hearers
    295
Contributions to the Development of Tibetan Buddhist Epistemology
  • PREFACEVII
  • INTRODUCTION1
  • CHAPTER 1. RNGOG LO-TSĀ-BA BLO-LDAN SHES-RAB AND THE
    RNGOG-LUGS OF EPISTEMOLOGY
    29
  • CHAPTER 2. PHYA-PA CHOS-KYI SENG.-GE AND THE TSHAD-MA
    BSDUS-PA YID-KYI MUN-SEL
    59
  • CHAPTER 3. SA-SKYA PANDXTA KUN-DGA' RGYAL-MTSHAN AND THE TSHAD MA RIGS-PA'I-GTER97
  • CHAPTER 4. A TOPICAL OUTLINE OF GO-RAM-PA'S
    PRAMĀNAVĀRTTIKA COMMENTARY THE "RADIANT LIGHT OF SAMANTABHADRA"
    116
  • BIBLIOGRAPHIES241
  • NOTES257
  • INDICES317
  • ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS330
Counsels from My Heart
    • Preface by Kyabje Trulshik Rinpocheix
    • Translator's Notexi
    • Acknowledgementsxv
  • 1 The Buddhadharma1
  • 2 The Essence of the Path27
  • 3 The Long Oral Lineage of the Nyingmapas31
  • 4 Practicing the Teachings without Sectarian Bias47
  • 5 An Introduction to the Bardo59
  • 6 Magical Nectar77
  • 7 Heart Jewel of the Fortunate83
  • 8 An Aspiration to the Great Perfection89
  • 9 The Life Story of Dudjom Rinpoche91
    • Glossary95
    • Notes107
Critical Buddhism
  • Acknowledgmentsvii
  • List of Abbreviationsix
  • Introduction1
  • 1 Buddhism, Criticism, and Postwar Japan17
  • 2 The Roots of "Topicalism"51
  • 3 Problems in Modern Zen Thought83
  • 4 Criticism as Anamnesis125
  • 5 Radical Contingency and Compassion155
  • Bibliography175
  • Index197
Cultivating Original Enlightenment
  • Prefacevii
  • Abbreviations and Conventionsxi


Part 1: Study
  • I Contemplative Practice in the Exposition of the Vajrasamādhi-Sūtra3
  • II The Writing of the Exposition17
  • III The Exposition as Commentary28


Part 2: Wŏnhyos Exposition of the Vajrasamādhi-Sūtra:
An Annotated Translation
  • ROLL ONE47
  • Part One: A Statement of Its Main Idea47
  • Part Two: An Analysis of the Themes of the Sūtra48
  • Part Three: An Explication of the Title50
  • Part Four: An Exegesis of the Text57
    • Section One: Prologue57
    • Section Two: Main Body62
      • First Division of Contemplation Practice: Rejecting All Characteristics of Sense-Objects to Reveal the Signless Contemplation65
  • ROLL TWO116
      • Second Division of Contemplation Practice: Extinguishing the Mind
        Subject to Production in Order to Explain the Practice of Nonproduction
        116
      • Third Division of Contemplation Practice: The Inspiration of Original Enlightenment137
      • Fourth Division of Contemplation Practice: Abandoning the Spurious to Access Reality166
  • ROLL THREE211
      • Fifth Division of Contemplation Practice: Sanctified Practices Emerge
        from the Voidness of the True Nature
        211
      • Sixth Division of Contemplation Practice: Immeasurable Dharmas
        Access the Tathāgatagarbha
        243
    • Section Three (A): Dhāraṇī (Codes)271
    • Section Three (B): Dissemination271
  • Appendix: A Schematic Outline of Wŏnhyo's Exposition of the Vajrasamādhi-Sūtra309
  • Notes335
  • Glossary of Sinitic Logographs377
  • Bibliography385
  • Index411
Currents and Countercurrents
    • Acknowledgmentsix
    • Introduction Patterns of Influence in East Asian Buddhism: The Korean Case
      Robert E. Buswell, Jr.
      1

  • CHAPTER 1 Paekche and the Incipiency of Buddhism in Japan
                           Jonathan W. Best
    15
  • CHAPTER 2 Kyǒnghǔng in Shinran's Pure Land Thought
                           Hee-Sung Keel
    43
  • CHAPTER 3 Korea as a Source for the Regeneration of Chinese Buddhism:
                           The Evidence of Ch'an and Son Literature

                           John Jorgensen
    73
  • CHAPTER 4 Ch'an Master Musang: A Korean Monk in East Asian Context
                           Bernard Faure
    153
  • CHAPTER 5 Wǒnch'ǔk's Place in the East Asian Buddhist Tradition
                           Eunsu Cho
    173
  • CHAPTER 6 The Korean Impact on T'ien-t'ai Buddhism in China:
                            A Historical Analysis

                           Chi-wah Chan
    217
  • CHAPTER 7 Ǔich'ǒn's Pilgrimage and the Rising Prominence of the Korean
                           Monastery in Hang-chou during the Sung and Yuan Periods

                           Chi-chiang Huang
    242

    • About the Contributors277
    • Index279
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Die Anwendung der Tathagatagarbha-Lehre
  • Inhalt
  • Vorwort8
  • 1 Einleitung
  • 1.1 Zielsetzung11
  • 1.2 Methode und Abgrenzung des Themas13
  • 1.3 ’Jam mgon Kong sprul Blo gros mtha’ yas, sein Leben und Wirken
  • 1.3.1 Kong sprul und die ris med Bewegung16
  • 1.3.2 Publikationen zu Kong sprul24
  • 1.3.3 Wesentliche Ereignisse im Leben von Kong sprul, eine Chronologie32
  • 1.3.4 Kong spruls literarisches Lebenswerk, die mDzod Inga („Fünf Schätze“)47
  • 1.4 Das Thema der Buddha-Natur
  • 1.4.1 Mahāyāna-Schriften zur Buddha-Natur und ihre Datierung52
  • 1.4.2 Einschlägige Mahāyāna-Sūtren aus Sicht der tibetischen Exegese55
  • 1.4.3 Indische Lehrwerke zur positiven Beschreibung der absoluten
            Wirklichkeit
    59
  • 1.4.4 Wissenschaftliche Arbeiten zur Buddha-Natur bzw. damit verwandten
            Themen
    64


  • 2 Der Ratnagotravibhāga in Tibet
  • 2.1 Der Ratnagotravibhāga in der tibetischen Exegese74
  • 2.2 Für die Karma bKa’ brgyud pa-Tradition wesentliche Ratnagotravibhāga
         Überlieferungen
  • 2.2.1 Maitrīpas Lehrtradition76
  • 2.2.2 Sajjanas tibetische Schüler77
  • 2.3 Stellung des Ratnagotravibhāga in den mahāmudrā-Lehren der Karma
         bKa’ brgyud pa-Tradition
    84


  • 3 gzhan stong in Tibet
  • 3.1 gzhan stong, Allgemeines94
  • 3.2 Grundlagen für die tibetische gzhan stong-Exegese in indischen Lehrwerken99
  • 3.3 gzhan stong-Mādhyamikas in Tibet bzw. Lehrer, in deren Wirken sich
         Elemente der gzhan stong-Lehre finden
    104
  • 3.4 gzhan stong-Proponenten in der Darstellung von Kong spruls gZhan stong
         lta khrid
    , Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede
  • 3.4.1 Allgemeine Bemerkungen113
  • 3.4.2 Von Kong sprul als Wegbereiter der gzhan stong-Lehren bezeichnete
            tibetische Lehrer
  • 3.4.2.1 Karma pa Rang byung rdo rje116
  • 3.4.2.2 Dol po pa Shes rab rgyal mtshan132
  • 3.4.2.3 Klong chen pa Dri med ’od zer138
  • 3.4.3 Weitere von Kong sprul als gzhan stong-Proponenten bezeichnete Lehrer145
  • 3.4.3.1 Karma pa Chos grags rgya mtsho145
  • 3.4.3.2 Shākya mchog ldan150
  • 3.4.3.3 Tāranātha Kun dga’ snying po155
  • 3.4.3.4 Si tu Chos kyi ’byung gnas160
  • 3.5 Kong spruls Sichtweise165


  • 4 Kong spruls gZhan stong lta khrid: „Die makellosen Lichtstrahlen des vajra-Mondes,
       eine Anleitung zur Sichtweise von gzhan stong, dem Großen Madhyamaka“
  • 4.1 Das gZhan stong lta khrid in Kong spruls Werken, allgemeine Beschreibung des
         Textes
    195
  • 4.2 lta khrid als Literaturgattung; Zweck und Verwendung197
  • 4.3 Aufbau von Kong spruls gZhan stong lta khrid
  • 4.3.1 Struktur des Textes200
  • 4.3.2 Inhaltliche Schwerpunkte in Kong spruls gZhan stong lta khrid
  • 4.3.2.1 Die drei Lehrzyklen, ihre hinführende und/oder definitive Bedeutung und
              die exegetische Zuordnung des Ratnagotravibhāga
    202
  • 4.3.2.2 Die im gZhan stong lta khrid dargestellte Anleitung gemäß der Sūtra-Tradition:
  • 4.3.2.2.1 „Was zu verstehen ist“
  • 4.3.2.2.1.1 Die weltliche und die überweltliche Sichtweise214
  • 4.3.2.2.1.2 Sichtweise und Meditation gemäß dem Niḥsvabhāvavāda-
                   Madhyamaka
    220
  • 4.3.2.2.1.3 Mögliche Fehlerquellen beim Niḥsvabhāvavāda-Madhyamaka231
  • 4.3.2.2.1.4 Sichtweise und Meditation gemäß des Yogācāra-Madhyamaka234
  • 4.3.2.2.1.5 Kong spruls Sicht zur nicht-zweiheitlichen Gnosis238
  • 43.2.2.2„Die eigentliche Praxis“ gemäß der Sūtra-Tradition
  • 4.3.2.2.2.1 „Die Vorbereitung“ 240
  • 4.3.2.2.2.2 „Der Hauptteil“
  • 4.3.2.2.2.2.1 „Die Zufluchtnahme und das Entwickeln von bodhicitta“ 242
  • 4.3.2.2.2.2.2 „Die Anleitung zur meditativen Übung der Einheit von śamatha
                       und vipaśyanä
    244
  • 4.3.2.2.2.2.3 „Das genaue Unterscheiden und die dadurch erfolgende Einführung
                       in die Buddha-Natur“
    258
  • 4.3.2.2.3 Die Praxis außerhalb der Meditation273
  • 4.3.2.3 Die im gZhan stong lta khrid dargestellte Anleitung gemäß der Tantra-
              Tradition
  • 4.3.2.3.1 Vorbemerkungen282
  • 4.3.2.3.2 „Was zu verstehen ist“283
  • 4.3.2.3.3 „Die eigentliche Praxis“291
  • 4.3.2.4. „Der Nutzen“294
  • 4.4 Textedition und Übersetzung
  • 4.4.1 Anmerkungen zur tibetischen Textausgabe297
  • 4.4.2 Anmerkungen zu Edition und Übersetzung300
  • 4.4.3 Inhaltsübersicht des gZhan stong lta khrid mit Seitenverweis auf Edition
            und Übersetzung
    302
  • 4.4.4 Edition des tibetischen Textes303
  • 4.4.5 Übersetzung323


Abkürzungen, Bibliografie und Indices

  • Allgemeine Abkürzungen353
  • Indische Werke354
  • Tibetische Werke356
  • Sekundärliteratur364
  • Internet379
  • Indices380
Distinguishing Phenomena from Their Intrinsic Nature
    • Foreword vii
    • Introduction ix
  • Distinguishing Phenomena from their Intrinsic Nature 1
    • The Title 6
    • The Translator's Homage 7
    • The Meaning of the Scripture 7
    • The Essence of Cyclic Existence and the Transcendence of Suffering 8
    • The Characteristics of Phenomena 10
    • The Characteristics of their Intrinsic Nature 11
    • The Underlying Rationale for These Characteristics 12
    • Are Phenomena and Their Intrinsic Nature the Same or Different? 14
    • The Two Abodes 17
    • The Nonexistence of Apprehended and Apprehender 21
    • An Extensive Explanation of the Intrinsic Nature 28
    • Conclusion 66
    • Appendix: Ju Mipham's Topical Outline of Distinguishing Phenomena from Their
            Intrinsic Nature
      71
    • Notes75
    • English-Tibetan Glossary77
    • Tibetan-English-Sanskrit Glossary83
    • Bibliography93
    • Index95
Dusting Off Your Buddha Nature
    • Introduction1
  • I     Getting Started on the Path
  • 1     The Ten Steps — Graglia 201212
  • 2     The Dangers of Skipping Ngöndro — Bologna 201427
  • II     The Common Preliminary Practices
  • 3     The Four Thoughts — Graglia 201246
    •      A     Precious Human Rebirth49
    •      B     Impermanence53
    •      C     Karma57
    •      D     Fault of Samsara60
  • III     The Uncommon Preliminary Practices
  • 4     Refuge — Graglia 201266
  • 5     Bodhicitta — Graglia 201282
  • 6     Mandala — Graglia 201396
  • 7     Kusali Chod — Graglia 2013116
  • 8     Vajrasattva — Graglia 2013126
  • 9     Guru Yoga — Graglia 2012 and 2013140
  • IV     Beyond the Preliminaries
  • 10     Phowa — Graglia 2013166
  • 11     Ego Guru Yoga — 2012 New York Summer Retreat173
  • Epilogue197
  • Appendix - Guided Practice — Seven Branch Prayer, Bodhisattva Vow,
    Guru Yoga — Graglia 2013
    202
Early Ch'an in China and Tibet

Foreword
Preface
Contributors
Abbreviations

I. CHINA

  • a. State of Scholarship
  • New Japanese Studies in Early Ch'an History1
      • Philip Yampolsky


  • b. Formative Period
  • The Li-tai fa-pao chi and the Ch'an Doctrine of Sudden Awakening13
      • Yanagida Seizan


  • Seng-ch'ou's Method of Dhyāna51
      • Jan Yiin-hua


  • T'an-ch'ien and the Early Ch'an Tradition: Translation and Analysis of the Essay "Wangshih-fei-Iun"65
      • Whalen W. Lai


  • The Teachings of the Fourth Ch'an Patriarch Tao-hsin (580-651)89
      • David W. Chappell


  • The Concept of Ii nien ("being free from thinking") in the Northern Line of Ch'an Buddhism131
      • Robert B. Zeuschner


  • Early Hua-yen, Meditation, and Early Ch'an: Some Preliminary
    Considerations
    149
      • Robert M. Gimello


  • The Early Ch'an Monastic Rule: Ch'ing-kuei and the Shaping of Ch'an
    Community Life
    165
      • Martin Collcutt


  • c. The Developing Tradition
  • The "Recorded Sayings" Texts of Chinese Ch'an Buddhism185
      • Yanagida Seizan


  • Lin-chi on "Language-Dependence," An Interpretive Analysis207
      • Ronald L. Burr


  • Sinitic Mandalas: The Wu-wei-t'u of Ts'aoshan229
      • Whalen W. Lai


  • d. Interaction
  • The Ambiguity of the Buddha-nature Concept in India and China259
      • Andrew Rawlinson


  • The Problem of Desire and Emotions in Taoism and Ch'an281
      • John Visvader and William C. Doub


  • The Pure and the Impure: The Mencian Problematik in Chinese Buddhism299
      • Whalen W. Lai


II. TIBET

  • a. State of Scholarship
  • The Study of Tibetan Ch'an Manuscripts Recovered from Tun-huang: A Review
    of the Field and its Prospects
    327
      • Daishun Ueyama


  • b. Tibetan Meditation Systems and Ch 'an
  • 'Meditation' Trends in Early Tibet351
      • Herbert V. Guenther


  • 'The Great Perfection' in the Tradition of the Bonpos367
      • Per Kvaerne


  • Indian Materials on the Doctrine of Sudden Enlightenment393
      • Luis O. Gomez


Index

Entering the Way of the Great Vehicle
  • Acknowledgmentsix
  • Translator s Introductioni
    • The Audacity of Rongzom’s Worki
    • The Context for Rongzom’s Work2
    • The Story of Rongzom s Life6
    • Rongzompa’s Entering the Way of the Great Vehicle8
      • Summary of Chapter 112
      • Summary of Chapter 215
      • Summary of Chapter 319
      • Summary of Chapter 422
      • Summary of Chapter 526
      • Summary of Chapter 631
    • On the English Translation34
  • The Commentarial Treatise Entitled Entering the Way of the Great Vehicle by
       Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo
  • 1. The Reality of Affliction39
    • The Śrāvaka System39
    • The Pratyekabuddha System42
    • The Yogācāra System42
    • The Madhyamaka System44
    • The Madhyamaka and Guhyamantra Systems53
    • Conclusion56
  • 2. Objections and Replies59
    • First Objection: Concerning the Reality of Illusions59
    • Second Objection: Concerning the Reality of Causality63
    • Third Objection: Concerning the Reality of Pure Phenomena66
    • Fourth Objection: Concerning the Reality of Samsara79
  • 3. Distinguishing the Perfected System of the Illusory in the Great Perfection
        from the Other Vehicles That Retain the Nomenclature of Illusion
    89
    • First Objection: Concerning the Reality of Confused Appearances89
    • Second Objection: Concerning Reality in an Illusory World91
    • Third Objection: Concerning the Yogācāra View of Concepts99
    • Some Supplementary Explanation concerning the Differences between the
         Aforementioned Views with respect to Limitations and Power
      105
    • Great Perfection as a Vehicle106
    • Great Perfection as a Transmission106
    • Great Perfection as a Doctrinal Discourse107
    • Great Perfection as a Continuum107
    • Great Perfection as a Hidden Intention108
    • Great Perfection as Intimate Advice108
  • 4. The Great Perfection Approach to the Path Is Not Undermined by Reason111
    • Bodhicitta111
    • Conceptual Frameworks, Appearance, and Nature112
    • General Systems for Such Things as the Establishment and Negation of
      Identity and Difference
      115
    • On the Two Methods of [Establishing] Proofs116
    • Grammatical Treatises122
    • Logical Treatises122
    • Conclusion126
  • 5. Writings on Great Perfection129
    • The Nature of Bodhicitta129
    • The Greatness of Bodhicitta129
    • Deviations and Obscurations130
    • Methods for Settling Bodhicitta130
    • From the Writings of Great Perfection130
      • Eight Additional Rubrics131
      • All Phenomena Are Seen to Be Perfected within the Single Sphere of
           Bodhicitta
        131
      • All Confused Appearance Is Seen as the Play of Samantabhadra132
      • All Sentient Beings Are Seen as the Profound Field of Awakening132
      • All Domains of Experience Are Seen as Naturally Occurring Self-
           Appearing Gnosis
        133
      • All Phenomena Seen as Perfected within the Nature of the Five
           Types of Greatness
        133
      • The Six Great Spheres137
      • The Elimination of Deviations and Obscurations138
      • Twenty-Three Points of Deviation143
      • The Seven Obscurations155
      • The Three Beings158
      • The Three Great Assurances159
      • The Three Fundamental Esoteric Precepts159
      • Resolution through Bodhicitta160
      • What Is Resolved in Great Perfection160
      • The Disclosure of Methods for Consolidating Bodhicitta161
      • Disclosing Those Points through Scriptural Sources164
    • On Critical Impediments to Concentration175
    • Criteria for the Attainment of Mastery over the Ordinary Mind180
    • On the Signs of Warmth184
    • On the Qualities of Bodhicitta185
  • 6. Instructions on Paths Encountered through Methods Connected with
        Effort for Those Who Are Unable to Remain Effortlessly within the Natural
        State according to the Great Perfection Approach
    191
    • Other Paths as Doors to Great Perfection191
    • Six Faults Connected with Concentration192
    • Conceptuality193
    • Nine Obscurations Associated with the Path194
    • The Eightfold Concentration That Eliminates the Five Faults193
    • Six-Limbed Yoga199
    • Five Signs of Mental Stability201
    • After Attaining Such Signs of Mental Stability202
  • Closing Verses209
  • Appendix: Tibetan Names in Phonetic and Transliterated Forms211
  • Abbreviations213
  • Notes215
  • Works Cited239
  • Index243
Esoteric Instructions
  • Foreword by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoché9
  • Preface13
  • Introduction17
  • The Root Text: Esoteric Instructions:
          A Detailed Presentation of the Process
           of Meditation in Vajrayāna
    49
    • 1. Nyingma63
    • 2. Kadampa97
    • 3. Lamdré113
    • 4. Marpa Kagyu137
    • 5. Shangpa Kagyu233
    • 6. Zhijé and Chöd255
    • 7. Jordruk289
    • 8. Dorjé Sumgyi Nyendrup331
    • 9. Supplement: Śāntigupta339
  • Appendix One: Outline of Book Eight, Part Four:
          Esoteric Instructions
    345
  • Appendix Two: General Contents of Kongtrul’s
          Treasury of Knowledge
    355
  • Abbreviations359
  • Notes363
  • Bibliography of Works Cited by the Author451
  • Reference Bibliography473
  • Index495
Existence and Enlightenment in the Laṅkāvatāra-Sūtra
  • Forewordxiii
  • Prefacexv

Introduction
  • 0.1. The Purpose of the Study, and the Significance of the
           Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra within Buddhist Doctrinal History
    1
  • 0.2. Dating the Text: Problems of Form and Interpretation13
  • 0.3. Methodology and Outline of the Study23

Part One: Concepts of Being
  • 1.0. The Nature of Buddhist Ontology39
  •        General considerations * The practical aim of the Yogācāra Philosophy
  • 1.1. The Threefold Meaning of Tathāgata-garbha and its
           Relation to Ālaya-vijñāna: the Essence of Being
    51
  •        Preliminary considerations * Tathagāta-garbha as essential, supramundane,
           pure dharma, and its contrast with the Hindu Ātman * Tathagata-garbha
           as embryo, and the dynamics of Buddhahood * Tathāgata-garbha
           as womb or matrix of Buddhahood * Conclusion
  • 1.2. The Five Skandhas: the Temporal Manifestation of Being79
           Introduction * Brief overview of the Ātman controversy prior to the
           Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra * Rūpa, or the formative elements of the five Skandhas
           * Nāma, or the formless elements of the five Skandhas * The Skandhas and
           the empirical self, or personality * The Skandhas and the trans-empirical
           Self, the Tathāgata * The five Skandhas and the denial of metaphysical
           dualities * Concluding remarks on the notion of Self and its varieties
  • 1.3. Dharmadhātu: the Spatial or Cosmic Dimension of Being117
           Introductory remarks * Dharmādhatu as cosmic Law: the fundamental
           structure of the universe * Dharmādhatu as universal Void: the ground
           of Being * Concluding observations

Part Two: Concepts of Knowing
  • 2.0. Buddhist Epistemology, Buddhist Dialectics135
           Truth, untruth, half-truth, "the truth" * The tetralemma logic: a thousand
           years of Buddhist dialectics * The early use of the tetralemma in the
           Pāli canon * Rationality and irrationality in Nāgārjuna's relativistic logic
           * Epistemology in the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra: a radical critique of language,
           logic, and knowledge * Conclusions and preview of part two
  • 2.1. The Epistemological Reduction of the Citta-mātra (Mind-only) Doctrine169
  •        Preliminary considerations * Citta as the empirical mind
           * Citta as the transcendental Mind * Citta-mātra as explanation for the
           triple world (Tribhava) * Concluding words and the connection between
           Laṅkāvatāra and Zen
  • 2.2. From Mind to No-mind: the Transcendental Leap beyond Empirical
           Cognition
    209
           * Introduction * The five Dharmas or epistemic categories * The three
           Svabhāvas or modes of cognition * The attainment of Āryajñāna:
           transcendental Wisdom or Gnosis * Concluding remarks
  • 2.3. The Conjunctive System of the Eight Vijñānas: the Integration of Both Mind
           and No-mind
    States of Consciousness
    237
           * Introductory remarks * Jñāna and Vijñāna: abstract intuition versus
           concrete knowledge * Khyāti- and Vastuprativikalpa-vijñāna:
           the perceptual and the object discriminating knowledge * The inner
           revolution (Parāvṛtti): the return to the tranquil state of
           pure consciousness (Ālaya-vijñāna) * Conclusion
  • 2.4. The Disjunctive Theory of Causation: Things are Neither this, Nor that,
           for They Are All Subject to Causes and Conditions (Hetu-pratyaya)
    261
           * Introduction * The expansion of the relevance of causation: from the
           psychological to the cosmic-philosophical principle * Causation as a
           possible theoretical basis for a monistic view of the world * Causation as a
           teaching device * Excursus: highlighting Nāgārjuna's thought in respect to
           causation * The soteriological value of the theory of causation
           * Concluding observations

  • 3.0. Final Overview287
  •        Appendix295
  •        Notes323
  •        Bibliography357
  •        Index365
Exposition of the Sutra of Brahma's Net

Preface to

  • The Collected Works of Korean Buddhismi

On the Occasion of Publishing

  • The Collected Works of Korean Buddhismv

Preface to the English Edition of

  • The Collected Works of Korean Buddhismviii
  • Prefacexxvii
  • Abbreviationsxxx
  • I. INTRODUCTION3
    • 1. Foreword5
    • 2. Taehyeon's Life and Works6
      • A. Taehyeon's Life6
      • B. Taehyeon's Writings13
    • 3. Taehyeon's Mahāyāna Vinaya Studies19
      • A. Silla Research on the Sutra of Brahma's Net19
      • B. Sutras, Vinayas, śāstras, and Commentaries quoted in the Beommanggyeong gojeokgi23
      • C. Characteristics of the Beommanggyeong gojeokgi30
      • D. Influence in Japan34
      • E. Taehyeon's Interpretive Approaches toward the Sutra of Brahma's Net39
    • 4. Meeting the Demands for Secular Relevance44
      • A. Taehyeon's View of the Sutra of Brahma's Net and "Filial Piety" 孝 and "Obligation for Kindnesses Received" 恩44
      • B. Other Regulations for Dealing with the World of the Time48
    • 5. Vinaya Thought through the Three Pure Sets of Precepts52
    • 6. References59
      • A. Canonical Collections59
      • B. Scriptural Sources60
      • C. Attributed Works60
      • D. Modern Works62
  • II. ROLL ONE65
    • Commentator's Preface68
      • 1. Time and Place68
      • 2. Capacity (of the Audience)68
      • 3. How it is Categorized Within the Canon68
      • 4. Circumstances and Details regarding the Translation69
        • A. Number of Verses 頌品70
        • B. Causes and Conditions in China 中國 因緣70
      • 5. Doctrinal Tenets 宗趣72
        • A. In General 總72
        • B. Mental Behavior 心行73
        • C. The Ultimate Theme 歸趣74
      • 6. The Title 題名79
        • A. The Short Title 題目79
    • Main Text81
        • A. The Explanation by the Original Teacher 本師說82
        • B. Opportunity for an Audience and Questions 見問84
        • C. The Answer 答93
  • III. ROLL TWO151
    • Ten Grounds 十地153
      • 1. Ground of the Equality of the Essence 體性平等地153
      • 2. Ground of the Skillful Wisdom of the Essence 體性善慧地157
      • 3. Ground of the Luminosity of the Essence 體性光明地169
      • 4. Ground of the Knowability of the Essence 體性爾焰地173
      • 5. Ground of Wisdom-Illumination of the Essence 體性慧照地179
      • 6. Ground of the Floral Radiance of the Essence 體性華光地184
      • 7. Ground of Completion of the Essential Nature 體性滿足地188
      • 8. Ground of the Buddha's Roar of the Essential Nature 體性佛吼地193
      • 9. Ground of the Flower Ornamentation of the Essence 體性華嚴地198
      • 10. Ground of Entry into the Buddha Realm of the Essential Nature
        體性入佛界地
        201
  • IV. ROLL THREE209
    • The Grave Precepts 戒文211
      • 1. Invocation 付囑211
        • A. The Teaching Transmitted to the Transformation-body Buddhas
          化佛傳說
          213
        • B. Repaying of Kindness and Separate Iteration of the Teaching
          報恩別化
          213
        • C. The Exhortation 策發221
        • D. The Bodhisattva Precepts224
        • E. Preface on the Formation of the Precepts 結戒序246
      • 2. The Main Sermon 正說分254
        • A. General Outline 總標254
      • 3. The Ten Grave Precepts 十重戒260
        • A. Prohibition of Pleasurable Killing 快意殺生戒第一260
        • B. Prohibition of Stealing the Property of Others 劫盜人物戒第二266
        • C. Prohibition of the Heartless Pursuit of Lust 無慈行欲戒第三經275
        • D. Prohibition of Intentional Lying 故心妄語戒第四經284
        • E. Prohibition of the Sale of Alcohol 酤酒生罪戒第五經287
        • F. Prohibition of Speaking of the Faults of Others
          談他過失戒第六經
          289
        • G. Prohibition of Praising Oneself and Disparaging Others 自讚毀他戒第七293
        • H. Prohibition of Stinginess and Abuse of Others 慳生毀辱戒第八296
        • I. Prohibition of Holding Resentments and Not Accepting Apologies 瞋不受謝戒第九303
        • J. Prohibition of Denigration of the Three Treasures
          毀謗三寶戒第十
          307
        • K. Conclusion 結成門309
  • V. ROLL FOUR315
    • The Minor Precepts317
      • 1. Preface to the Minor Precepts 輕戒序文317
        • A. Concluding the Former (Grave Precepts) and Initiating the Latter (Minor) 結前生後317
      • 2. Enumeration of the Precepts 次第誦出318
        • A. Division of Ten Precepts 判十戒318
        • B. Division of Ten Precepts 判十戒341
        • C. Division of Ten Precepts 判十戒357
        • D. Division of Nine Precepts 判九戒375
        • E. Division of Nine Precepts 判九戒401
      • 3. General Conclusion 總結424
        • A. Dissemination Section 流通分425
  • INDEX429


  • Contributors451
  • Members of the English Translation Editorial Board The Collected Works of Korean Buddhism453
  • Members of the Compilation Committee of Korean Buddhist Thought454
  • In Memoriam: The Most Venerable Kasan Jikwan455
  • Executive Members of the Steering Committee of Korean Buddhist Thought457
  • Collected Works of Korean Buddhism458
Finding Rest in the Nature of the Mind
  • Foreword by Alak Zenkar Rinpochexiii
  • Foreword by Jigme Khyentse Rinpochexv
  • Translators' Introductionxix
  • Part One: Finding Rest in the Nature of the Mind
  • Prologue3
    • 1. The Freedoms and Advantages of Human Birth So Hard to Find5
    • 2. Impermanence11
    • 3. The Sufferings of Samsara17
    • 4. The Karmic Law of Cause and Effect35
    • 5. The Spiritual Master51
    • 6. Refuge67
    • 7. The Four Unbounded Attitudes75
    • 8. Cultivating the Attitude of Mind Oriented toward Enlightenment85
    • 9. The Generation and Perfection Stages and Their Union103
    • 10. The View That Dwells in Neither of the Two Extremes, the Wisdom      whereby the Nature of the Ground Is Realized115
    • 11. The Path: Stainless Meditative Concentration127
    • 12. The Three Aspects of Meditative Concentration143
    • 13. The Great, Spontaneously Present Result151
  • Conclusion163
  • Part Two: Excerpts from The Great Chariot
  • The Mind Is the Root of All Phenomena167
  • Mind, Intellect, and Consciousness171
  • The Eight Consciousnesses as the Basis of Delusion175
  • The Three Natures179
  • The Universal Ground191
  • The Universal Ground, the Eight Consciousnesses, and the State of Sleep201
  • The Tathagatagarbha205
  • Refuge243
  • The Three Concentrations of the Generation Stage253
  • The Simple Practice of the Generation and Perfection Stages257
  • The Mind and the Objects That Appear to It261
  • The Omniscient Longchenpa Speaks about His Realization265
  • Notes269
  • Texts Cited in The Great Chariot301
  • Bibliography305
  • The Padmakara Translation Group Translations into English309
  • Index311
Frameworks of Buddhist Philosophy
  • Foreword by Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche 7
  • Introduction 9
  • The Root Text: Frameworks of Buddhist Philosophy: A Systematic Presentation
    of the Cause-Based Philosophical Vehicles
    57
    • 1. Three Yānas and Four Tenet Systems 83
  • Section I: Hīnayāna
    • 2. The Shrāvakayāna: An Overview and the Four Truths 87
    • 3. The Shrāvakayāna: Its Tenet Systems, Orders, and Results 123
    • 4. The Pratyekabuddhayāna 151
  • Section II: Mahāyāna
    • 5. The Mahāyāna’s Distinctions and Training 161
    • 6. Chittamātra 175
    • 7. An Overview of Madhyamaka 195
    • 8. Rangtong-Madhyamaka 203
    • 9. Svātantrika 217
    • 10. Prāsaṅgika 223
    • 11. Shentong-Madhyamaka 249
    • 12. Secret Mantra-Madhyamaka 269
  • Appendix: Outline of the Text 275
  • Glossary 283
  • Endnotes 301
  • Bibliography of Works Cited by the Author 407
  • Reference Bibliography 423
  • Index 459
Freedom From Extremes
  • Preface
  • by José Ignacio Cabezónvii
  • In Memoriam: Geshe Lobsang Dargyay (1935-94)
  • by Eva Neumaierxi
  • Introduction1
  • Distinguishing the Views of Emptiness: Moonlight to Illuminate the Main Points
    of the Supreme Path
    • Thematic Subdivisions of the Text63
    • Chapter 1
    • Three Ways of Understanding the Madhyamaka69
    • Chapter 2
    • The Refutation of Dol po pa97
    • Chapter 3
    • The Refutation of Tsong kha pa115
    • Chapter 4
    • The Middle Way as Freedom from Extremes203
  • Abbreviations239
  • Notes243
  • Bibliography337
  • Index383
From Reductionism to Creativity
  • Forewordix
  • Acknowledgmentsxv
  • Introduction1
  • 1 ABHIDHARMA : ITS SCOPE AND MEANING9
    • The Meaning of the Term Abhidharma9
    • The Meaning of the Term Buddha13
  • 2 THE OPERATIONAL SYSTEM "MIND"15
    • The Importance of a Healthy Attitude15
    • A Structural Model of "Mind"23
    • "Mind" as a Self-Structuring Process34
  • 3 THE CONTEXTUALIZED SYSTEM "MIND"41
    • Sociocultural Operators41
  • 4 POLLUTANTS AND QUASI POLLUTANTS52
    • Pollutants52
    • The Quasi Pollutants58
    • Summary61
  • 5 CONCENTRATION, CONTEMPLATION, MEDITATION:
       PRELIMINARIES ON THE WAY OF GROWING UP
    62
    • Objectivistic-Reductionistic Concentration66
    • Mentalistic-Creative Contemplation81
    • Holistic Imparting of Meaning89
  • 6 THE WAY: THE EARLIER VIEW I95
    • Introductory Remarks95
    • The Theravāda Conception of the Way97
  • 7 THE WAY: THE EARLIER VIEW Il106
    • The Śrāvaka and Pratyekabuddha Ways106
    • The Śrāvaka Conception of the Way106
    • The Pratyekabuddha Conception of the Way122
  • 8 THE WAY: THE LATER VIEW I126
    • The Bodhisattva Way I: Prelude126
    • The Meaning of the Terms Bodhisattva and Bodhicitta126
    • rigs/khams128
    • de-bzhin/bde-bar gshegs-pa'i snying-po132
    • The Activation of Bodhicitta136
    • Ethics and Sociocultural Levels145
  • 9 THE WAY: THE LATER VIEW II151
    • The Bodhisattva Way II: The Exact Itinerary151
    • The Build-up Phase151
    • The Probability of a Breakthrough161
    • The Way of Seeing165
    • The Way of Cultivating What Has Been Seen172
    • The Way of No More Learning174
  • 10 RDZOGS-CHEN: SUPERCOMPLETENESS I184
    • Introductory Remarks184
    • The rDzogs-chen Program188
  • 11 RDZOGS-CHEN: SUPERCOMPLETENESS II195
    • The Homologous Evolution of Man and God/Teacher195
    • The Evolution of the God/Teacher Idea195
    • The Evolution of Man as the Holomovement's Errancy Mode199
  • 12 RDZOGS-CHEN: SUPERCOMPLETENESS III206
    • Ontological Difference and Coordinated Hierarchy206
    • The Ontological Difference206
    • Coordinated Hierarchy215
  • 13 RDZOGS-CHEN: SUPERCOMPLETENESS IV223
    • The Role of Fluctuations in an Individual's Psychic Evolution223
    • The Homology of Mentation Pollutants and Originary-Awareness Modes223
    • The Dynamics of Self-Organization: Obscuration and Clearing235
  • Epilogue245
  • Notes249
  • References284
  • Indexes291
    • A. Technical Terms291
    • B. Subjects300
Fundamental Potential for Enlightenment in Tibetan Buddhism
  • Colour Plates7
  • Illustrations9
  • Foreward by His Holiness the Dalai Lama11
  • Acknoweledgements13
  • Homage15
  • Introduction17
  • PART ONE: POTENTIAL ACCORDING TO THE 'ORNAMENT FOR THE MAHAYANA SUTRAS'25
  • 1 Brief Explanation of Buddha Potential27
  • 2 Extensive Explanation of Buddha Potential29
  • 3 Summary83
  • PART TWO: POTENTIAL ACCORDING TO THE 'SUBLIME CONTINUUM'85
  • 4 Brief Explanation83
  • 5 Clear Light Nature of Mind87
  • 6 The Nine Examples of Buddha Potential91
  • 7 The Meaning of the Nine Examples117
  • 8 How to Practise Buddha Potential133
  • 9 Great Enlightenment153
  • Dedication201
  • Biography of Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden203
  • Outline231
  • Quotations235
  • Glossary283
  • Bibliography299
  • Index305
Gateway to Knowledge Vol. III
Acknowledgements


VII


15. The Mundane Vehicles


181


16. Hinayana


183


17. The Superiority of Mahayana


186


18. The Path of Mahayana


190


19. Buddha-nature


217


20. The Journey of Mahayana


221


21. Buddhahood


224


22. The Conditioned and the Unconditioned


252


Notes


272
Gongchig: The Single Intent, the Sacred Dharma
  • Foreword 7
  • Acknowledgements 9
  • Translator's Note 10

'JIG RTEN GSUM MGON (JIGTEN SUMGON)

DGONGS GCIG (GONGCHIG) - THE SINGLE INTENT, THE SACRED DHARMA

  • ROOT TEXT 11
    • The Invocation 13
    • Section I 13
    • Section II 14
    • Section III 15
    • Section IV 16
    • Section V 16
    • Section VI 17
    • Section VII 18
    • Epilogue 19
    • The Supplement 20

RIG 'DZIIN CHOS KYI GRAGS PA (RIGDZIN CHOKYI DRAGPA)

THE LAMP DISPELLING THE DARKNESS

A VERSE COMMENTARY ON THE DIFFICULT POINTS OF

  • DGONGS GCIG (GONGCHIG)- THE SINGLE INTENT, THE SACRED DHARMA 25
    • The Invocation 27
    • Section I 29
    • Section II 47
    • Section III 55
    • Section IV 69
    • Section V 85
    • Section VI 101
    • Section VII 115
    • Section VIII 125
    • Epilogue 143
    • Bibliography and Abbreviations 147

RIG 'DZIN CHOS KYI GRAGS PA (RIGDZIN CHOKYI DRAGPA)

THE LAMP DISPELLING THE DARKNESS

A VERSE COMMENTARY ON THE DIFFICULT POINTS OF

DGONGS GCIG (GONGCHIG)- THE SINGLE INTENT, THE SACRED DHARMA

  • TIBETAN TEXT 153
    • Notes on the Tibetan Text154
    • The Invocation 155
    • Section I 156
    • Section II 174
    • Section III 182
    • Section IV 195
    • Section V 210
    • Section VI 227
    • Section VII 240
    • Section VIII 250
    • Epilogue 272
Grains of Gold: Tales of a Cosmopolitan Traveler
      • Introduction
      • By Thupten Jinpa and Donald Lopez Jr. 1
  • 1 First, How I Set Out from Lhasa29
  • 2 General Formation of the Land of India and How It Acquired Its Name59
  • 3 How the Lands Were Given Their Names71
  • 4 The Snow Mountains of the North and Analysis of Related Issues89
  • 5 What the Famous Places of the Past Are Like95
  • 6 On Men, Women, Food, Drink, and Various Apparel129
  • 7 Identification of Various Species of Flowers and Trees and How to Recognize
    Them
    175
  • 8 Writing Systems of Various Regions of Past and Present189
  • 9 On the Linguistic Rules of the Tibetan Language209
  • 10 The Inscriptions of the Dharma King Aśoka Carved on the Rock Face of Mount Girnar221
  • 11 The Gupta Dynasty229
  • 12 The Pāla Dynasty259
  • 13 From 1,600 Years after the Passing of the Buddha to the Present279
  • 14 On the History of Siṅghala305
  • 15 On the Conditions and the Customs of the Tibetan People in Ancient Times349
  • 16 The Religion of the Tīrthikas363
  • 17 Conclusion397
      • Appendix A: Tibetan Transliteration417
      • Appendix B: Glossary of Terms419
      • Acknowledgments425
      • Notes427
      • Index453
Guhyasamāja Practice in the Ārya Nāgārjuna System - Vol. 1
  • Abbreviationsxi
  • Translator’s Prefacexv
  • Translator’s Introductionxxix


  • Oral Commentary on the Self-Generation Ritual
  • 1. The Initial Practice3
    • Preliminaries3
      • Verses of Supplication3
      • Generating Oneself into a Divine Form Instantaneously16
      • Blessing the Vajra and the Bell24
      • Blessing the Inner Offering40
      • The Preliminary Torma Offering59
      • Blessing the Self-Generation Offerings80
      • The Mandala Offering87
      • The Vajrasattva Meditation and Mantra Recitation94
      • Worshipping the Merit Field122
      • Meditating on the Protection Wheel162
    • The Main Rite of Clear Realization195
      • Taking Death as the Path to the Wisdom Body196
        • Meditating on the Ground of Transcendent Awareness196
        • Generating the Vajra Ground211
        • Generating the Mandala Palace218
        • Installing the Deities235
        • The Activity of the Deities249
        • Drawing the Deities into One's Body251
        • Placing the Deities into the Mandala of Ultimate Reality257
      • Taking the Intermediate State as the Path to the Enjoyment Body273
      • Taking Rebirth as the Path to the Emanation Body284
        • Generating the Emanation-Body Form of Vajradhara285
        • Creating the Body Mandala294
          • Creating the Body Mandala’s Residence295
          • Creating the Body Mandala’s Deities304
        • Blessing the Body, Speech, and Mind of Vajradhara's Emanation-Body Form319
        • Generating the Three Tiered Beings337
        • Affixing the Seal of the Lineage Lord341
      • Preparing a Knowledge Consort345
  • 2. The Foremost King of Mandalas363
    • Generating the Mandala Palace and Its Divine Residents363
    • Emitting the Mandala Deities377
    • Emitting the Mandala Palace409
  • 3. The Foremost King of Activities411
    • Spiritual Practices Carried Out during Meditation Sessions411
      • The Practice of the Subtle Drop411
      • Mantra Recitation422
      • Reappearance of the Deity Who Dissolved442
      • Reciting Verses of Praise, Presenting Offerings, and Tasting Nectar448
        • Reciting the Verses of Praise449
        • Presenting the Outer Offerings452
        • Tasting the Nectar of the Inner Offering457
        • The Secret Offering and the Offering of Ultimate Reality466
      • Dissolution468
      • The Generation-Stage Portion of the Aspirational Prayer472
    • Spiritual Practices Carried Out between Meditation Sessions500
      • The Yoga of Ordinary Activities501
      • Blessings One’s Residence502
      • Blessing One’s Clothing503
      • The Spiritual Practice That Relates to Bathing503
      • The Spiritual Practices That Relate to Sleeping and Waking Up504
      • The Meditative Absorption That Relates to Food507
      • Reinvigorating the Body512
      • The Methods of Achieving the Common Spiritual Attainments512
  • The Self-Generation Ritual
  • The Initial Practice517
    • Preliminaries517
      • Verses of Supplication517
      • Generating Oneself into a Divine Form Instantaneously529
      • Blessing the Vajra and the Bell529
      • Blessing the Inner Offering531
      • The Preliminary Torma Offering533
      • Blessing the Self-Generation Offerings541
      • The Mandala Offering543
      • The Vajrasattva Meditation and Mantra Recitation545
      • Worshipping the Merit Field549
      • Meditating on the Protection Wheel557
    • The Main Rite of Clear Realization571
      • Taking Death as the Path to the Wisdom Body571
        • Meditating on the Ground of Transcendent Awareness571
        • Generating the Vajra Ground571
        • Generating the Mandala Palace573
        • Installing the Deities577
        • The Activity of the Deities587
        • Drawing the Deities into One’s Body587
        • Placing the Deities into the Mandala of Ultimate Reality589
      • Taking the Intermediate State as the Path to the Enjoyment Body589
      • Taking Rebirth as the Path to the Emanation Body591
        • Creating the Body Mandala’s Residence593
        • Creating the Body Mandala’s Deities593
        • Blessing the Body, Speech, and Mind of Vajradhara's Emanation-Body Form605
        • Generating the Three Tiered Beings611
        • Affixing the Seal of the Lineage Lord611
      • Preparing a Knowledge Consort613
  • The Foremost King of Mandalas617
    • Generating the Mandala Palace and Its Divine Residents617
    • Emitting the Mandala Deities631
    • Emitting the Mandala Palace647
  • The Foremost King of Activities647
    • Mantra Recitation647
    • Reappearance of the Deity Who Dissolved649
      • The Principal Deity Enters the State of Ultimate Reality649
      • The Principal Deity Arises from the Clear-Light State651
    • Reciting Verses of Praise, Presenting Offerings, and Tasting Nectar653
      • Reciting the Verses of Praise653
      • Presenting the Outer Offerings653
      • Tasting the Nectar of the Inner Offering655
      • The Secret Offering and the Offering of Ultimate Reality661
    • Dissolution661
    • The Concluding Torma Offerings663
      • Blessing the Outer Offerings663
      • Blessing the Tormas665
      • Inviting the Recipients of the Torma Offerings667
      • Presenting the Torma Offerings673
    • The Aspirational Prayer679
    • Verses of Auspiciousness689
  • Bibliography695
  • Index to Oral Commentary711
Heart Lamp
  • Advice to Myselfix
  • Foreword by H. H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpochexv
  • Introduction by Ven. Tulku Urgyen Rinpochexvii
  • Lamp of Mahamudra
  • Prologue1
  • Section One: GROUND MAHAMUDRA
    • The View5
  • Section Two: PATH MAHAMUDRA
    • Shamatha and Vipashyana19
    • Faults and Qualities29
    • Experience and Realization37
    • The Four Yogas43
    • The Five Paths and the Ten Bhumis57
    • Enhancement71
  • Section Three: FRUITION MAHAMUDRA
    • The Three Kayas of Buddhahood77
  • Epilogue85
  • The Heart of the Matter
  • Introduction93
  • Translator's Afterword153
  • Well-wishes155
  • Glossary for Lamp of Mahamudra157
  • Masters and Texts Quoted in
    • The Heart of the Matter197
History of Buddhism (Chos-hbyung), Part 1
  • Dedicatory verses1

Book I.


  • I. The Merit of Studying and Preaching the Doctrine8
    • I A. The Merit of Studying and Preaching in general. (3 b. 1)9
      • I Aa. The Merit of Study. (3 b. 2.)9
      • I Ab. The Merit of Preaching. (5 a. 1.)11
        • I Aba1. Worship of Buddha by Preaching the Doctrine. (5 a. 2.) —I
          Abb, Preaching of the Doctrine as superior to Material Gifts.
          (5 a. 3.) — I Abc1 Good Memory — a result of expoundIng Scripture.
          (5 a. 5.) — I Abd1 Augmentation of Virtue and Attainment of
          Enlightenment by Preaching. (5 b. 1.)
      • I Ac. The Merit of Study and Preaching taken together. (5 b. 5.)13
        • 1 Aca 1 Progress of Spiritual Merit through the Study of the 3 Vehicles.
          (5 b. 6.) - 1 Acb 1 Honours of Scholarship. (6 a 2.) - I Ace l Attainment
          of Enlightenment by the Study of the Doctrine. (6 b. 1.)
    • I B. The Special Merit of Studying and Preaching the Mahāyānistic Doctrines.
      (6 b. 6.)
      15
      • I Ba. Prevalence over the Merit of the Hīnayānist Saints. (7 a. 1.)16
      • I Bb. Superiority to every other Kind of Merit in the Path. (7. a. 5.)16
      • I Bc. Certainty of Attaining Omniscience. (7 b. 3.)17
  • II. General Review of the Litterature of Buddhism. (7. b. 6.)18
    • II A. The different Meanings of the word "dharma". (8 a. 1.)18
    • II B. Etymology of "dharma" (8 a. 5.)19
    • II C. Definition of "dharma" in the sense of "The Doctrine". (9 a. 3.)21
    • II D. The various Aspects of the Doctrine. (10 a. 2.)23
      • II Da. The Doctrine from the Standpoint of the Result. (10 a. 3.)23
      • II Db. The Doctrine as the Means of Realising Nirvāṇa (10 a. 5.)23
      • II Dc. The Doctrine In its Iitterary form24
        • II Dca1 The Word of Buddha (pravacana). (10 b. 4.)
          • II Dca1a2 Its Definition (10 b. 5.) — II Dca1b2 Etymology of "subhāṣita" (including the 60 Qualities of the voice of a Buddha). (11 a. 1.) — II Dca1c2 Varieties of the Word of Buddha (B a. 5.)
            • II Dca1c2a3 Varieties of the Word with regard to Time. (13a.5.) — II Dca1c2b3 Varieties with regard to the Subject-Matter. (13 a. 6.) — II Dca1c2c3 Varieties of Form. The 12 Classes. (13 b. 3.) II Dca1c2d3. Varieties of the Word from the standpoint of its being an Antidote against Sin. — The 3 Codes. (14 b .3.)
              • II Dca1c2d3a4 The 12 Classes of Scripture as contained in the 3 Codes. (14 b. 5.) — II Dca1c2d3b4 Etymology of the word "piṭaka". (15 a. 3.) — II Dca1c2d3c4 The Motives for the Establishment of the 3 Codes of Scripture. (15 a.4.)
                • II Dca1c2d3c4a5 The Codes of Scripture as purifying from different forms of Sin. (15 a. 5.) — II Dca1c2d3c4b5 The 3 Codes as corresponding to the 3 Disciplines. (15 b. 2.) — II Dca1c2d3c4c5 The 3 Codes with regard to the Subject studied. (15b.4.)
              • II Dca1c2d3d4 Etymology of "Sūtra" , "Abhidharma", and "Vinaya". (16 a. 2.)
            • II Dca1c2e3 Varieties of the Word with regard to the different converts (Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna, Philosophy and Tantra). (16 b. 5) - II Dca1c2f3 Varieties of the Word of Buddha with regard to the opportunity, at which it was pronounced (its principal Cause). (17 b. 5.).
              • II Dca1c2f3a4 The Precepts delivered by the Buddha personally. {17 b. 5.) — II Dca1c2f3b4 The Word as the Result of the Buddha's Blessings. (17 b. 5.) — II Dca1c<suub>2f3c4 The Passages containing the Expression of the Will of Buddha. (18 a. 2.).
        • II Dcb1 The Exegetical Treatises (çāstra). (18 a. 4.)41
          • II Dcb1a2 Definition. (18 a. 4.) — II Dcb1b2 Etymology of "çāstra". (18 a. 5.) — II Dcb1c2 The Varieties of Exegetical Treatises. (18 b. 3.).
            • II Dcb1c2a3 Varieties as regards Quality. (18. b.3.) — II Dcb1c2b3 Varieties from the standpoint of the Aim. (18 b. 6.) — II Dcb1c2c3 Varieties of Subject-Matter (19 a. 1.).
              • II Dcb1c2c3a4 Works, referring to Empirical Reality (nīti-çāstra and the 5 Sciences). (19 a. 2.) — II Dcb1c2b3 Works, referring to Absolute Reality. (21 a. 5). — II Dcb1c2c3c4 Works, showing the Way to Salvation and Omniscience. (21 a.6.).
              • II Dcb1c2d3 Varieties with regard to the Interpretation of Scripture. (21 b. 1.). — 1) Treatises, interpretating Early Scripture. (Hīnayāna). The Works on Vinaya and Abhidharma. (21 b. 2.) — 2. Treatises on Mādhyamika and Prajñāpāramitā. (22 a. 3.) — 3) Treatises, interpreting Scripture of the latest period. The Yogācāra litterature. (23 a. 3.)
            • II Dcb1c2e3 The various classes of Exegetical Treatises. (24. b. 5.)
  • III. The Consideration and Fulfillment of the Rules, prescribed for Study and Teaching. (25 a. 6.)58
    • III A. Character of the Doctrine to be taught. (25 b. 1.)59
    • III B. Character of the Methods of Teaching. (26 b. 6.)62
      • IIIBa. Definition of the Teacher. (26. b. 6.)62
        • III Baa<su>1 The High Wisdom of the Teacher. (27. b. 3.)64
          • III Baa1a2 The Teacher's Knowledge of the Subject to be taught. (27 b. 4.) — III Baa1b2 The Teacher's Skill in the Means of expressing himself. (27 b. 5.) — III Baa1c2 His Knowledge as to his own behaviour and as to the Guidance of his Pupils. (29 a. 2.).
        • III Bab1 The Teacher's Great Commiseration. (29 a. 6.)68
        • III Bac1 Correct Methods. (29 b. 4.)69
      • III Bb. The Means of Teaching. (30 a. 2.)70
      • III Bc. The Character of Teaching. (31 a.5.)73
        • III Bca1 The Character of Teaching with regard to the students.
          (31. a. 5)
          73
        • III Bcb1 The same, with regard to the Aim. (31 b. 4)73
        • III Bcc1 The manner of conducting the Teaching. (31 b. 4.)74
          • III Bcc1a2. Preparations. (31 b. 4.) — III Bcc1b2 The Teaching Itself.
            (32 b. 5.) — III Bcc<sub1c2 The Conclusion of Study. (33 a. 2.)
    • III C. Character of the Methods of Study. (33 a. 3.)76
      • III Ca. Character of the Student. (33 a. 3.)77
        • III Caa1 The Student of acute faculties. (33. a. 3)
          • III Caa1a2 His Defects. (33 a. 4.)77
            • III Caa1a2a313 Defects according to Vyākhyāyukti (33 a. 4) — III Caa1a2b3 6 Defects. (33 b. 3). — III Caa1a2c3 3 Defects (34 a. 1.)
          • III Caa1b2 Definition of the Student of acute faculties (34 a. 6.)
          • III Caa1b2a3 The Student's Intelligence. (34 b. 1.) — III Caab2b3 Zeal and Desire to study. (34. b. 4.) — III Caa1b2c3 Devotion and Absence of Arrogance. (34 b. 5.)
        • III Cab1 The Hearer of mediocre Faculties. (34. b. 6.)81
        • III Cac1 The Hearer of feeble Faculties. (35. a. 3.)82
      • III Cb. The Means of Study. (35 a. 6.)82
      • III Cc. The Manner of Studying. (36 a. 1.)83
        • III Cca1 Preparations. (36 a. 1.)83
        • III Ccb1 The Study by itself. (36 b. 3.)85
        • III Ccc1 Conclusion of the Study. (36. b. 4.)85
    • IIID. The Instructions for realising the Aim of the Doctrine. (36. b. 5.)85

Book II.


  • IV. The History of Buddhism. (39 a. 2)90
    • IV A. The Rise of Buddhism in Indien. (39 a. 2.)90
      • IV Aa. The different Aeons. (39 a. 4)90
      • IV Ab. The Buddhas of the Fortunate Aeon. (39 a. 6)91
        • IV Aba1 The Version of the Karuṇā-puṇḍarīka. (1005 Buddhas) (41 b. . .) — IV Abb1 The Version of the Tathāgata-acintya-guhya-nirdeça. (1000 Buddhas) (41 b. 3.)
      • IV Ac. The Rise of the Buddha in this World. (44 b. 5.)100
        • IV Aca1d2 The first Creative Effort (citta-utpāda), according to the Hīnayānistic Tradition. (45 b. 2.) — IV Acb1a2 The Buddha's Accumulation of Merit, according to Hīnayāna. (46 a. 2.) — IV Acc1a2 The Hīnayānistic Tradition, concerning the Buddha's Attainment of Enlightenment. (47 a. 1.) — IV Aca1b2 The Creative Effort according to the Mahāyānistic Tradition. (47 a. 2.)
          • IV Aca1b1a3 Its essential Character. (47 a. 3.) — IV Aca1b2b3 Its Causes. (47 a. 6.) — IV Aca1b2c3 Its Result. (47 b. 2.) — IV Aca1b2d3 Its VarietIes from different points of view. (47 b. 4.) — IV Aca1b2e3 The Mahāyānistic Tradition, concerning the Buddha's first Creative Effort. (48 b. 3.)
        • IV Acb1b2 The Accumulation of Merit, according to Mahayana.
          (49 a. 3.)
          108
          • IV Acb1b2c3 Its Character. (49 a. 3.)
          • IV Acb1b2a3a4 Its Definition (49 a. 4.) — IV Acb1b2a3b4 Connection with the 6 Transcendental Virtues. (49 a. 5.) — IV Acb1b2a3c4 The Etymology of "saṃbhāra". (49 a. 6.) IV Acb1b2a3d4 The Functions of the Accumulation (49 b. 1.) — IV Acb1b2a3e4 Its Modes.(49 b. 1.) IV Acb1b2a3f4 Its Result. (49 b. 3.) — IV Acb1b2a3g4 Its Sphere of Activity. (49 b. 5.) — IV Acb1b2a3h4, The Accumulation from different points of view. (49 b. 5.).
        • IV Acb1b2b3 The Time of Accumulation (the 3 asaṁkhya). (3 a. 3.) — IV Acb1b2c3 The Mahāyānlstic Traditions, concerning the Buddha's Accumulation of Merit. The Account of the Bodhisattva-piṭaka. (55 b. 2.).
      • IV Acc1b2 The Attainment of Buddhahood-Mahāyānlstic Version
        (56 b. 4)
        127
        • IV Acc1b2a3 The Essence of Buddhahoad. (56 b. 5.)
          • IV Acc1b2a3a4 The Essential Character of the 3 Bodies. (57 a. 2.) — IV Acc1b2a3b4 The Etymology of "dharmakāya" , "saṁbhogakāya", and "nirmāṇakāya". (57 a. 3.) — IV Acc1b2a3c4 The 3 Bodies as corresponding to their Aim. (57 b. 3.) — IV Acc1b2a3d4 The 3 Bodies as the Objects of Cognition of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. (57 b. 4.) — IV Acc1b2a3e4 The various Aspects of the 3 Bodies. (58 a. 4.).
        • IV Acc1b2b3 The Acts of the Buddha. (59 a. 3.)
History of Buddhism (Chos-hbyung), Part 2
    • Introduction3
    • The Life of the Buddha according to the Lalita-vistara (as a part of
         IV Acc1 b2 b3 — "The Acts of the Buddha" — in Vol. I.)
      7
    • The Buddha's attainment of Nirvāṇa according to the Vinaya-kṣudraka56
  • IV. Acc1 b2 c3 A detailed Exposition of the Essence of the Doctrine. (88 a. 3.)
    • IV. Acc1 b2 c3a4. The Rehearsals of the Kanon. (Ibid.)73
      • IV. Acc1 b2 c3 a4 a5. The Rehearsals of the Hīnayānistic Scripture:
        • The First Rehearsal. (88 a. 5.).73}
        • The Second Rehearsal. (96 b. 4.)91
        • The Third Rehearsal and the 18 Sects. (99 a. 1.)96
      • IV. Acc1 b2 c3 a4 b5 The Rehearsal of the Mahāyanistic Kanon.
             (101 a.3.)
        101
    • IV. Acc1 b2 c3 b4. The Period of Existence of the Doctrine. (101 b. 1.)102
      • IV. Acc1 b2 c3 b4 a5. The Time during Which the Doctrine is to exist [Ibid.] Quotations from Sūtras and Çāstras. Calculations of Atīça, of the Sa-skya Paṇḍita etc. regarding the time that has passed since the death of the
        Buddha. (103 a. 5.)
      • IV. Acc1 b2 c3 b4 b5. The Prophecies concerning the persons who
        furthered the spread of Buddhism. (104 b. 3.)
        108
        • The Prophecy of the Mahākaruṇā-puṇḍarīka. (104 b. 6.).109
        • The Prophecy of the Mañjuçrī-mūla-tantra. (105 b. 4.)111
        • The Prophecies concerning the Tantric Ācāryas of the Mahākāla-
          tantra-rāja
          and the Kālacakra- Uttaratantra. (108 b. 4.)
          120
      • IV. Acc1 b2 c3 b4 c5. The Celebrated Buddhist Teachers of India. (110 a. 1.)
        • The Teacher Nāgārjuna. (Ibid.)122
        • The Teacher Āryādeva. (112 b. 6.)130
        • The Teacher Candragomin. (113 b. 3.)132
        • The Teacher Candrakīrti. (114 b. 2.)134
        • The Biography of the Brothers Āryāsanga and Vasubandhu.
          (115 a. 2.)
          136
        • The Teacher Sthiramati. (119 a. 6.)147
        • The Teacher Dignāga. (120 a. 4.)149
        • The Teacher Dharmakīrti. (121 b.6.)152
        • The Teacher Haribhadra. (123 b. 3.)156
        • The Teacher Guṇaprabha. (125 b. 5.)160
        • The Teacher Çāntideva. (126 b. 1.)161
        • The History of the Grammatical Literature. (128 b. 5.)166
        • The Lost Parts of the Kanon. (130 a. 6.)169
      • IV. Acc1 b2 c3 c4. The Cessation of the Existence of the Doctrine. (131 b.4.)
        • The Prophecy of the Candragarbha-paripṛcchā, etc.171
    • IV B. The History of Buddhism in Tibet. (137 a.1.)181
      • IV. Ba. The Earlier Period of the Propagation of the Doctrine. (137 a. 2.)
        • The Genealogy of the early Tibetan Kings. (137 a. 4.)181
        • The Reign of Sroṅ-tsen-gam-po. (138. a 2.)183
        • The Reign of Ṭhi-sroṅ-de-tsen. (139 b. 1.)186
        • The Controversy between Kamalaçīla and the Hva-çaṅ
          Mahāyāna. (143 a. 1.)
          193
        • The Reign of Ral-pa-can. (144 b. 6.)196
        • The Persecution of Laṅ-dar-ma. (145 b. 2.)197
      • IV. Bb. The Subsequent Period of the Propagation of the Doctrine.
             (147 a. 1.)
        • The Activity of the 10 Monks of Ü and Tsaṅ (Ibid.)201
        • The Monasteries and Monastic Sections founded by them.
          (148 a. 6.)
          203
        • The Arrival of Dīpaṁkaraçrījñāna (Atīça). (153 a. 4.)213
        • The Translation of the Kanonical Texts by the Lotsavas and Paṇḍits.
          (153 b. 1.)
          214
Illuminator, a Light of Gnosis
  • Foreword by Jan-Ulrich Sobisch 3
  • Introduction and acknowledgements 3
  • Provenance 3
  • Other known copies 3
  • Features of the manuscript 4
  • Dating the manuscript 5
  • Scribes and annotators 6
  • Carbon dating 7
  • The author's introduction to the text and the order of chapters 8
  • Translation of the introduction as found in the manuscript9
  • Table of contents of the manuscript and concordance 11
  • Summary of the Foreword in Tibetan 14
  • Dorje Sherab (rDo rje shes rab)
  • Illuminator, a Light of Gnosis: The Great Commentary on The Single Intention (dGongs gcig 'grel chen snang mdzad ye shes sgron me)17
Impermanence Is Buddha-Nature: Dōgen's Understanding of Temporality
  • Prefaceix
  • 1. Impermanence1
  • 2. Buddha-nature18
  • 3. Being-time24
  • 4. Birth and Death72
  • 5. Dialectic78
  • 6. Time and eternity94
  • 7. Thinking113
  • Epilogue130
  • Notes133
  • References141
  • Index145
In Praise of Dharmadhātu
  • Abbreviations7
  • An Aspiration by H.H. the Seventeenth Karmapa, Orgyen Trinlé Dorjé 9
  • Foreword by H.H. the Seventeenth Karmapa, Orgyen Trinlé Dorjé 11
  • Foreword by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche13
  • Preface17
  • Nāgārjuna and His Works21
    • Who Was Nāgārjuna? 21
    • What Did Nāgārjuna Write or Not Write? 22
    • Various Views on Nāgārjuna's Scriptural Legacy and Its Scope 30
    • Who or What Is Praised in Nāgārjuna's Praises?43
  • A Brief "History" of Luminous Mind57
    • A Terminological Map for the Dharmadhātustava and Its Commentaries57
      • The Eight Consciousnesses57
      • The World Is Imagination59
      • Mind Has Three Natures60
      • A Fundamental Change of State63
      • The Expanse of the Basic Element of Being63
      • Self-Awareness and Personal Experience64
      • Having the Heart of a Tathāgata66
      • Luminous Mind67
    • Luminous Mind and Tathāgatagarbha68
      • The Eighth Karmapa on the Dharmadhātu as "Disposition" and Tathāgata Heart83
      • Is Buddha Nature an Eternal Soul or Sheer Emptiness?102
  • The Dharmadhātustava113
    • An Overview of the Basic Themes of the Dharmadhātustava113
    • Translation: In Praise of Dharmadhātu117
    • The Significance of the Dharmadhātustava in the Indo-Tibetan Tradition130
  • The Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje, and His Commentary on the
    Dharmadhātustava
    157
    • A Short Biography 157
    • Some Preliminary Remarks on Rangjung Dorje's View159
    • On Rangjung Dorje's Commentary on the Dharmadhātustava 193
    • Other Tibetan Commentaries on the Dharmadhātustava198
    • Translation of Rangjung Dorje's Commentary206
  • Appendix I: Outline of Rangjung Dorje's Commentary307
  • Appendix II: Existing Translations of the Praises Attributed to Nāgārjuna in the
    Tengyur
    310
  • Appendix III: Translations of the Remaining Praises313
  • Glossary: English-Sanskrit-Tibetan325
  • Glossary: Tibetan-Sanskrit-English329
  • Bibliography333
  • Endnotes344
  • Index426
Indo-Scythian Studies: Being Khotanese Texts, Vol. 5
  • Prefacepage vii
  • Apparatusxiii
  • Texts1
  • ORIENTAL (British Museum) (Or.)1
  • Hoernle (H.)25–77, 80–106
  • Stein E. 1. 777–79
  • Suvarṇbhāsa-sūtra106–119
  • Khadaliq (Kha.)119
  • Mazar Tagh (M.T.)192
  • Balawaste226
  • Ch. 0042 (Ch. Ch'ien-fo tung)236
  • Ch. 0047 Uttaratantra237
  • P 2740239
  • Ch. 0020242
  • Ch. 1. 0019242
  • Ch. xlvi 0015 a Aparimitāyuḥ-sūtra243
  • Ch. c. 001 755–851249
  • Ch. c. 001 1062–1109253
  • Ch. c. 002255
  • Dandan öilik (D.)255
    • (D. III 1, p. 69)
  • Dumaqu263
  • Farhad beg (F.)271
  • Hardinge271
  • Harvard291
  • Huntington294
  • Hedong295
  • Karma textpage 296
  • Khotanese (India Office) (Khot. IO)290–313, 346–354
  • Kuduk köl313
  • Leningrad S313
  • Otani313
  • Pelliot (P.)315
  • Sampula327
  • Saṃghāṭa-sūtra328
  • Tajik (Taj.)354
  • Toghrak Mazar (T.M.)354
  • E, folio 294355
  • Kauśika-sūtra356
  • Sitātapatrā-dhāraṇī S 2529 and Ch. c. 001, 1–198359, 368
  • Appendix377
  • Concordance390
  • Addenda394
Inquiry into the Origin of Humanity
    • Figuresviii
    • Prefaceix
    • Abbreviations and Conventionsxiii
  • INTRODUCTION
    • A Window on Chinese Buddhist Thought3
    • Historical Context25
    • A Note on the Translation38
  • RUNNING TRANSLATION41
  • ANNOTATED TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY
    • Tsung-mi's Preface65
    • Part 1 Exposing Deluded Attachments:
      • Confucianism and Taoism80
    • Part 2 Exposing the Partial and Superficial:
      • Introduction105
      • The Teaching of Humans and Gods110
      • The Teaching of the Lesser Vehicle128
      • The Teaching of the Phenomenal Appearances of the Dharmas148
      • The Teaching That Refutes Phenomenal Appearances161
      • Conclusion176
    • Part 3 Directly Revealing the True Source:
      • The Teaching That Reveals the Nature177
    • Part 4: Reconciling Root and Branch:
      • The Process of Phenomenal Evolution189
    • Glossary of Names, Terms, and Texts207
    • A Guide to Supplemental Readings227
    • Bibliography of Works Cited235
    • Index249
Interpretations of Unity: Hermeneutics in Śākya mchog ldan's Interpretation of the Five Treatises of Maitreya
  • Abstract2
  • Acknowledgments7
  • Abbreviations10
  • Introduction13
    • 1. Context13
    • 2. Buddhist Hermeneutics: Literature Review28
    • 3. Division of Topics38
  • Chapter 143
  • The Place and Importance of the Five Treatises of Maitreya in Tibetan Buddhist Doctrine43
    • 1. Tibetan fields of knowledge43
    • 2. The importance of Madhyamaka for doctrinal identity48
    • 3. Scriptural sources for Perfection of Wisdom and Madhyamaka51
    • 4. The Tension Between Two Currents56
    • 5. The Importance of a Resolution60
  • Chapter 2: Tibetan Interpretations of the Five Treatises70
      • Note on Method71
    • 1. Definition and History of the notion of the "Five Treatises"74
      • 1. History of the Five Treatises in Tibet75
        • a) The Treatises translated during the early propagation
          (snga dar)
          75
        • b) The Five Treatises at the time of the later propagation
          (phyi dar)
          77
      • 2. History of the Concept of the Five Treatises80
    • 2. Interpretations of the Five Treatises89
        • rNgog Lotsāwa Blo ldan shes rab (1059-1109)89
        • Phya pa Chos kyi seng ge (1109-? )90
        • Sa skya Paṇḍita Kun dga' rgyal mtshan (1182-1251)92
        • Dol po pa Shes rab rgyal mtshan (1292-1360)96
        • Bu ston Rin chen grub (1290-1364)99
        • kLong chen rab ―byams (1308-1363)101
        • Third Karmapa Rang byung rdo rje (1284-1339)104
        • Blo gros mtshungs med (early 1300s)106
        • Red mda' ba gZhon nu bLo gros (1349-1412)108
        • Tsong kha pa bLo bzang grags pa (1357-1419)110
        • Rong ston Shes bya kun rig (1367-1449)112
    • 3. Analysis and typology of interpretations113
  • Chapter 3: Śākya mchog ldan's defense of the definitive meaning of the Five
                      Treatises in the Byams chos lnga'i nges don rab tu gsal ba
    120
    • 1. The Byams chos lnga'i nges don rab tu gsal ba122
    • 2. The Order of the Five Treatises125
    • 3. The Doxographical Classification of the Five Treatises130
      • 1. Privileging the authority of Asaṅga and Vasubandhu133
      • 2. Stressing passages against reification of mind in the
            Five Treatises and their commentaries
        139
      • 3. Śākya mchog ldan's systematic harmonization of the meaning of the
           Five Treatises
        142
        • a) Interpretation of the Abhisamayālaṅkāra143
        • b) Interpretation of Ratnagotravibhāga as other-emptiness (gzhan
              stong)
          149
    • 4. Summary of the meaning of the Five Treatises154
    • 5. Analysis and interpretation158
  • Chapter 4: The Place of the Five Treatises in the Thought of Śākya mchog
                       ldan
    164
    • 1. Śākya mchog ldan's Interpretation of the Five Treatises in Works Other
         than the BCN
      165
    • 2. Elements of Śākya mchog ldan's general interpretation of Mahāyāna
         Doctrines
      180
      • 1. General classification of the Mahāyāna180
      • 2. Śākya mchog ldan's attitude towards the view of niḥsvabhāvavāda184
      • 3. Interpretation of Vajrayāna as tantric Madhyamaka190
      • 4. Śākya mchog ldan on Pramāṇa Theory193
      • 5. Interpretation of buddha nature195
    • Summary196
  • Conclusion200
  • Appendix 1: Translation of the introductory part of the Byams chos lnga'i nges
    don rab tu gsal ba of Śākya mchog ldan
    205
    • 1. Preliminary remarks205
    • 2. Translation207
  • Bibliography254
    • Bibliography of Indian and Tibetan Sources254
    • Modern Scholarship262
Introduction to the Nature of Mind - Oral Teaching by the Venerable Yangthang Rinpoche
  • SECTION ONE: THE PREREQUISITESPAGE 1
  • SECTION TWO: THE VIEWPAGE 2
  • SECTION THREE: THE MEDITATIONPAGE 17
  • SECTION FOUR: THE CONDUCTPAGE 33
  • SECTION FIVE: THE RESULTPAGE 34
Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings
  • Introductionvii
  • Part One: Life and Context
    • One. Mipam's Life3
    • Two. Background of Buddhism in India17
    • Three. Buddhist Identity in Tibet39
    • Four. Survey of Mipam's Works55
  • Part Two: Overview of Mipam's Buddhist Works
    • Five. Unity67
    • Six. Mind-Only and the Middle Way81
    • Seven. Emptiness and the Nonconceptual99
    • Eight. Immanent Wisdom119
    • Conclusion135
  • Part Three: Select Translations
    • 1. Emptiness and Analysis141
    • 2. Conceiving the Inconceivable142
    • 3. Unity and Buddha-Nature143
    • 4. Steps to the Middle Way145
    • 5. No-Self146
    • 6. Unmistaken Emptiness147
    • 7. Meditation on Emptiness149
    • 8. Mind- Only and the Middle Way150
    • 9. Mind-Only and the Middle Way II151
    • 10. Reflexive Awareness155
    • 11. Consequence and Autonomy157
    • 12. Consequence and Autonomy II158
    • 13. Two Truths160
    • 14. Unconditioned Buddha-Nature163
    • 15. Appearance and Reality167
    • 16. From the Two Wheels of Sutra to Tantra169
    • 17. EstablishingAppearancesasDivine170
    • 18. Fourfold Valid Cognition173
    • 19. Practical Advice for Beginners175
    • 20. Practical Advice for Monastics176
    • 21. Practical Advice on the Path of Illusion179
    • 22. Stages to Calm Abiding182
    • 23. Stillness, Movement, and Awareness in the Great Seal187
    • 24. Method for Sustaining the Nature of Awareness189
    • 25. A Quintessential Instruction on the Vital Point in Three Statements191
    • 26. Ground, Path, and Fruition of the Great Perfection192
    • 27. Bringing Afflictions onto the Path194
    • 28. Mind and Wisdom196
    • 29. Sutra and Tantra198
    • 30. Sword of Intelligence: Method for Meditating on Bodhicitta201
    • 31. Lily of Wisdom s Presence204
    • 32. Verse of Auspiciousness208
  • Acknowledgments209
  • Notes211
  • Glossary225
  • Bibliography229
  • Index239
འཁོར་ལོ་ཐ་མའི་དགོངས་དོན་གཅེས་བཏུས།
Kukyō ichijō hōshōron to higashiajia bukkyō (The Ratnagotravibhāga and East Asian Buddhism)
La Théorie du Tathāgatagarbha et du Gotra
  • AVANT-PROPOS1
  • BIBLIOGRAPHIE17
  • LISTE DES ABRÉVIATIONS29
  • INTRODUCTION31

  • Première Partie. — La théorie mahāyāniste du « gotra »71
  • CHAPITRE I. La doctrine du gotra dans l'école du Vijñānavāda
          et dans ses sources canoniques
    73
  •       Le gotra selon le Mahāgānasūtrālaṃkāra77
  •       Le gotra selon la Bodhisattvabhūmi et la Śrāvakabhūmi86
  •       Le Mahāyānasaṃgraha94
  •       Le dhātu et le gotra selon le Madhyāntavibhāga97
  •       Critique de la doctrine du gotra selon l'école du Cittamātra
          par Tsoṅ kha pa
    101
  • CHAPITRE II. Allusions au thème du gotra dans la littérature de
          l'école des Mādhyamika
    109
  • CHAPITRE III. La théorie du gotra dans l' Abhisamayālaṃkāra et ses
          commentaires
    123
  • Les topiques de l' Abhisamayālaṃkāra 1. 37-38 selon les Résumés de 'Jam
          dbyaṅs bžad pa et Kloṅ rdol bla ma
    134
  • La doctrine du gotra selon le Yid kyi mun sel de Ña dbon139
  • La doctrine du gotra selon le rNam bšad sñiṅ po'i rgyan de
          rGyal tshab rje
    155

  • Deuxième Partie. — L'Éveil universel et le Véhicule unique175
  • CHAPITRE I. Le problème de l'Éveil universel et du Véhicule unique177
  • CHAPITRE II. La théorie de l'Éveil universel et de l' ekayāna dans les
          commentaires de l' Abhisamayālaṃkāra
    189
  • Le problème de la fin du saṃsāra205
  • L'Éveil universel selon l'école des dGe lugs pa217
  • CHAPITRE III. Résumé des doctrines des écoles bouddhiques sur
          l' ekayāna et l'Éveil universel selon le Grub mtha' rin chen phreṅ ba de
          dKon mchog 'Jigs med dbaṅ po
    237
  • CHAPITRE IV. La théorie de l' ekayāna dans le Ratnagotravibhāga241

  • Troisième Partie. — La théorie du « tathâgatagarbha »245
  • CHAPITRE I. Analyse du Ratnagotravibhāga et de sa « Vyākhyā »247
  • CHAPITRE II Le garbha et le dhātu dans le Ratnagotravibhāga261
  • CHAPITRE III. La théorie du tathāgatagarbha dans la « Vyākhyā » du
          Ratnagotravibhāga
    265
  • CHAPITRE IV. Notions apparentées à la théorie du tathāgatagarbha
          et du dhātu dans le Ratnagotravibhāga et sas « Vyākhyā »
    275
  •       Le dharmakāya275
  •       La tathatā276
  •       Le gotra277
  •       La Gnose et l'Action Compatissante du Buddha286
  •       Observations de rGyal tshab rje291
  • CHAPITRE V. La nature inexprimable et inconnaissable de
          l'Absolu
    297
  • CHAPITRE VI. Les qualités indispensables pour la compréhension
          de la Réalité absolue
    309
  • CHAPITRE VII. Le tathāgatagarbha et la śūnyatā313
  • CHAPITRE VIII. La notion de la Réalité absolue dans le
          Ratnagotravibhāga et dans des textes parallèles
    319
    • 1. La śūnyatā, la « Vacuité relative » et le « Vide de l'autre »319
    • 2. L'inséparabilité des qualités du buddha347
      • a. Le prabhāvitatva347
      • b. Les « modes » excellents de l'Absolu et la sarvākāravaropetaśūnyatā351
      • c. Avinirbhāga, sambaddha et amuktajña comme épithètes des qualités de l'Absolu357
    • 3. La détermination positive de la réalité absolue362
    •    L'indication de l'Absolu par la définition distinctive dans
         l'Advaita-Vedānta
      388
  • CHAPITRE IX. La théorie du tathāgatagarbha et du gotra selon
          Guṅ than 'Jam pa'i dbyaṅs
    393

  • Quatrième Partie. — La luminosité naturelle de la Pensée409
  • CHAPITRE I. La notion de la Pensée lumineuse dans les Sūtra411
  • CHAPITRE II. La luminosité de la Pensée et l' āsrayaparivṛtti dans le
          Ratnagotravibhāga et sa «Vyākhyā»
    419
  • CHAPITRE III. La luminosité de la Pensée selon des traités du
          Vijñānavāda et du Madhyamaka
    425
  • CHAPITRE IV. La Pensée lumineuse et la connaissance immaculée chez
          Dignāga et Dharmakīrti
    431
  • CHAPITRE V. l' amalavijñāna439
  • CHAPITRE VI. La luminosité du citta selon Guṅ thaṅ 'Jam
          pa'i dbyaṅs
    445
  • APPENDICES455
  • I. Sur le gotra et des notions associées dans le Canon Pāli et dans
          l'Abhidharma
    455
  • II. Sur les notions de bīja, d' āśraya, de vāsanā, et de dhātu472
  • III. Le sarvajñabīja des Yogasūtra496
  • CONCLUSION499
  • INDEX517
La Théosophie Bouddhique
  • PréfaceIX
  • LIVRE PREMIER. — LES ORGANES DE LA RELIGION1
  • Chapitre premier. — Le Bouddha3
  • Chapitre II. — L'ÉGLISE25
      • Les religieux, 26; les laïques, 39.
  • Chapitre III. — Les fixations littéraires de la doctrine59
      • Les schismes et la rédaction des trois « Corbeilles », 63;
        Mahâyâna et Hînayâna, 77.
  • LIVRE DEUXIÈME. — LA DOCTRINE DE LA SOUFFRANCE ET DU SALUT87
  • Chapitre PREMIER. — Les conditions générales du salut90
  • Chapitre II. — Thérapeutique de la volonté114
  • Chapitre III. — Thérapeutique de l'intelligence151
    • Première Partie. — Les fondements de la doctrine151
      • La théorie des agrégats, 159; la doctrine du karman, 166; la formule des
        Nobles Vérités, 181; la loi de la Génération conditionnée, 185.
    • Deuxième Partie. — Les applications de la doctrine199
      • L'âme, 200; l'âme universelle et Dieu sont niés, 218; le monde et
        les dieux, 221; le Bouddha, 231; les bodhisattva, 249.
    • Troisième Partie. — Les développements métaphysiques de la doctrine255
      • Le phénoménisme dans l'ancienne Eglise, 259; Vaibhâska et Sautrântika,
        265; Yogâcâra, 266; Mâdhyamika, 273; L'existence ultraphénoménale et
        les bouddhas transcendants, 285.
      • L'existence absolue (Tathatâ), 299; la doctrine du Triple Corps des
        bouddhas (trikaya), 310; la doctrine du Tathâgatagarbha, 318.
  • Chapitre IV. — L'élaboration du salut326
      • Remarque préliminaire: deux idéals et deux méthodes, 326.
    • Première Partie. — Comment on devient arhat335
      • Les quatre Voies, 335; la conversion, 339; les exercices et les expériences,
        345; la marche à la bodhi par la méthode de concentration, 346; la marche
        à la bodhi par la méthode de contemplation extatique, 360; l' arhat, 376.
    • Deuxième Partie. — La carrière des bodhisattva379
    • Troisième Partie. — Les déviations de l'idéal et de la méthode bouddhiques422
      • Le bouddhisme dévot, 425; le bouddhisme formaliste et mystique, 427; le bouddhisme érotique, 437.
  • Chapitre V. — Le nirvâna441
  • LIVRE III. — LA PLACE ET LE ROLE DU BOUDDHISME DANS
       L'HISTOIRE DE LA THÉOSOPHIE INDIENNE
    461
  • Chapitre premier. — Le dharma bouddhique462
  • Chapitre II — Les éléments théosophiques et les éléments religieux du
       bouddhisme
    479
  • Chapitre III. — Le bouddhisme et les autres systèmes religieux de l'Inde495
  • Conclusion521
  • Liste des abréviations avec l'indication des éditions utilisées527
  • Table méthodique des sources utilisées533
  • Index alphabétique535
  • Erratum539
  • Table des matières541
Lamp of Mahamudra (Rangjung Yeshe)
  • Foreword by H. H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpocheix
  • Translator's Prefacexi
  • Introduction by Ven. Tulku Urgyen Rinpochexiii
  • Prologue1
  • SECTION ONE: GROUND MAHAMUDRA
  • The View5
  • SECTION TWO: PATH MAHAMUDRA
  • Shamatha and Vipashyana17
  • Faults and Qualities25
  • Experience and Realization32
  • The Four Yogas36
  • The Five Paths and the Ten Bhumis47
  • Enhancement57
  • SECTION THREE: FRUITION MAHAMUDRA
  • The Three Kayas of Buddhahood63
  • Epilogue69
  • Translator's Afterword75
  • Glossary77
Lamp of Mahamudra (Shambhala)
  • Foreword by H. H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpocheix
  • Translator's Prefacexi
  • Introduction by Ven. Tulku Urgyen Rinpochexiii
  • Prologue1
  • SECTION ONE: GROUND MAHAMUDRA
  • The View5
  • SECTION TWO: PATH MAHAMUDRA
  • Shamatha and Vipashyana17
  • Faults and Qualities25
  • Experience and Realization32
  • The Four Yogas36
  • The Five Paths and the Ten Bhumis47
  • Enhancement57
  • SECTION THREE: FRUITION MAHAMUDRA
  • The Three Kayas of Buddhahood63
  • Epilogue69
  • Translator's Afterword75
  • Glossary77
Le Bouddha du Dolpo
  • Préface et remerciements11
  • Introduction15
  • PREMIÈRE PARTIE. La Vie et les Enseignements de l'Omniscient Dolpopa
    • Chapitre I: La vie du Buddha du Dolpo27
    • 1. Enfance et première éducation28
    • 2. Etudes au grand monastère de Sakya30
    • 3. L'entrée à Jonang35
    • 4. Edification du mont Mérou et exposition de la vue philosophique du
      Shèntong
      40
    • 5. Accueil initial des enseignements du Shèntong45
    • 6. La nouvelle traduction jonangpa du Kālachakra et de la Vimalaprabhā47
    • 7. Années de retraite et d'enseignement54
    • 8. Invitation en Chine par l'empereur Toghon Temour de la dynastie Yuan55
    • 9. Changements de supérieur à Jonang et début du voyage à Lhassa58
    • 10. Enseignements au Tibetn central et retour au Tsang62
    • 11. Rencontre manquée avec Bouteun Rinchèn Droup65
    • 12. Les derniers mois à Jonang68
    • Chapitre II: Etude historique de la tradition du Shèntong au Tibet75
    • 1. La tradition du Shèntong au Tibet avant Dolpopa76
    • 2. Dolpopa et la vue du Shèntong81
    • La tradition du Shèntong après Dolpopa95
    • Chapitre III: La doctrine du Bouddha du Dolpo129
    • 1. Vacuité de nature propre et vauité d'autre132
    • 2. Redéfinition du Cittamātra et du Madhyamaka137
    • 3. Deux voies d'illumination154
  • DEUXIIÈME PARTIE. Textes Traduits
    • Introduction à la traduction du Commentaire général de la doctrine165
    • L'invocation intitulée Commentaire général de la doctrine 171
    • Introduction à la traduction du Quantrième Concile Grand Traité chronologique
      del la Doctrine, ayant le sens d'un Quatrième Concile
      197
  • Bibliographie 265
  • Index 287
Le Canon bouddhique en Chine: Les Traducteurs et les Traductions, Vol. 1
  • Avant-Propos1
  • Abréviationsv
INTRODUCTION
CHAPITRE Ier
  • Pénétration du Bouddhisme en ChineVII


CHAPITRE II
  • Les SourcesXXXII
PREMIÈRE PARTIE
Les Églises du Nord (68-581 A. D.)


CHAPITRE Ier
  • Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Han Posté-Rieurs (68–220 A. D.)3
    • La primière Église de Lo-yang:
    •   1. Kâçyapa MâtaIiga. — 2. Dharmaratna. — 3. Ngan Che- kao. — 4. Lokakṣema (Tche Lou-kia-tch'an). — 5. Tchou Fo-cho. — 6. Ngan Hiuan. — 7. Yen Fo-t'iao (Buddhadeva). — 8. Tche Yao. — 9. K'ang Kiu. — 10. K'ang Mong-siang. — 11. Tchou Ta-li — 12. T'an-kouo. — 13. Ouvrages anonymes.


CHAPITRE II
  • I. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Wei (220–265 A. D.) 73
    • La seconde Église de Lo-yang :
    •   1. DharmakâIa. — 2. Saṅghavarman. — 3. Dharmasatya (?). — 4. Po-yen. — 5. Dharmabhadra (?).
  • II. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Tsin Occidentaux (265–316 A. D.)83
    • La première église de Tch'ang-ngan:
    •   1. Dharmarakṣa (Tchou Fa hou). — 2. Kâlaruci. — 3. Ngan Fa-k'in. — 4. Tchou Che-hing. — 5. Mokṣala. — 6. Tchou Chou-Ian. — 7. Nie Tch'eng-yuan. — 8. Nie Tao-tchen. — 9. Po Fa-tsou. — 10. Che Fa-li. — 11. Wei Che-tou. — 12. Tche Min-tou. — 13. Che Fa-kiu. — 14. Tche Fa-tou. — 15. Nârâyaṇa. — 16. Ouvrages anonymes.
  • III. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Ts'in Antérieurs (350–394 A. D.)154
    • La seconde Église de Tch'ang-ngan:
    •   1. T'an-mo-tche (Dharmadhī). — 2. Dharmapriya. — 3. Kumârabodhi. — 4. Dharmanandi. — 5. Saṅghabhûti. — 6. Gautama Saṅghadeva. — 7. Che Tao-ngan.
  • IV. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Ts'in Postérieurs (384–417 A. D.)170
    • La seconde Église de Tch'ang-ngan:
    •   1. Tchou Fo-nien. — 2. Dharmayaças. —3. Puṇyatrâta. — 4. Kumârajiva. — 5. Buddhayaças. — 6. Che Seng-tchao. — 7. Che Seng-jouei. — 8. Che Tao-heng.


CHAPITRE III
  • I. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Leang (Tchang Leang, 302–376 A. D. et Pei Leang, 397–439 A. D.)209
    • L'Église de Kou-tsang:
    •   1. Tche Che-louen. — 2. Che Tao-kong. — 3. Che Fa-tchong. — 4. Seng Kia-t'o. — 5. Dharmakṣema. — 6. Tsiu-k'iu King-cheng. — 7. Buddhavarman. — 8. Che Tche-mong. - 9. Che Tao-t'ai. — 10. Che Fa-cheng. — 11. Che Houei-kiao. — 12. Ouvrages anonymes.
  • II. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Ts'in Occidentaux (385–431 A. D.)234
    • L'Église de Pao han:
    •   1. Che Cheng-kien. — 2. Ouvrages anonymes.
  • III. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Wei du Nord (384–534 A. D.)242
    • L'Église de Pei-t'ai à Heng-ngan (Ta-t'ong fou):
    •   1. Che T'an-yao. — 2. Che T'an-tsing. — 3. Ki-kia-ye.
    • La troisième Église de Lo-yang:
    •   4. Che T'an-pien. — 5. Dharmaruci. — 6. Che Fa-tch'ang. — 7. Ratnamati. — 8. Buddhaçânta. — 9. Bodhiruci.
  • IV. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Wei Orientaux (534–550 A. D.)261
    • L'Église de Ye :
    •   1. Gautama Prajñâruci. — 2. Upaçûnya. — 3. Vimokṣasena. — 4. Dharmabodhi. — 5. Yang Hiuan-tche.
  • V. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Ts'i du Nord (550–557 A. D.)270
    • L'Église de Ye :
    •   1. Narendrayaças. — 2. Wang T'ien-yi.
  • VI. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Tcheou du Nord (557–581 A. D.)273
    • La troisième Église de Tch'ang-ngan:
    •   1. Jñânabhadra. — 2. Jinayaças. — 3. Yaçogupta. — 4. Jinagupta.


DEUXIÈME PARTIE
Les Églises du Sud (222–589 A. D.)


CHAPITRE IV
  • I. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Wou (222–280 A. D.)283
    • L'Église de Kien-ye (Nanking).
    •   1. Tche Kien. — 2. Vighna. — 3. Tchou Liu-yen. — 4. K'ang Seng-houei. — 5. Tche Kiang-Ieang-tsie. — 6. Ouvrages anonymes.
  • II. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Tsin Orientaux (317–420 A. D.)319
    • L'Eglise de Kien-ye (Nanking):
    •   1. Po Çrimitra. — 2. Tche Tao-yen. — 3. K'ang Fa-soue. — 4. Tchou T'an-wou-Ian (Dharmaratna). — 5. K'ang Tao-ho. — 6. Kâlodaka. — 7. Gautama Saṅghadeva. — 8. Vimalâkṣa. — 9. Dharmapriya. — 10. Buddhabhadra. — 11. Fa-hien. — 12. Gîtamitra. — 13. Nandi. — 14. Tchou Fa-Ii. — 15. Che Song-kong. — 16. Che T'ouei-kong. — 17. Che Fa-yong. — 18. Ouvrages anonymes.


CHAPITRE V
  • I. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Song (428–479 A. D.)363
    • L'Église de Kien-ye (Nanking):
    •   1. Buddhajîva. — 2. Che Tche-yen. — 3. Pao-yun. — 4. Îçvara. — 5. Guṇavarman. — 6. Saṅghavarman. — 7. Guṇabhadra. — 8. Dharmamitra. — 9. KâIayaças. — 10. Che Fa-yong. — 11. Tsiu-kiu King Cheng. — 12. Kong-tö-tche (Guṇasatya ?). — 13. Che Houei-kien. — 14. Che Seng-tchou. — 15. Che Fa-ying. — 16. Tchou Fa-kiuan. — 17. Che Siang-kong. — 18. Che Tao-yen. — 19. Che Yong-kong. — 20. Che Fa-hai. — 21. Che Sien-kong.
  • II. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Ts'i (479–502 A. D.)407
    • L'Église de Kien-ye:
    •   1. Dharmakṛtayaças. — 2. Mahâyâna (?). — 3. Saṅghabhadra. — 4. Dharmamati. — 5. Guṇavṛddhi. — 6. Che T'an-king.
  • III. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Leang (502–557 A. D.) et des Tch'en (557–589)412
    • L'ÉgIise de Kien-ye:
    •   1. Seng-yeou. — 2. Mandrasena. — 3. Saṅghabhara. — 4. Paramârtha. — 5. Upaçûnya. — 6. Subhûti.
Le Concile de Lhasa
  • Avant-Proposv
  • INTRODUCTION1
  • Première Partie. — TRADUCTION DU DOSSIER CHINOIS DE LA
                                     CONTROVERSE
    23
    • Préface de Wang Si23
    • Première série de questions et de réponses (« anciennes » et « nouvelles », partiellement numérotées)43
    • Premier mémorial de Mahāyāna110
    • Exposé doctrinal inséré dans le mémorial114
    • Deuxième série de questions et de réponses (non numérotées)120
    • Deuxième mémorial de Mahāyāna151
    • Question et réponse insérées dans le mémorial153
    • Troisième mémorial de Mahāyāna157
  • Deuxième Partie. — COMMENTAIRE HISTORIQUE167
    • Premier mémorial de Wang Si au Roi du Tibet194
    • Deuxième mémorial de Wang Si au Roi du Tibet218
    • Prières des moines chinois de Touen-houang pour le gouverneur militaire de
         Koua-tcheou et autres personnages tibétains
      239
    • Dossier de pièces émanant d’un gouverneur chinois de Touen-houang sous la
         domination tibétaine
      254
    • Éloge des mérites de Chang K'i-liu-sin-eul (Zan Khri-sum-rje)284
    • Lettre écrite pour le préfet de Sou-tcheou, Lieou Tch’en-pi, en réponse à un
         Tibétain du Sud, par Teou Wou
      292
    • Poèmes chinois écrits sous la domination tibétaine306
  • Appendice. — FRAGMENTS DU DOSSIER INDIEN DE LA CONTROVERSE333
    • I. Le premier Bhāvanā-krama de Kamalaśīla, analyse sommaire d’après
         la version chinoise
      333
    • II. Le troisième Bhāvanā-krama de Kamalaśīla, traduction de la version
          tibétaine par M. Étienne Lamotte
      336
  • Addenda et Corrigenda355
  • Index381
  • Table des Matières399
  • Texte du dossier chinois de la controversePL. I-XXXII
Le Message Du Futur Bouddha
  • Lecture 1: une courte introduction7
  • Lecture 2: origine et transmission du texte 11
  • Lecture 3: une interprétation du RGV 21
  • Liste des abréviations 39
  • Section 0: Salutations 41
  • Chapitre I: Le Germe de Bouddha 43
    • Section 1: Les 7 points adamantins 43
    • Section 2: Le Joyau du Bouddha 51
    • Section 3: Le Joyau du Dharma 59
    • Section 4: Le Joyau de l'Assemblée 71
    • Section 5: Les Trois Joyaux comme Refuge 79
    • Section 6: Le Germe des Trois Joyaux 85
    • Section 7: Tous les êtres ont ce Germe 97
    • Section 8: Les 10 attributs de la Nature ultime 104
    • Section 9: Les 9 exemples du Germe dans les souillures 174
    • Section 10: Caractéristiques du Germe de Tathāgata 225
    • Section 11: Le but de cet enseignement 231
  • Chapitre II: L'Éveil 241
    • Section 12: L'Ainsité non souillée 241
    • Section 13: Les 8 caractéristiques de l'Ainsité non souillée 243
  • Chapitre III: Les qualités du Bouddha 299
    • Section 14: Caractéristiques de ces qualités 299
    • Section 15: Les 64 qualités du Bouddha 305
  • Chapitre IV: Les actions du Bouddha 345
    • Section 16: Caractéristiques de ces actions 345
    • Section 17: Neuf exemples de ces actions 354
  • Chapitre V: Les bienfaits de cet enseignement 429
    • Section 18: La foi dans la Nature de Bouddha 429
  • Annexe 1: Structure du Traité 457
  • Annexe 2: Prosodie et Métrique du RGV 467
  • Annexe 3: Les sources du RGV 474
  • Liste des ouvrages cités475
  • Liste des auteurs cités478
  • Liste des excursus 479
  • Table des matières détaillée 481
Le Rugissement de Lion de la Princesse Shrimala
  • Introduction au Rugissement de lion de la princesse Shrimala 7
    • Introduction9
    • Le thème11
    • Le concept de véhicule11
    • Le texte13
    • Le grand et unique véhicule14
    • L'ignorance subtile16
    • Les deux aspects des quatre vérités17
    • L'essence de Tathagata18
    • Le sens profond de la vacuité21
    • Une nature auto-réalisante22
  • Le Rugissement de lion de la reine Shrimala 25
    • 1. Louange correcte des qualités infinies du tathagata28
    • 2. Les grands vœux inconcevables32
    • 3. Les grands souhaits qui embrassent tous les souhaits36
    • 4. L'inconcevable adoption des suprêmes enseignements37
    • 5. L'entrée véritable dans le Véhicule unique48
    • 6. L'essence de Tathagata68
    • 7. Le corps de réalité71
    • 8. Le sens profond de la vacuité72
    • 9. L'unique vérité - L'unique refuge73
    • 10. L'erreur74
    • 11. Sens profond de l'esprit parfaitement pur par nature77
    • 12. Les fils véritables du tathagata81
    • 13. Le Rugissement de lion de la princesse Shrimala84
    • Colophon87
Le Soutra de l'essence de Tathāgata
  • Présentation du Soutra de l'essence de Tathāgata7
    • Introduction9
    • Le texte du Tathāgatagarbha-Sūtra15
  • Le Soutra de l'essence de Tathāgata23
    • Prologue26
    • Le Tathāgata dans un lotus fané36
    • Le miel et l'essaim d'abeilles38
    • Le grain dans sa balle41
    • L'or dans les immondices43
    • Le trésor sous la maison44
    • L'arbre et le fruit47
    • La précieuse statuette enveloppée49
    • La femme enceinte d'un monarque52
    • La statue en or dans son moule de terre55
    • Les bienfaits de la propagation du soutra58
    • La question d'Ananda70
Le Traité de la continuité sublime du Grand Véhicule
  • PRÉFACE5
  • INTRODUCTION
  • AUX ENSEIGNEMENTS
  • DE L'ESSENCE DE TATHĀGATA
  • (tathāgatagarbha)7


  • CHAPITRE 1 - L'ESSENCE DE TATHAGATA22
    • Les sept bases vajra22
    • Caractéristiques des sept bases vajra22
    • Le joyau du Bouddha23
    • Le joyau du Dharma24
    • Le joyau de la communauté26
    • Les trois refuges conventionnels27
    • Le refuge ultime27
    • L'origine des Trois Joyaux28
    • L'élément ou essence de Tathagata29
    • Les trois types de vivants31
    • Les quatre obstacles31
    • Les quatre antidotes32
    • Les quatre perfections du corps de réalité32
    • L'activité33
    • La manifestation34
    • Les états34
    • L'omniprésence35
    • L'immutabilité35
    • L'état impur36
    • L'etat partiellement pur et impur38
    • l'état pur41
    • Les neuf analogies45
    • Le lotus fané46
    • Le grain dans sa balle48
    • L'or égaré48
    • Le trésor sous la maison49
    • Le germe sous la peau du fruit50
    • La précieuse effigie dans les chiffons51
    • La femme enceinte52
    • La statue d'or dans son moule de terre53
    • Le sens résumé des exemples53
    • Les neuf types de souillures54
    • La triple nature de !'élément57
    • Les raisons de cet enseignement60


  • CHAPITRE 2 - L'ÉVEIL63
    • l'essence64
    • La cause65
    • Le fruit65
    • L'activité67
    • Les attributs70
    • La manifestation72
    • La permanence77
    • L'inconcevabilité78


  • CHAPITRE 3 - LES QUALITÉS80
    • Les quatre absences de peur82
    • Les dix-huit qualités exclusives du Bouddha83
    • Les trente-deux marques84


  • CHAPITRE 4 - L'ACTIVITÉ ÉVEILLÉE90
    • Spontanéité et continuité90
    • Les analogies93
    • Indra93
    • Le tambour divin96
    • Les nuages99
    • Semblable au grand Brahma102
    • Invisible103
    • Tel le soleil104
    • La supériorité du cercle de lumière du Bouddha105
    • Semblable au joyau qui exauce les souhaits106
    • L'apparition d'un tathagata est rare107
    • Semblable au son de l'écho107
    • Semblable à l'espace107
    • Semblable à la terre108
    • Résumé du sens de ces analogies108


  • CHAPITRE 5 - LES BIENFAITS DE CET ENSEIGNEMENT114
    • Les bienfaits114
    • La composition du traité118


  • COURTE BIBLIOGRAPHIE123
Like Cats and Dogs
    • Acknowledgmentsvii
  • 1. More Cats Than Dogs? A Tale of Two Versions1
  • 2. Would a Dog Lick a Pot of Hot Oil? Reconstructing the Ur Version37
  • 3. Fightin’ Like Cats and Dogs: Methodological Reflections on
        Deconstructing the Emphatic Mu
    74
  • 4. Cats and Cows Know That It Is: Textual and Historical
        Deconstruction of the Ur Version
    110
  • 5. Dogs May Chase, But Lions Tear Apart: Reconstructing the Dual Version
        of the "Moo" Kōan
    148
  • 6. When Is a Dog Not Really a Dog? Or, Yes! We Have No Buddha-Nature188
    • Notes213
    • Sino-Japanese Glossary239
    • Bibliography251
    • Index261
Like Lions Learning to Roar (Daehaeng 2020)
  • Foreword8
  • About Daehaeng Kun Sunim12
  • Dancing on the Whirlwind20
  • Turning Dirt into Gold74
  • Glossary140
Lion of Speech
  • Foreword by Alak Zenkar Rinpoche xi
  • Translators' Introduction xii

The Light of Wondrous Nectar: The Essential Biography of the Omniscient Mipham Jamyang Namgyal Gyatso

    • Prologue 3
    • 1. The Ground of Emanation 7
    • 2. The Birth of a Bodhisattva 21
    • 3. Entering the Dharma 27
    • 4. Study and Reflection 33
    • 5. Practice 61
    • 6. A Hidden Life 75
    • 7. Activities for the Doctrine and Beings 93
    • 8. The Final Deed 109

A Selection of Jamgön Mipham's Writings

    • 9. Selections on Madhyamaka 127
    • 10. The Lion’s Roar: A Comprehensive Discourse on the Buddha-Nature 145
    • 11. An Explanation of the Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Rinpoche 191
    • 12. A Lamp to Dispel the Dark 199
  • Notes 205
  • Bibliography 221
  • Sources 225
  • The Padmakara Translation Group Translations into English 227
  • Index 229
Lion's Roar: Buddha Nature in a Nutshell
Luminous Heart
  • Abbreviationsvii
  • An Aspiration by H.H. the Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorjeix
  • Foreword by H.H. the Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorjexi
  • Foreword by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpochexiii
  • Prefacexv
  • Introduction1
    • The Indian Yogācāra Background3
    • The Tibetan Tradition on the Five Maitreya Texts79
    • The Third Karmapa's View85
  • Translations127
    • The Autocommmentary on The Profound Inner Reality129
    • The Ornament That Explains the Dharmadharmatāvibhāga171
    • Four Poems by the Third Karmapa193
    • Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé's Commentary on The Treatise on Pointing
            Out the Tathāgata Heart
      203
    • Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé's Commentary on The Treatise on the
            Distinction between Consciousness and Wisdom
      257
    • Karma Trinlépa's Explanation of the Sugata Heart313
  • Appendix I: Pawo Tsugla Trengwa's Presentation of Kāyas, Wisdoms, and
          Enlightened Activity
    325
  • Appendix II: The Treatise on Pointing Out the Tathāgata Heart353
  • Appendix III: The Treatise on the Distinction between Consciousness and
          Wisdom
    361
  • Appendix IV: Outline of NTC367
  • Appendix V: Outline of NYC371
  • Appendix VI: The Change of State of the Eight Consciousnesses into the Four
          (Five) Wisdoms and the Three (Four) Kāyas
    373
  • Glossary: English–Sanskrit–Tibetan375
  • Glossary: Tibetan–Sanskrit–English379
  • Selected Bibliography383
  • Endnotes401
  • Index475
Mahāmudrā and the Middle Way

Volume One

  • Acknowledgement12
  • Introduction14
    • Current State of Research17
    • Politico-Historical Background22
    • Doctrinal Background25
    • Navigating the Middle Ways29
    • The Nature of Liberating Knowledge41
  • Shākya mchog ldan44
    • Shākya mchog ldan and the Bka’ brgyud Mahāmudrā Tradition45
    • Life, Writings and Influences51
    • Madhyamaka and the Dialectic of Emptiness: Rang stong and
      Gzhan stong
      57
      • The Three Natures (trisvabhāva)65
      • The Two Truths (satyadvaya)67
    • Mahāmudrā and Buddha Nature74
    • Direct Perception and Nondual Wisdom101
    • The Great Seal in Shākya mchog ldan's Mahāmudrā trilogy109
      • Mahāmudrā: What it is and What it is Not109
      • Madhyamaka, Mantrayāna and Mahāmudrā116
      • Mahāmudrā and What Remains (lhag ma : avaśiṣṭa)121
      • The Problem of Cessation124
      • Contested Methods of Realization127
    • Responses to Sa skya Paṇḍita’s Criticism of Bka’ brgyud Mahāmudrā131
      • A Philosophical Defence and Justification of Mahāmudrā131
      • Defending Mahāmudrā Views135
        • The Self-sufficient White Remedy (dkar po gcig thub)135
        • Mental Nonengagement (amanasikāra) and the Fire of Wisdom139
    • Concluding Remarks145
  • Karma phrin las148
    • Overview149
    • Life, Writings and Influences156
    • Madhyamaka Approach159
    • Extant Writings168
    • Views of Reality169
      • The Compatibility of Rang stong and Gzhan stong169
      • The Two Types of Purity181
      • Buddha Nature Endowed with Qualities184
      • On the Unity of the Two Truths200
      • "Thoughts are Dharmakāya"210
      • Understanding Coemergence: the Inseparability of Saṃsāra and
        Nirvāṇa
        217
    • Concluding Remarks223
  • Karma pa Mi bskyod rdo rje226
    • Overview227
    • The Differentiation and Identification Models229
    • Reconciling Affirmation and Negation238
    • Life, Writings and Influences242
    • Blending Mahāmudrā and Madhyamaka250
    • Emptiness and Hermeneutics of the Three Turnings253
    • Core Soteriological Ideas and the Role of Philosophical Distinctions265
      • Buddha Nature269
      • Nature of Reality275
      • Nature of Mind277
      • The Problem of the Remainder (lhag ma : avaśiṣṭa)299
      • On the Prospect of a Groundless Ground314
      • On Whether or Not a Buddha has Wisdom320
      • Mahāmudrā as Mental Nonengagement (amanasikāra)325
    • Concluding Remarks341
  • Padma dkar po342
    • Overview343
    • Life, Writings and Influences347
    • The Basic Framework: Mahāmudrā and the Unity of the Two Truths350
    • Emptiness and the Hermeneutics of the Three Turnings352
    • Hermeneutics of Mahāmudrā as Ground and Path356
    • The Two Faces of Mahāmudrā: the Modes of Abiding and Error357
      • Mahāmudrā as the Mode of Abiding (gnas lugs phyag chen)359
      • Mahāmudrā in the Mode of Error ( 'khrul lugs phyag chen)363
      • Yang dgon pa on the Two Modes of Mahāmudrā369
      • Padma dkar po's Transposition of Yang dgon pa's Distinction376
      • Interpretations of the Mahāmudrā Distinction378
      • Mahāmudrā and the Unity of the Two Truths382
      • Asymmetrical Unity and Rival Truth Theories (Jo nang and Dge lugs)385
      • The Ground of Truth393
    • Path Mahāmudrā and Liberating Knowledge398
      • Nonconceptual Knowing in the Shadow of the Bsam yas Debate399
      • Three Strands of Amanasikāra Interpretation in Indian Buddhism403
      • Padma dkar po's Three Grammatical Interpretations of Amanasikāra413
      • Responding to Criticisms of Amanasikāra422
    • Concluding Remarks426
  • Final Reflections429

Volume Two

  • Shākya mchog ldan10
  • Introduction: the Mahāmudrā Trilogy11
    • 1a. English Translation of Gzhan blo'i dregs pa nyams byed14
    • 1b. Critical Edition of Gzhan blo'i dregs pa nyam byed26
    • 2a. English Translation of Grub pa mchog gi dgongs pa rnam nges34
    • 2b. Critical Edition of Grub pa mchog gi dgongs pa rnam nges43
    • 3a. English Translation of Zung 'jug gi gru chen48
    • 3b. Critical Edition of Zung 'jug gi gru chen71
  • Karma phrin las pa86
  • Perspectives on Rang stong and Gzhan stong87
    • 1a. English Translation of Dri lan yid kyi mun sel88
    • 1b. Critical Edition of Dri lan yid kyi mun sel91
  • A Mystical Song of the View Proclaiming the Mode of Being94
    • 2a. English Translation of the Yin lugs sgrog pa lta ba'i mgur95
    • 2b. Critical Edition of the Yin lugs sgrog pa lta ba'i mgur98
  • A Vajra Song100
    • 3a. English Translation of the Rdo rje mgur100
    • 3b. Critical Edition of the Rdo rje mgur102
  • Karma pa Mi bskyod rdo rje104
  • Critique of 'Gos Lo tsd ba' s Separation of Buddhahood and Buddha Nature105
    • 1a. English Translation of Rgan po'i rlung sman (excerpt)105
    • 1b. Critical Edition of Rgan po'i rlung sman (excerpt)109
  • Some Criticisms of Shākya mchog ldan's Buddha Nature Epistemology111
    • 2a. English Translation of Rgan po'i rlung sman (excerpt)112
    • 2b. Critical Edition of Rgan po'i rlung sman (excerpt)115
  • Two Minds in One Person? A Reply to the Queries of Bla ma khams pa117
    • 3a. English Translation of Bla ma khams pa'i dris lan mi gcig sems gnyis118
    • 3b. Critical Edition of Bla ma khams pa'i dris lan mi gcig sems gnyis120
  • A Trove Containing Myriad Treasures of Profound Mahāmudrā122
    • 4a. English Translation of Zab mo phyag chen gyi mdzod sna tshogs 'dus
      pa'i gter
      123
    • 4b. Critical Edition of Zab mo phyag chen gyi mdzod sna tshogs 'dus pa'i
      gter
      134
  • Mental Nonengagement as Unconditioned Mental Engagement143
    • 5a. English Translation of Sku gsum ngo sprod rnam bshad (excerpt)144
    • 5b. Critical Edition of Sku gsum ngo sprod rnam bshad (excerpt)147
  • Amanasikāra, Emptiness, and the Tradition of Heshang Moheyan150
    • 6a. English Translation of Dgongs gcig 'grel pa VI (excerpt)151
    • 6b. Critical Edition of Dgongs gcig 'grel pa VI (excerpt)153
  • Padma dkar po156
  • Distinguishing Gnas lugs phyag chen and 'Khrul lugs phyag chen157
    • 1a. English Translation of Phyag chen rgyal ba'i gan mdzod (excerpt)157
    • 1b. Critical Edition of Phyag chen rgyal ba'i gan mdzod (excerpt)168
  • Three Grammatical Interpretations of Amanasikāra175
    • 2b. Critical Edition of Phyag chen rgyal ba'i gan mdzod (excerpt)176
  • Refuting Sa paṇ's Equation of Mahāmudrā with Heshang's Chan Meditation179
    • 3a. English Translation of Klan ka gzhom pa'i gtam (excerpt)180
    • 3b. Critical Edition of Klan ka gzhom pa'i gtam (excerpt)188
  • Response to Nam mkha' rgyal mtshan's critique of Padma dkar po's
    Amanasikāra
    194
    • 4a. English Translation of Shar rtse zhal snga'i brgal lan (excerpt)195
    • 4b. Critical Edition of Shar rtse zhal snga'i brgal lan (excerpt)197
  • Amanasikāra in the Context of Nonreferential Meditation199
    • 5a. English Translation of Snying po don gyi man ngag (excerpt)199
    • 5b. Critical Edition of Snying po don gyi man ngag (excerpt)201
  • Bibliography202
  • Abbreviations of Canonical Collections, Journals, and Online Sources202
  • Primary Sources: Indian Works202
  • Primary Sources: Tibetan Works207
  • Secondary Sources218
  • Index232
The Mahāparinirvāṇa-mahāsūtra and the Emergence of Tathāgatagarbha Doctrine
  • Foreword - Michael Zimmermann9
  • Acknowledgements11
  • Introduction13
    • Outline13
    • Contributions of this study16
  • Part I: Is the Mahāparinirvāṇa-mahāsūtra "Our Earliest" Tathāgatagarbha Text?
    • Introduction19
    • The portion of MPNMS under consideration ("MPNMS-tg")20
    • 1 MPNMS-tg as a "Tathāgatagarbha Text"23
      • 1.1 MPNMS-tg as a veritable "tathāgatagarbha text"23
      • 1.2 The Tathāgatagarbha-sūtra as a "tathāgatagarbha text"32
    • 2 The Date of MPNMS-tg, Relative to Other Tathāgatagarbha Texts35
      • 2.1 Does MPNMS-tg refer to (our present) TGS by title?35
        • 2.1.1 References to a/the (this?) Tathāgatagarbha-sūtra within
          MPNMS-tg
          37
        • 2.1.2 Reference to other titles and texts in MPNMS40
        • 2.1.3 MPNMS references to other Mahāyāna texts by title50
        • 2.1.4 Relations to other texts without mention of their title53
      • 2.2 Similarity of one simile between MPNMS-tg and TGS56
      • 2.3 Summary57
    • 3 Evidence for the Absolute Dates of MPNMS-tg and Other Tathāgatagarbha Scriptures59
      • 3.1 Evidence for the absolute date of MPNMS-tg59
      • 3.2 Independent evidence for the absolute dates of TGS83
      • 3.3 Summary85
      • 3.4 Takasaki’s chronology: The Anūnatvāpūrṇatva-nirdeśa and Śrīmālādevīsiṃhanāda-sūtra85
      • 3.5 Chronological relations between MPNMS-tg and other texts in the MPNMS group97
      • 3.6 Conclusions99
  • Part II: The Mahāparinirvāṇa-mahāsūtra and the Origins of Tathāgatagarbha
    Doctrine
    • Introduction101
    • Schmithausen’s criteria for a "scenario of origin" for Buddhist concepts102
    • 4 Tathāgatagarbha, the Problem of Maternity, and Positive Corollaries to
      Docetic Buddhology
      105
      • 4.1 Terms105
      • 4.2 Docetism as a corporeal issue107
      • 4.3 The extension of docetism beyond death and birth110
      • 4.4 Negatively-framed docetism about the Buddha’s conception,
        gestation and birth
        115
      • 4.5 "Material-miraculous" positive corollaries of docetism about the
        Buddha’s conception, gestation and birth
        118
      • 4.6 The material-miraculous, "docetic" womb124
      • 4.7 Dharmakāya and vajrakāya as positive corollaries of corporeal
        docetism
        129
      • 4.8 Tathāgatagarbha as a "soteriological-transcendent" positive corollary
        to docetism about the Buddha’s conception, gestation and birth
        132
      • 4.9 Docetism and the problem of the Buddha’s mother(s)143
      • 4.10 Docetic reinterpretations of other branches of kinship154
      • 4.11 Summary155
    • 5 Garbha and Dhātu159
    • 6 Conclusions169
      • 6.1 Summary169
      • 6.2 Directions for future research171
  • Appendix 1 Terms related to "tathāgatagarbha" in MPNMS175
  • Appendix 2 Chinese zang 藏 (esp. in DhKṣ) and "secret teachings"193
  • Appendix 3 Further apparent historical detail in the MPNMS group prophecy complex199
    • 1 *Sarvalokapriyadarśana199
    • 2 A "*cakravartinī"202
    • 3 Trials and tribulations of the espousers of the MPNMS group205
  • Appendix 4 "MPNMS-dhk" and "MPNMS-tg"207
  • Appendix 5 "Kataphatic gnostic docetism"211
  • Abbreviations215
  • Bibliography219
  • Index247
Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations
    • Preface and acknowledgementsx
  • 1 Introduction1
    • Buddhism: doctrinal diversity and (relative) moral unity1
    • The Indian background7
    • Factors that may have contributed to change12
    • Abhidharma15
    • Mahāsāṃghikas and the Lokottaravāda18
    • The origins of the Mahāyāna, and the laity21
    • Mahāyāna before 'Mahāyāna' – the Ajitasenavyākaraṇanirdeśa Sūtra27
    • On the origins of the Mahāyāna – some more sūtras30
    • The justification of the Mahāyāna sutras38
  • 2 The Perfection of Wisdom (Prajñāpāramitā) Sūtras 45
    • On the Mahāyāna sūtras45
    • The origins and development of the Prajñāpāramitā literature47
    • Wisdom (prajña) and its perfection49
    • Absence of Self – the extensive perspective51
    • The Bodhisattva55
  • 3 Mādhyamika63
    • Nāgārjuna and Āryadeva63
    • The development of the Mādhyamika tradition in India65
    • Emptiness and intrinsic existence – the incompatible rivals68
    • A brief note on Mādhyamika method71
    • Three Mādhyamika critiques72
      • On causation73
      • On the Self74
      • On nirvāṇa75
    • The two truths76
    • Meditation and emptiness – an impressionistic outline79
    • A final note – Mādhyamika in China and East Asia81
  • 4 Yogācāra84
    • Background84
    • The Yogācāra tradition – scholars and texts86
    • The three natures (trisvabhava)88
    • Mind92
    • Substratum consciousness, consciousness and immaculate consciousness97
    • Yet more disputes within the Yogācāra tradition100
  • 5 The Tathāgatagarbha103
    • Some Tathāgatagarbha Sūtras104
    • The Tathāgatagarbha in the Ratnagotravibhāga109
    • Tibet – the gzhan stong and rang stong dispute112
    • The Dasheng qixinlun (Ta-sheng ch’i-hsin lun) and the
         Tathagatagarbha in East Asia
      115
    • Dōgen on the Buddha-nature119
    • A note on some contemporary issues: Critical Buddhism and a debate on
         not-Self in Thai Buddhism
      122
    • Critical Buddhism122
    • Not-Self in contemporary Thai Buddhism125
  • 6 Huayan – the Flower Garland tradition129
    • Buddhism in China129
    • The Avataṃsaka Sūtra132
    • The Huayan tradition in China138
    • Huayan thought – Fazang’s 'Treatise on the Golden Lion' 141
    • A note on some aspects of Huayan practice144
    • The Avataṃsaka Sūtra and Vairocana in Buddhist art146
  • 7 The Saddharmapuṇḍarīka (Lotus) Sūtra and its influences149
    • A note on Tiantai (Tendai)161
    • Nichiren Shōnin and his tradition165
  • 8 On the bodies of the Buddha172
    • Prolegomenon to the Mahāyāna172
    • The bodies of the Buddha and the philosophy of emptiness176
    • Yogācāra – the system develops179
    • A note on the dGe lugs schema of the Buddha's bodies182
    • A final note: the 'nonabiding nirvāṇa' and the lifespan of the Buddha185
  • 9 The path of the Bodhisattva187
    • Buddhism reaches Tibet187
    • The eighth-century debates191
    • Compassion and the Bodhicitta194
    • Bodhisattva stages, paths and perfections200
  • 10 Trust, self-abandonment and devotion: the cults of Buddhas
         and Bodhisattvas
    209
    • Buddhānusmṛti – recollection of the Buddha209
    • The pratyutpanna samādhi and Huiyuan212
    • The notion of a Buddha Field (buddhakṣetra)214
    • Some Bodhisattvas218
      • Maitreya218
      • Avalokiteśvara221
      • Tārā225
      • Mañjuśrī226
      • Kṣitigarbha229
    • Some Buddhas231
      • Akṣobhya231
      • Bhaiṣajyaguru234
      • Amitābha/Amitāyus238
        • The Amitābha sūtras238
        • Amitābha’s Pure Land in China243
        • Hōnen Shōnin (1133–1212)254
        • Shinran Shōnin (1173–1262)259
    • Notes267
    • References389
    • Index of names422
    • Index of subjects430
Mahāyāna-Sūtrālaṃkāra: Exposé de la doctrine du Grand Véhicule selon le système Yogācāra, Vol. 2
  • Introduction*1
  • Chap. I1
  • — II19
  • — III25
  • — IV32
  • — V44
  • — VI50
  • — VII55
  • — VIII59
  • — IX68
  • — X (corriger au litre l'indication du chap.)93
  • — XI98
  • — XII138
  • — XIII152
  • — XIV164
  • — XV174
  • — XVI176
  • — XVII204
  • — XVIII225
  • — XIX266
  • — XX–XXI287
  • Avertissement307
  • Index français-sanscrit308
  • — sanscrit-français315
  • — chinois-sanscrit320
  • — tibétain-sanscrit323
  • — numérique325
  • — des comparaisons330
  • — variorum333
Mahāyāna-Sūtrālaṃkāra: Exposé de la doctrine du Grande Véhicule selon le système Yogācāra, Vol. 1

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Maitreya on Buddha Nature: A New Translation of Asaṅga's Mahāyāna Uttara Tantra Śāstra
  • TRANSLATORS' INTRODUCTION13
  • CLASSICAL INTRODUCTION21
    • The three major phases of the Buddha's teaching21
      • First phase22
      • Second phase24
      • Third phase26
        • A simple introduction to voidness26
    • The Buddha's own teaching or a śāstra?29
    • Source of this work30
    • The author30
    • Transmission of the text34
    • Subject matter35
    • Styles of explanation37
    • A bridge between sūtra and tantra39
  • PART ONE: The Goal to be Achieved: The Three Rare and Precious Refuges43
  • Introduction to the Seven Vajra Abodes45
  • The Refuges48
  • First Vajra Abode: buddha50
    • Homage50
    • Three qualities of self-fulfillment51
      • Not a creation52
      • Non-dual peace53
      • Non-dependent55
    • Three qualities which benefit others57
    • Three qualities of self-fulfillment, reflections57
      • Beginningless, centreless and endless58
      • Peace as spontaneity of dharmakāya60
      • Apperceptive nature62
    • Three qualities which benefit others, reflections62
  • Second Vajra Abode: dharma65
    • Homage 66
    • Context 67
    • Relating content of homage to context 69
      • Qualities of the truth of cessation 69
      • Inconceivability 69
      • Not two 73
      • Freedom from concepts 73
    • Qualities of the truth of the path 74
      • Stainlessness 74
      • Brilliance 74
      • Power to remedy 75
  • Third Vajra Abode: saṃgha77
    • Homage 77
    • Context 79
      • Thusness jñāna 80
      • All-encompassing jñāna 80
      • Inner jñāna 81
      • What gives rise to these three 81
    • Relating content of homage to context 82
      • The way in which thusness jñāna is realised 82
      • The way in which all-encompassing jñāna is realised 83
      • Its special purity 84
      • They are a supreme refuge 85
  • General Points about the Refuges86
    • Why it is threefold 86
    • What is the ultimate refuge? 87
    • Why are they called ratna? 88
  • PART TWO: The Basis for Attaining the Three Rare and Precious Refuges91
  • General Comment on the Final Four Vajra Abodes 93
    • The final four vajra abodes only understood by Buddhas 93
    • They are inconceivable 94
    • Reasons for inconceivability 95
    • Causes and conditions for realisation 97
  • Fourth Vajra Abode: buddha nature 99
    • Brief Introduction: three reasons why beings possess dhātu 100
    • More detailed presentation through ten aspects of buddha potential 103
      • character and cause treated together, in brief 103
      • essential character 104
      • cause 105
      • fruition and function treated together, in brief 109
      • fruition 110
      • function 116
      • endowments 118
      • manifestation/approach 121
      • phases 122
      • all-pervasiveness 124
      • changelessness 125
        • in the impure phase 125
        • in the partially pure phase 133
        • in the completely pure phase 142
      • inseparability from its qualities 145
    • Nine examples showing how buddha nature remains changeless while
      concealed
      153
      • first example: buddha in decaying lotus 155
      • second example: honey amid bees 156
      • third example: grains in their husks 157
      • fourth example: gold in fifth 158
      • fifth example: buried treasure 159
      • sixth example: seeds within a fruit 160
      • seventh example: buddha image in tattered rags 161
      • eighth example: future king in pauper's womb 162
      • ninth example: statue inside its mould 163
      • the meaning of these examples 164
    • The purpose of the buddha nature teachings 179
  • Fifth Vajra Abode: enlightenment 187
    • The nature and cause of enlightenment 188
      • treated together, in brief 188
      • nature of enlightenment, in detail 190
      • cause of enlightenment, in detail 192
    • As a fruition 193
      • in brief, as a summary of examples of stainlessness 193
      • in detail 194
    • Its function 198
      • in brief, as twofold benefit 198
      • in greater detail, as vimuktikāya and dharmakāya 200
    • Its endowments 204
      • in brief, listing fifteen qualities 204
      • the fifteen qualities, in detail 205
    • Actualisation 209
      • in brief, the characteristics of the kāya 209
      • in detail 213
        • svabhavikakāya, five aspects and five qualities 214
        • sambhogakāya, five aspects and five qualities 217
        • nirmāṇakāya, the twelve deeds of the Buddha 220
    • Its permanence 231
      • in brief, ten-point presentation 231
      • the ten points in detail 233
    • Its inconceivability 237
      • in brief 237
      • in more detail 237
  • The Sixth Vajra Abode: the qualities of buddhahood 242
  • Synopsis: number of principal qualities and their relation to the kāya 242
  • More detailed explanation 245
    • Introduction to the examples and their significance 245
    • The qualities of freedom: the ultimately true kāya 246
      • Ten powers of perfect knowledge 246
      • Four fearlessnesses 251
      • Eighteen distinctive qualities 254
    • The qualities of maturity: the relatively true kāya 259
      • The thirty-two marks of a perfect being 259
      • Example for the marks 264
  • Scriptural source 264
  • Recapitulation of the examples 265
    • The qualities of freedom 265
    • The qualities of maturity 269
  • The Seventh Yajra Abode: enlightened activity 271
  • Summary 271
    • Its spontaneity 271
    • Its ceaselessness 272
  • More detailed explanation 273
    • Its spontaneity 273
    • It ceaselessness 274
  • Expanded explanation through nine examples 277
    • Summary of the nine examples 277
    • The examples 278
      • The reflection of Indra: Buddha forms 278
      • The divine drumbeat: Buddha speech 283
      • Monsoon clouds: the all-pervading compassionate mind 286
      • Brahma's emanations: emanation 291
      • The sun's radiance: the penetration of primordial wisdom 293
      • A wish-fulfilling gem: the mystery of mind 297
      • An echo: the mystery of speech 299
      • Space: the mystery of form 300
      • The earth: the application of compassion 301
    • Review of the purpose and significance of examples 302
    • Review of examples to show their sublime nature 306
  • PART THREE: Conclusion 311
  • The benefits of this text 312
  • How this śastra was composed 320
  • Dedication 327
  • INDEX 331
Maitreya's Distinguishing Phenomena and Pure Being
  • Translator's Preface11
  • The Root Text15
  • The Commentary55
  • The Authors Introduction57
  • The explication of the treatise67
  • I. The meaning of the title67
  • II. The translators' homage67
  • III. The main body of the text69
  • A The verse introducing the author's intention69
    • B The actual body of the treatise71
      • 1 The brief presentation71
        • I) The points comprising the essential subject matter71
        • II) The defining traits of each of these75
          • A) The definition of phenomena75
          • B) The definition of pure being77
        • III) The rationale underlying these traits79
        • IV) Examining both for sameness and difference83
      • 2 The expanded explanation85
        • I) The expanded explanation of phenomena85
          • A) A presentation of the headings85
          • B) An explanation of each of these87
            • (1) A passing reference to the first three points87
            • (2) An explanation of the last three points89
              • (I) The explanation of the two types of ground89
                • (A) A brief presentation of both in common89
                • (B) An expanded explanation of the meaning of each91
                  • 1) Experience comprising a common ground91
                  • 2) Experience not shared in common95
              • (II) How to approach reality, which is free of perceived
                and perceiver
                97
                • (A) The tenet stating that there is no outer referent,
                  only image-awareness
                  97
                  • 1) The lack of a perceived object discrete from the perceiver97
                  • 2) The elimination of any further uncertainty101
                • (B) The resultant procedure for approaching reality,
                  the freedom from perceived and perceiver
                  107
        • II) The expanded explanation of pure being113
          • A) A brief presentation of the headings113
          • B) The expanded explanation of these six115
            • (1) The defining characteristics 115
            • (2) The ground115
            • (3) Definitive verification117
            • (4) Encounter117
            • (5) Recollection119
            • (6) Complete immersion into its core121
              • (I) The character of ultimate transformation 121
              • (II) The expanded explanation of its distinctive features123
                • (A) The brief presentation of the headings123
                • (B) The expansion on these ten125
                  • 1) The essence125
                  • 2) The ingredients127
                  • 3) The individuals131
                  • 4) The special traits133
                  • 5) The requirements135
                  • 6) The ground137
                    • a) The brief presentation137
                    • b) The expansion on these six points141
                      • i) The focal requirement141
                      • ii) Surrendering attributes143
                      • iii) How to apply the mind correctly in practice 147
                      • iv) The defining characteristics of wisdom
                        in terms of its effects—the sphere of experience it opens
                        149
                      • v) The benefits159
                      • vi) The introduction to full
                        understanding
                        161
                        • (a) The brief presentation161
                        • (b) The expansion on that163
                          • (i) Fully understanding the
                            remedy
                            163
                          • (ii) Fully understanding the
                            concrete characteristic
                            165
                          • (iii) Fully understanding the distinctive marks171
                          • (iv) Fully understanding the five effects173
                  • 7) Mental cultivation175
                  • 8) Application185
                  • 9) The disadvantages189
                  • 10) The benefits199
      • 3 The concluding summary employing examples to illustrate the point201
  • IV. The concluding statement203
    • The Author's Colophon205
    • Dedication207
  • Bibliography209
  • Notes211
Maitreya's Distinguishing the Middle from the Extremes
  • Series Editor’s Prefacexi
  • Author’s Prefacexv
  • Abbreviationsxix

Part One: Introduction

  • Study of the Madhyāntavibhāga3
    • Yogācāra Buddhist Philosophy3
      • What Is Yogācāra5
      • Ālaya-vijñāna9
      • Vijñapti-mātra12
      • Trisvabhāva15
      • A Semiotic Soteriology20
    • The Madhyāntavibhāga Corpus28
      • Madhyāntavibhāga29
      • Madhyāntavibhāga-bhāsya32
      • Madhyāntavibhāga-tīkā34
      • Authorship and Dates36
      • The MAV/Bh’s Relation to Other Texts41
      • The MAV/Bh’s Place in the Yogācāra Tradition45
    • The Exegesis of the Madhyāntavibhāga48
      • Exegesis of the Introduction 48
      • Exegesis of Chapter 1: Definitions50
      • Exegesis of Chapter 2: Obstructions66
      • Exegesis of Chapter 3: Reality74
      • Exegesis of Chapter 4: Cultivation of Antidotes, States, and Results87
      • Exegesis of Chapter 5: The Unsurpassed Vehicle95
      • Exegesis of the Concluding Verse110

Part Two: Annotated Translation of the Madhyāntavibhāga/-bhāsya

    • Introduction 115
    • I. Definitions117
    • II. Obstructions131
    • III. Reality143
    • IV. Cultivation of Antidotes, States, and Results161
    • V. The Unsurpassed Vehicle173
    • Concluding Verse192

Glossary, Bibliography, and Index

  • Glossary195
  • Bibliography199
  • Index213
Maitrīpa: India's Yogi of Nondual Bliss
  • Series Introduction by Kurtis Schaeffer vii
  • Preface ix
  • Introduction 1
  • Life
    • 1. Translation of Maitrīpa’s Life Story 17
    • 2. Conversion, Monkhood, Expulsion Stories, and Legacy 29
  • Philosophy
    • 3. Between Yogācāra, Madhyamaka, and Mahāmudrā 39
    • 4. Sudden versus Gradual Paths 45
    • 5. Maitrīpa’s Gradual Path 49
    • 6. Nonconceptual Realization (Amanasikāra) 71
    • 7. The Ten Verses on True Reality in the Light of Sahajavajra’s Commentary 77
    • 8. Empowerment 95
    • 9. Mahāmudrā Practice 129
    • 10. The Four Signs of Mahāmudrā Meditation 139
  • Teachings: Maitrīpa’s Collection of Texts on Nonconceptual Realization
    • 11. A Summary of the Amanasikāra Texts 151
    • 12. The Destruction of Wrong Views 169
    • 13. A Commentary on the [Initial] Statement of The Destruction of Wrong
      Views
      185
    • 14. The Major Offenses 189
    • 15. The Gross Offenses 191
    • 16. A Jewel Garland of True Reality 193
    • 17. Explaining the Seals of the Five Tathāgatas 211
    • 18. A Presentation of Empowerment 221
    • 19. The Succession of the Four Seals 231
    • 20. A Summary of the Meaning of Empowerment 239
    • 21. The Five Aspects of Vajrasattva 247
    • 22. A Discourse on Illusion 255
    • 23. A Discourse on Dream 259
    • 24. An Elucidation of True Reality 263
    • 25. An Elucidation of Nonabiding 267
    • 26. An Elucidation of Indivisible Union 271
    • 27. The Manifestation of Great Bliss 275
    • 28. The Twenty Verses on True Reality 279
    • 29. The Twenty Verses on Mahāyāna 283
    • 30. The Five Verses on Penetrating Insight 287
    • 31. The Six Verses on the Middle Path 289
    • 32. The Five Verses on Transcendent Love 291
    • 33. The Ten Verses on True Reality 293
    • 34. A Justification of Nonconceptual Realization 295
    • 35. The Six Verses on the Coemergent 301
    • 36. A Pith Instruction on Reality Called A Treasure of Dohās 303
    • 37. A Pith Instruction on Settling the Mind: A Genuine Secret 307
  • Notes 311
  • Bibliography 345
  • Index 359
Manifestation of the Tathāgata
  • Forewordix
  • Prefacexiii
  • Acknowledgementsxvii

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

  • The Conception of Buddhahood3
    • Some Meanings of the Term "Buddhahood"4
    • Significance for Religious Cultivation9
  • The Avataṃsakasūtra13
    • Origins and Transmission13
    • Distinctive Features16
    • Influence on Chinese Buddhism18
  • The "Manifestation of the Tathāgata" Chapter21
    • Chinese Translations and Commentaries21
    • Position in the Avataṃsaka Sūtra23
    • Content Summary26
    • Related Doctrines31
    • On Reading the Translation40

PART TWO: MANIFESTATION OF THE TATHĀGATA

    • Prologue47
    • The Characteristics of the Manifestation of the Tathāgata53
    • The Body of the Tathāgata69
    • The Voice of the Tathāgata81
    • The Mind of the Tathāgata97
    • The Realm of the Tathāgata110
    • The Activity of the Tathāgata114
    • The Accomplishment of Perfect Enlightenment of the Tathāgata117
    • The Turning of the Dharma-wheel122
    • The Parinirvāṇa of the Tathāgata125
    • The Wholesome Roots Planted by Seeing, Hearing, and Associating with
             the Tathāgata
      129
    • Epilogue135
  • Notes141
  • Glossary165
  • Bibliography169
Metaphysics and Mysticism in Mahāyāna Buddhism
  • Forewardv-vii
  • Prefaceix-xiii
  • Chapter 1: General Introduction1-34
  • Chapter 2: The Ratna-gotra-vibhāgo-mahāyānottara-tantra-śātaram:
       An Introduction
    35-59
  • Chapter 3: The First Three Vajra Points: The Three Jewels60-98
  • Chapter 4: The Fourth Vajra Point: Tathāgata-garbha99-162
  • Chapter 5: The Fifth and Sixth Vajra Points: The Bodhi and the Guna163-216
    • A. The Fifth Vajra Point: The Bodhi
    • A. The Sixth Vajra Point: The Guna(s)
  • Chapter 6: The Seventh Vajra Points: The Krtya-kriyā of the Tathāgata217-242
  • Chapter 7: The Advantage of Having Faith in the Tathāgata-garbha Teaching243-266
  • Chapter 8: Conclusion: Metaphysics and Mysticism in the Uttaratantra267-294
  • Epilogue295-296
  • Bibliography297-309
  • Glossary of Sanskrit Terms310-313
  • Index315-327
Middle Beyond Extremes
  • Foreword by Trulshik Rinpoche 9
  • Foreword by Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche 11
  • Introduction 13
  • Distinguishing the Middle from Extremes 19
  • Chapter One • The Characteristics 25
    • The Characteristics of Thorough Affliction 25
    • The Characteristics of Complete Purification 36
  • Chapter Two • The Obscurations 47
    • General Presentation 47
    • Detailed Explanation 49
      • Obscurations That Prevent Liberation 49
      • Obscurations That Inhibit the Ten Qualities 51
      • Obscurations That Inhibit the Three Remedies 59
    • Summary 67
  • Chapter Three • Reality 69
    • Brief Presentation 69
    • Detailed Explanation 70
      • The Reality of the Three Essential Natures 70
      • The Eight Principles 73
      • The Ten Topics of Knowledge 84
  • Chapter Four • The Path of Practice 103
    • The Thirty-seven Factors of Enlightenment 103
    • Phases of the Path 115
    • Results of the Path 119
  • Chapter Five • The Unsurpassable Vehicle 123
    • Unsurpassable Practice 124
      • The Eminent Practice 124
      • Directing the Mind 129
      • Concordant Factors 133
      • Eliminating Dualistic Extremes 148
      • The Specific and the General 154
    • Unsurpassable Observation 155
    • Unsurpassable True Accomplishment 157
  • Conclusion 161
  • Visual representation of Ju Mipham’s outline 166
  • Appendix: Ju Mipham’s Topical Outline of Distinguishing the
    Middle from Extremes
    167
  • Notes 173
  • English-Tibetan Glossary 179
  • Tibetan-English-Sanskrit Glossary 189
  • Bibliography 203
  • Index 207
Mind Seeing Mind
  • Prefacexv
  • Permissions xxiii
  • Technical Notexxv
  • Introduction1
    • A Summary of the Book (10)
  • Part 1. The Background to Geluk Mahāmudrā
    • 1. Mahāmudrā in India: Hindus and Buddhists, Sūtras and Tantras17
      • Seals and Great Seals in Hindu Traditions (18)
      • Seals and Great Seals in Sūtras-Based Buddhism (23)
      • Tantric Buddhism (25)
      • Mahāmudrā in the "Lower" Buddhist Tantras (30)
      • Mahāmudrā in the Mahāyoga and Yoginī Tantras (34)
    • 2. Mahāmudrā in India: The Mahāsiddhas41
      • The Seven Attainment Texts (42)
      • Saraha: The Essential Trilogy and Beyond (44)
      • Śavaripa and Virūpa (48)
      • Tilopa and Nāropa (51)
      • Maitrīpa and the Practice of Nonmentation (56)
      • A Perfection Vehicle Mahāmudrā? (61)
    • 3. Mahāmudrā in Some Tibetan Renaissance Schools65
      • Transmitting Mahāmudrā to Tibet (63)
      • Atiśa and the Kadam (68)
      • Shiché and Chö (73)
      • Shangpa Kagyü (76)
      • Sakya (78)
      • Nyingma (79)
    • 4. Mahāmudrā in Early Marpa Kagyü83
      • Marpa and Milarepa (83)
      • Rechungpa and Gampopa (87)
      • Gampopa's Successors (92)
      • Shang Rinpoché and the Tsalpa Kagyü (93)
      • Phakmo Drupa Kagyü and Drigung Kagyü (93)
      • Drukpa Kagyü (98)
      • Early Karma Kagyü (101)
    • 5. Mahāmudrā in Later Marpa Kagyü105
      • Sakya Paṇḍita's Critique of Kagyü Mahāmudrā (105)
      • The Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorjé (107)
      • Great Madhyamaka, Shentong, and the Jonang Tradition (109)
      • The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries (111)
      • Sixteenth-Century Scholasticism (117)
      • Karma Trinlepa and Pawo Tsuklak Trengwa (117)
      • The Eighth Karmapa and Dakpo Tashi Namgyal (119)
      • Pema Karpo (122)
      • The Ninth Karmapa (124)
      • The State of Kagyü Discourse in 1600 (126)
      • The Kagyü-Geluk Conflict (128)
  • Part 2. Early Geluk Mahāmudrā
    • 6. Tsongkhapa, the Geluk, and Mahāmudrā133
      • Tsongkhapa's Life and Works (134)
      • Tsongkhapa's Secret Teachings (143)
      • From Tsongkhapa to Paṇchen Chögyen, and Back Again (147)
      • Tsongkhapa and Mahāmudrā: A Closer Took (149)
      • Mahāmudrā in Tsongkhapa's Tantric Writings (150)
      • Tsongkhapa's Views of His Contemporaries' Meditation Practices (153)
      • Did Tsongkhapa Teach His Own Mahāmudrā System? (159)
    • 7. From Tsongkhapa to Panchen Chögyen: Khedrup Jé and the Main Line of
          the Hearing Transmission
      165
      • Khedrup Jé (166)
      • Tokden Jampal Gyatso (170)
      • Baso Chökyi Gyaltsen (171)
      • Chökyi Dorjé (172)
      • The Great Ensapa (174)
      • Khedrup Sangyé Yeshé (176)
    • 8. From Tsongkhapa to Panchen Chögyen: Masters Outside the Main Line
          of the Hearing Transmission
      179
      • Gendun Drup, the First Dalai Lama (179)
      • Khedrup Norsang Gyatso (181)
      • Gendun Gyatso, the Second Dalai Lama (184)
      • Paṇchen Sönam Drakpa (187)
      • Sönam Gyatso, the Third Dalai Lama (193)
      • Khöntön Paljor Lhundrup (195)
    • 9. Paṇchen Chögyen in Focus199
      • Paṇchen Chögyen's Life and Works (199)
      • Highway of the Conquerors (202)
      • Lamp So Bright (206)
      • Mahāmudrā Lineage Prayer (215)
      • Like a Treasure Inventory (216)
      • Offering to the Guru (218)
      • Paṇchen Chögyen's Spiritual Songs (226)
      • Why Mahāmudrā? (235)
  • Part 3. Later Geluk Mahāmudrā
    • 10. Paṇchen Chögyen's Successors241
      • The Fifth Dalai Lama (243)
      • Shar Kalden Gyatso (245)
      • Jamyang Shepa (252)
      • Kalsang Gyatso, The Seventh Dalai Lama (254)
    • 11. Yeshé Gyaltsen257
      • Works Focused Mainly on Mahāmudrā (259)
      • Works Focused Mainly on the Madhyamaka View (270)
      • Works Focused Mainly on Guru Yoga (272)
      • Final Remarks (278)
    • 12. Four Later Commentators279
      • Gugé Losang Tenzin (279)
      • Gungthang Könchok Tenpei Drönmé (281)
      • Ngulchu Dharmabhadra (284)
      • Keutsang Losang Jamyang Mönlam (286)
    • 13. Later Lamas from Amdo and Kham291
      • Changkya Rölpai Dorjé (291)
      • Thuken Losang Chökyi Nyima (295)
      • Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdröl (298)
      • Gyalrong Geshé Tsultrim Nyima (302)
      • Akhu Sherab Gyatso (304)
      • Choné Lama Lodrö Gyatso (306)
      • Losang Dongak Chökyi Gyatso (309)
    • 14. The Twentieth Century and Beyond313
      • Phabongkha Rinpoché (315)
      • Geshé Rabten (319)
      • Geshé Acharya Thubten Loden (321)
      • Gelek Rinpoché (323)
      • Geshé Kelsang Gyatso (327)
      • The Fourteenth Dalai Lama (331)
      • A Note on Recent Tibetan Editions (337)
  • Part 4. Perspectives on Geluk Mahāmudrā
    • 15. Three Issues in Geluk Mahāmudrā341
      • The Name of the Tradition (341)
      • Geluk and Kagyu Mahamudra Compared (346)
      • The Place of Mahāmudrā in Geluk Life (358)
    • 16. Archer Among the Yellow Hats: Geluk Uses of Saraha363
      • Tsongkhapa and Saraha (364)
      • Khedrup Norsang Gyatso and Saraha (367)
      • Paṇchen Chögyen and Saraha (369)
      • Khöntön Paljor Lhundrup and Saraha (373)
      • Jamyang Shepa and Saraha (375)
      • Final Remarks (378)
    • 17. The Big Picture: Sixteen Questions381
      • 1. Is There Scriptural Warrant for Mahāmudrā? (382)
      • 2. To Which Dharma Wheel Does Mahāmudrā Belong? (384)
      • 3. Is There Mahāmudrā outside the Tantras? (386)
      • 4. Is Sudden Realization Possible? (389)
      • 5. Can a Single Realization Suffice? (391)
      • 6. Are We All Already Buddhas? (393)
      • 7. What Sort of Negation Is Emptiness? (396)
      • 8. Of What Is Buddha Mind Empty? (399)
      • 9. What Is Serenity and What Is Insight? (402)
      • 10. Is There a Place for Reason in Mahāmudrā? (403)
      • 11. Is There a Place for Devotion in Mahāmudrā? (409)
      • 12. Does Mahāmudrā Transcend Ritual? (412)
      • 13. Is There Room for Ethics in Mahāmudrā? (413)
      • 14. Is Mahāmudrā Expressible? (419)
      • 15. Is All Mahāmudrā Realization the Same? (423)
      • 16. What Is Mind? (427)
  • Part 5. Translations
    • 1. Synopsis of the Spiritual Practice Taught by the Exalted Mañjughoṣa435
      • Tsongkhapa Losang Drakpa
    • 2. Bright Lamp of the Excellent Path: An Excerpt439
      • Kachen Yeshé Gyaltsen
    • 3. Mahāmudrā Lineage Prayer457
    • 4. Highway of the Conquerors469
      • Paṇchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen
    • 5. Lamp So Bright481
      • Paṇchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen
    • 6. The Hundred Deities of Tuṣita539
      • Dulnakpa Palden Sangpo
    • 7. The Bright Lamp of Mahāmudrā543
      • Khedrup Norsang Gyatso
    • 8. Offering to the Guru567
      • Paṇchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen
    • 9. The Crystal Mirror of Tenet Systems: Excerpts597
      • Thuken Losang Chökyi Nyima
    • 10. Poetic Expressions611
      • Paṇchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen
  • Appendix A: The Geluk Mahāmudrā Uncommon Proximate Lineage643
  • Appendix B: The Geluk Mahāmudrā Uncommon Distant Lineage645
  • Appendix C: Keutsang Jamyang Mönlam's Outline of Highway of the Conquerors 647
  • Bibliography651
  • Index689
  • About the Author717
Mind at Ease
  • FOREWORD by Khenchen Thrangu xi
  • PREFACE xiii
  • INTRODUCTION xv

PART ONE: FUNDAMENTALS

    • 1 What Is Mahamudra? 3
    • 2 The Importance of Correct View 22
    • 3 The Spiritual Path 32
    • 4 Deluded Mind, Enlightened Mind 51
    • 5 The Four Preliminaries 60
    • 6 The Four Immeasurables 92

PART TWO GROUND MAHAMUDRA

    • 7 Buddha-Nature121

PART THREE: PATH MAHAMUDRA

    • 8 Tranquillity Meditation143
    • 9 Insight Meditation168

PART FOUR: FRUITION MAHAMUDRA

    • 10 The Four Yogas of Mahamudra209
    • 11 On the Spiritual journey225
  • APPENDIX: "PRECIOUS SUN"229
  • NOTES236
  • GLOSSARY239
  • RECOMMENDED READING247
  • TRALEG KYABGON'S CENTERS250
  • INDEX251
Mind in Comfort and Ease
  • Verses of Homage by Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpochevi
  • Foreword by Sogyal Rinpocheix
  • Prefacexv
  • PART ONE:
  • KEY PRINCIPLES OF THE BUDDHADHARMA1
    • 1 Introduction3
    • 2 Transforming the Mind15
    • 3 Appearance and Reality29
    • 4 The Question of Consciousness41
    • 5 Overcoming the Causes of Suffering49
  • PART TWO:
  • FINDING COMFORT AND EASE IN MEDITATION ON THE GREAT PERFECTION69
    • 6 The Ancient Tradition of the Nyingmapas71
    • 7 The Uniqueness of the Great Perfection77
    • 8 The Environment and Places Conducive to Meditation91
    • 9 The Individual Practitioner101
    • 10 Self and Selflessness117
    • 11 Life, Death, and Practice131
    • 12 The Dharma to Be Practiced: The Preliminaries139
    • 13 Bodhichitta, the Heart of the Awakened Mind143
    • 14 Taking the Bodhisattva Vow155
    • 15 The Empowerment of Padmasambhava and His Eight
          Manifestations
      173
    • 16 The Clear Light179
    • 17 A Review of the Teaching193
    • 18 The Wisdom of Rigpa205
  • THE ROOT TEXT
  • Finding Comfort and Ease in Meditation on the Great Perfection
        by Longchen Rabjam
    227
  • Appendix: Historical Perspectives253
  • Notes267
  • Glossary283
  • Bibliography289
  • Acknowledgments299
  • Index301
Mining for Wisdom within Delusion
  • Preface11
  • Introduction13
    • "The five dharmas of Maitreya" and their transmission from India to Tibet 15
    • Various assertions about the nature and the view of the five Maitreya texts
         in the Tibetan tradition
      21
    • The Dharmadharmatāvibhāga and its major topics47
      • The different versions of the text 47
      • A summary of the Dharmadharmatāvibhāga 48
      • The fundamental change52
      • Nonconceptual wisdom 132
    • The commentaries on the Dharmadharmatāvibhāga 149
  • Translations155
    • The Prose Version of The Distinction between Phenomena and the Nature of
         Phenomena
      157
    • The Versified Version of The Distinction between Phenomena and the Nature of
         Phenomena
      163
    • Vasubandhu's Commentary on The Distinction between Phenomena and the
         Nature of Phenomena
      173
    • The Third Karmapa's Ornament That Explains The Treatise on The Distinction
         between Phenomena and the Nature of Phenomena
      199
      • Presentation of the body of the text202
      • The actual topics205
        • Brief introduction205
        • General instruction 205
        • The distinction of both phenomena and the nature of phenomena 205
        • The explanation of the defining characteristic of phenomena 210
        • The defining characteristic of the nature of phenomena 213
        • The manner of being mistaken 214
        • If one does not exist, phenomena and the nature of phenomena are
             not tenable as two
          216
        • Not asserting phenomena and the nature of phenomena as being
             one or different
          217
      • Detailed explanation 219
        • The explanation of comprehending phenomena 219
          • The first three points being as in the brief introduction above 220
          • The matrix of phenomena 221
          • The manner of comprehending the nonexistence of the
            appearance of apprehender and apprehended
            223
        • The explanation of comprehending the nature of phenomena 228
          • Defining characteristic 229
          • The matrix of the nature of phenomena 230
          • The path of preparation 233
          • The path of seeing 236
          • Explanation of the path of familiarization 240
          • The path of completion (arrival) 249
          • Explanation of the fundamental change 250
            • Explanation of the nature of the fundamental change 251
            • Which entities undergo the fundamental change 252
            • The persons who undergo the fundamental change 254
            • Instruction on the distinctive features of the fundamental
                 change
              255
            • Explanation of comprehending the distinctive features of the
                 prerequisites
              256
            • Instruction on the foundation of all this, based on which the
                 fundamental change takes place
              257
            • Explanation of the mental engagement 274
            • Comprehending the training 280
            • Knowing the shortcomings if there were no fundamental
                 change
              292
            • Explanation of comprehending the benefits of there being
                 the fundamental change
              294
      • Explanation through examples and conclusion of the treatise 296
    • Gö Lotsāwa's Commentary on The Distinction between Phenomena and
         the Nature of Phenomena
      301
  • Appendix 1: The Dhāraṇī of Entering Nonconceptuality329
  • Appendix 2: Topical Outline Of OED337
  • Glossary: English–Sanskrit–Tibetan341
  • Glossary: Tibetan–Sanskrit–English345
  • Notes349
  • Bibliography467
  • Index479
Mipam on Buddha-Nature
  • Prefaceix
  • Introductionxi
    • Presence and Absencexii
    • Historical Surveyxvii
    • Monastic Education and the Nonsectarian Movementxx
    • Life and Works of Mipamxxiii
    • Summary of Contentsxxviii
    • The End of the Beginningxxxii
  • Chapter 1. Buddha-Nature and the Unity of the Two Truths1
    • Introduction1
    • Mipam’s Synthesis4
    • Two Truths6
    • Buddha-Nature as the Unity of Appearance and Emptiness13
    • Buddha-Nature as the Definitive Meaning20
    • Conclusion26
  • Chapter 2. Middle Way of Prāsaṅgika and Yogācāra27
    • Introduction27
    • Svātantrika-Prāsaṅgika28
    • Dialectical Ascent39
    • Foundations of Yogācāra45
    • Prāsaṅgika versus Yogācāra51
    • Conclusion53
  • Chapter 3. The Present Absence55
    • Introduction55
    • Other-Emptiness in the Jonang57
    • Other-Emptiness and the Nyingma: Lochen Dharmaśrī66
    • Another Emptiness? Emptiness of Self/Other71
    • Phenomena and Suchness73
    • De/limiting Emptiness81
    • Emptiness as the Unity of Appearance and Emptiness85
    • Conclusion91
  • Chapter 4. Buddha-Nature and the Ground of the Great Perfection93
    • Introduction93
    • Distinguishing the Views on Buddha-Nature94
    • Buddha-Nature as Heritage, Buddha-Nature as the Ground99
    • Appearance and Reality107
    • Conclusion114
  • Chapter 5. The Indivisible Ground and Fruition117
    • Introduction117
    • Establishing Buddha-Nature: The Immanent Buddha118
    • Establishing Appearances as Divine124
    • Buddha-Nature and a Difference Between Sūtra and Mantra131
    • Conclusion139
  • Conclusion141
  • Translations of Primary Texts145
    • Appendix 1. Lion’s Roar: Exposition of Buddha-Nature147
      • Stating Other Traditions149
      • Presenting Our Authentic Tradition153
        • The Meaning of the First Verse "Because the body of the perfect
          Buddha is radiant"
          153
        • The Meaning of the Second Verse "Because thusness is indivisible"159
        • The Meaning of the Third Verse "Because of possessing heritage"162
      • Refuting the View that [the Basic Element] Is Truly Established and Not Empty167
      • Refuting the View that [the Basic Element] Is a Void Emptiness168
      • Refuting the Apprehension of [the Basic Element] as Impermanent and Conditioned170
    • Appendix 2. Notes on the Essential Points of [Mipam’s] Exposition
      [of Buddha-Nature]
      181
  • Notes191
  • Bibliography265
  • Index281
Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā
  • Outlines of Textsix
  • Foreword by His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapaxxiii
  • Foreword by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpochexxv
  • Translator’s Introductionxxix
  • An Abbreviated Biography of Dakpo Tashi Namgyallxv
  • Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā
    • Introduction3
    • Part One: Common Samādhis13
      • 1. Śamatha and Vipaśyanā15
      • 2. Śamatha47
      • 3. Vipaśyanā63
      • 4. Removing Doubts87
    • Part Two: Uncommon Mahāmudrā111
      • 5. Generating Confidence 113
      • 6. Preliminaries149
      • 7. Mahāmudrā Approaches175
      • 8. Śamatha179
      • 9. Vipaśyanā215
      • 10. Pointing-Out Instructions259
      • 11. Sustaining Mahāmudrā305
      • 12. Eliminating Deviations and Strayings355
      • 13. Enhancement381
      • 14. Realization and the Four Yogas421
      • 15. The Four Yogas in Detail447
    • Colophon485
  • Mahāmudrā: Dispelling the Darkness of Ignorance
    • Introduction491
      • 1. Preliminaries493
      • 2. Main Practices501
        • Śamatha501
        • Vipaśyanā508
      • 3. Conclusion523
  • Abbreviations537
  • Notes539
  • Glossary635
  • Glossary of Enumerations643
  • Translation Equivalents657
  • Tibetan Transliterations683
  • Bibliography693
  • Index729
Mountain Doctrine: Tibet's Fundamental Treatise on Other-Emptiness and the Buddha-Matrix
  • Detailed Outline of the Mountain Doctrinevi
  • Technical Notesxxii
  • Introduction 1
  • MOUNTAIN DOCTRINE, OCEAN OF DEFINITIVE MEANING: FINAL
    UNIQUE QUINTESSENTIAL INSTRUCTIONS
    45
  • OVERVIEW 46
  • PART ONE: THE BASIS 55
  • PART TWO: THE PATH 191
  • PART THREE: THE FRUIT 413
  • CONCLUSION 537
  • ABRIDGED MOUNTAIN DOCTRINE 545
  • ABRIDGED OVERVIEW 547
  • PART ONE ABRIDGED: THE BASIS 553
  • PART TWO ABRIDGED: THE PATH 581
  • PART THREE ABRIDGED: THE FRUIT 683
  • ABRIDGED CONCLUSION 719
  • Detailed Outline in Tibetan 725
  • Backnotes 759
  • List of Abbreviations 782
  • Bibliography 783
  • Index 810
Multivariant Levels of Interpretations on Selected Caryās
  • Approvalii
  • Abstractiii
  • Acknowledgementsiv
  • Dedicationv
  • Abbreviationsvi
  • I. Introduction4
  • II. Comparative Doctrines10
    • 1. Essential ideology10
    • 2. Early Buddhist Schools11
    • 3. Tāntric concepts that stem from Mahāyāna14
      • a. Śūnyatā15
      • b. Prajñā and Upāya17
      • c. The three kāyas19
    • 4. Vajrayāna Buddhism20
      • a. Mantra23
      • b. Mudrā23
      • c. Maṇḍala25
      • d. The three higher classes of tāntra: Mahāyoga27
      • e. Anuyoga/ Mother Tāntra level28
      • f. Mahāmudra30
      • g. The three lower tāntras: Kriyāyoga30
      • h. The Buddhist Cakras31
      • i. Consort Practice34
  • III. History of Buddhism in Bengal38
    • 1. Socio-economic Background38
    • 2. The Rise and fall of Buddhist Dynasties in Bengal41
  • IV. Definitions of Buddha Nature47
    • 1. The Tathāgatagarbha Theory47
      • a. Definition of tathāgatagarbha51
      • b. Tathāgatagarbha as already Buddha55
      • c. Conventional and Higher Truths56
    • 2. The Sahaja Theory57
    • 3. Mahāsukha58
    • 4. Mahāmudrā59
    • 5. The meanings of terms summarized61
  • IV. SANDHABHĀṢĀ (twilight language)62
  • VI. Transliterated Verses of the Caryāgitīs69
    • 1. CARYĀ THREE: A Grog Shop69
      • a. Part One: About the Author: Birūpa69
      • b. Part Two: Textual Studies and Translations71
      • c. Translations:73
      • d. Sandhabhāṣā :75
      • e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā81
    • 2. CARYĀ NINE: A Mad Elephant83
      • a. Part one: About the author: Kānhā83
      • b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation84
      • c. Translations:86
      • d. Sandhabhāṣā:87
      • e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā93
    • 3. CARYĀ THIRTY-SIX: A Carefree Stalwart96
      • a. Part one: About the author: Kṛṣṇācarya96
      • b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation96
      • c. Translations:97
      • d. Sandhabhāṣā :98
      • e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā100
    • 4. CARYĀ FORTY: Futility of Religiosity102
      • a. Part one: About the author: Kāṇhu102
      • b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation102
      • c. Translations:103
      • d. Sandhabhāṣā :103
      • e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā105
    • 5. CARYĀ FORTY-TWO: Life and Death107
      • a. Part one: About the author: Kāha107
      • b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation107
      • c. Translations:107
      • d. Sandhabhāṣā:108
      • e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣa109
    • 6. CARYĀ FIFTEEN: A Benighted Traveler111
      • a. Part one: About the author: Śānti111
      • b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation111
      • c. Translations:113
      • d. Sandhabhāṣā:116
      • e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā118
    • 7. CARYĀ TWENTY-EIGHT: A Couple of Savara Lovers120
      • a. Part one: About the author: Śavaripa120
      • b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation121
      • c. Translations:122
      • d. Sandhabhāṣā :124
      • e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā129
    • 8. CARYĀ TWENTY-NINE: The Unreal Reality131
      • a. Part one: About the author: Lūipā131
      • b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation131
      • c. Translations:132
      • d. Sandhabhāṣā:133
      • e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā134
    • 9. CARYĀ THIRTY: The Rising Moon136
      • a. Part one: About the author: Bhusuku136
      • b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation136
      • c. Translations:137
      • d. Sandhabhāṣā:137
      • e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā139
    • 10. CARYĀ THRITY-SEVEN: An Experience of the Innate140
      • a. Part one: About the author: Tāṛakapā140
      • b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation140
      • c. Translations141
      • d. Sandhabhāṣā142
      • e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā144
    • 11. CARYĀ THIRTY-EIGHT: Paddling and towing a boat146
      • a. Part one: About the author: Saraha146
      • b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation147
      • c. Translations:148
      • d. Sandhabhāṣā:149
      • e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā150
    • 12. CARYĀ THIRTY-NINE: A Hapless Householder152
      • a. About The Author: Saraha152
      • b. Part Two: Textual Studies and translation152
      • c. Translation:154
      • d. Sandhabhāṣā:155
      • e. Mahāmudra depictions in sandhabhāṣā157
  • VII. Conclusion159
  • VIII. Bibliography165
Music of the Sphere of Definitive Meaning

PART ONE

  • Mahamudra Prayer of Definitive Meaning1

PART TWO

  • Music of the Sphere of Definitive Meaning9

PART THREE

  • Music of the Speech of Definitive Meaning125
My Heart Is a Golden Buddha
  • Foreword6
  • Introduction10
  • About Daehaeng Kun Sunim13
  • 1. The Four Wives16
  • 2. Dog Meat and the Seon Master22
  • 3. A Greedy Daughter-in-law26
  • 4. Red Bean Porridge32
  • 5. Making a Mirror40
  • 6. Parents' Endless Love44
  • 7. The Man Who Ran Out of Merit54
  • 8. The General's Strange Dream60
  • 9. The Fox that Fell in a Hole64
  • 10. The Man who Became a Cow68
  • 11. Ananda and the Keyhole74
  • 12. Worm Soup80
  • 13. Buckwheat Dumplings86
  • 14. Wonhyo's Awakening92
  • 15. Wisdom Guides the Way96
  • 16. Letting Go102
  • 17. Like a Centipede108
  • 18. All by Yourself112
  • 19. Three Grains of Millet118
  • 20. The Same Dream124
  • 21. The Good for Nothing Son130
  • 22. The Travels of a Seon Master136
  • 23. Even a Tree Understands Gratitude144
  • 24. The Pure-hearted Sculptor148
  • 25. The Scholar and the Regent156
  • 26. Bodhidharma's Sandal162
  • 27. It's Hard to Say168
  • 28. Mother-in-law Saves the Family172
  • 29. The Man with Two Sets of Parents178
  • 30. The King and the Blacksmith184
  • 31. The Examination190
  • 32. Carrying the Sheep on Your Shoulders198
  • 33. True Giving204
ཟབ་མོ་ནང་དོན་དང་རྒྱུད་བརྟག་གཉིས་དང་རྒྱུད་བླ་མའ་བསྟན་བཅོས།
Natural Great Perfection (1995)
  • Preface7
  • Prologue—Free and Easy: A Spontaneous Vajra Song by Lama Gendun Rinpoche11
    • 1. Enlightened Vagabond: An Autobiographical Sketch13
  • Teachings
    • 2. Basic Buddhadharma: A Teaching in the Kingdom of Bhutan31
    • 3. You Are Dzogpa Chenpo: A Teaching on Relative and Absolute
          Bodhicitta at a Two-Month Dzogchen Retreat in America
      56
    • 4. Ground, Path, and Fruition: Mind-Nature Teachings Concerning
          the View, Meditation, and Action of Dzogpa Chenpo, the Innate Great
          Perfection
      69
    • 5. Dzogchen and the Buddhism of Tibet: A Teaching in Cambridge,     Massachusetts83
  • Songs and Commentary
    • 6. The Mirror of Essential Points: A letter in Praise of Emptiness, from
          Khenpo Jamyang Dorje to His Mother
      93
    • 7. Khenpo Comments on "The Mirror of Essential Points: A Letter in Praise
          of Emptiness"
      102
    • 8. The Vajra Mirror of Mindfulness: A Spontaneous Song123
    • 9. Deer Park Retreat125
    • 10. The Song of Illusion: Khenpo Jamyang Dorje's Letter of Instructions to
           His Holiness
      128
    • 11. A Spontaneous Song to My Wife: Sacred Heart Essence of
           Pith Instructions
      134
    • 12. The Essential Meaning151
  • History
    • 13. The Dzogchen Lineage of Nyoshul Khenpo by Lama Surya Das155
  • Glossary187
  • Notes195
  • A Long Life Prayer for Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche197
Nibbāna as True Reality beyond the Debate
  • I. INTRODUCTION
    • 1.1 A Historical Introduction1
    • 1.2 Background of the Debate4
      • 1.2.1 Buddhadāsa5
      • 1.2.2 Saṅgharāja (Phae Tissadevo)12
      • 1.2.3 Luang Pho Wat Paknam, Phra Mongkhon Thepmuni (Sot Candasaro)19
      • 1.2.4 P.A. Payutto27
      • 1.2.5 Phra Rajyanvisith29
    • 1.3 The Cause of the Debate31
  • II. NIBBĀNA IS ANATTĀ:
  • PAYUTTO'S DHAMMAKĀYA CASE
    • 2.1 Introduction33
    • 2.2 Payutto's Characterisation of Western Scholarship on Attā/Anattā37
    • 2.3 Payutto on Attā/Anattā41
      • 2.3.1 General41
      • 2.3.2 Sections 1-644
      • 2.3.3 Sections 7 -1150
      • 2.3.4 Sections 12-1560
      • 2.3.5 Sections 16-2472
  • III. NIBBĀNA IS ATTĀ:
  • THE PRINCIPLE OF EXAMINATION OF NIBBĀNA DHĀTU
    • 3.1 Introduction74
    • 3.2 Principle of Examination88
      • 3.2.1 Chapter 4: what is nibbāna?88
      • 3.2.2 Chapter 5: the meaning of anattā97
      • 3.2.3 Chapter 6: the meaning of attā122
      • 3.2.4 Chapter 7: consideration130
  • IV. COMMENTARY
    • 4.1 Patterns in the Background of the Advocators138
    • 4.2 Differences in Basic Understanding140
    • 4.3 Repetition of OldArguments and Canonical Passages145
    • 4.4 NewArguments and References150
    • 4.5 The Perspective of Phra Thamwisutthimongkhon154
    • 4.6 The Context of This Debate157
    • 4.7 Conclusion166
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY173
  • APPENDICES
    • A. Beginning Meditation Practice179
    • B. Phra Rajyanvisith188
    • C. Wat Luang Phor Sodh Dhammakayaram191
    • D. Meditation Retreats in English199
Nirvana Sutra (Yamamoto)
  • Chapter One: IntroductoryV1
  • Chapter Two: On CundaV58
  • Chapter Three: On GriefV93
  • Chapter Four : On Long LifeV136
  • Chapter Five : On the Adamantine BodyV179
  • Chapter Six: On the Virtue of the NameV199
  • Chapter Seven: On the Four AspectsV204
  • Chapter Eight : On the Four DependablesV321
  • Chapter Nine: On Wrong and RightV373
  • Chapter Ten: On the Four TruthsV408
  • Chapter Eleven: On the Four InversionsV413
  • Chapter Twelve: On the Nature of the TathagataV417
  • Chapter Thirteen: On LettersV465
  • Chapter Fourteen: On the Parable of the BirdsV479
  • Chapter Fifteen : On the Parable of the MoonV494
  • Chapter Sixteen: On the BodhisattvaV505
  • Chapter Seventeen: On the Questions Raised by the CrowdV559
  • Chapter Eighteen: On Actual IllnessV601
  • Chapter Nineteen: On Holy Actions (a)V627
  • Chapter Twenty: On Holy Actions (b)V686
  • Chapter Twenty-One: On Pure Actions (a)V782
  • Chapter Twenty-Two : On Pure Actions (b)V823
  • Chapter Twenty-Three : On Pure Actions (c)V859
  • Chapter Twenty-Four: On Pure Actions (d)V900
  • Chapter Twenty-Five : On Pure Actions (e)V927
  • Chapter Twenty-Six: On the Action of the ChildV944
  • Chapter Twenty-Seven: Bodhisattva Highly-Virtuous King (a)V946
  • Chapter Twenty-Eight: Bodhisattva Highly-Virtuous King (b)V972
  • Chapter Twenty-Nine: Bodhisattva Highly-Virtuous King (c)V994
  • Chapter Thirty : Bodhisattva Highly-Virtuous King (d)V1014
  • Chapter Thirty-One: Bodhisattva Highly-Virtuous King (e)V1039
  • Chapter Thirty-Two : Bodhisattva Highly-Virtuous King (f)V1067
  • Chapter Thirty-Three : On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (a)V1091
  • Chapter Thirty-Four: On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (b)V1116
  • Chapter Thirty-Five : On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (c)V1147
  • Chapter Thirty-Six : On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (d)V1160
  • Chapter Thirty-Seven : On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (e)V1174
  • Chapter Thirty-Eight: On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (f)V1199
  • Chapter Thirty-Nine: On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (g)V1233
  • Chapter Forty: On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (a)V1266
  • Chapter Forty-One : On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (b)V1302
  • Chapter Forty-Two : On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (c)V1337
  • Chapter Forty-Three : On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (d)V1365
  • Chapter Forty-Four: On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (e)V1369
  • Chapter Forty-Five: On Kaundinya (a)V1404
  • Chapter Forty-Six: On Kaundinya (b)V1438
No River to Cross
  • Forewordix
  • Editor's Introductionxi
  • A Brief Biography of Daehaeng Kun Sunimxiii
  • PART ONE: PRINCIPLES
  • Chapter 1: Fundamental Questions3
    • Who Am I?3
    • What Is Buddha?4
    • What Is Buddha-nature?5
    • What Is Buddha-Dharma?6
    • What Is Buddhism?6
  • Chapter 2: Eternal Truth9
    • Hanmaum9
    • Juingong10
    • My True Reality12
    • Non-Duality15
    • Cause and Effect16
    • The Principle of Evolution19
    • The Essence of Truth22
  • Chapter 3: Mind and Science25

PART TWO: CULTIVATING MIND

  • Chapter 4: The Essence of Mind31
    • What Is Mind?31
    • The Profound Ability of Mind33
    • The Thoughts that We Give Rise To34
  • Chapter 5: Belief Is the Key39
  • Chapter 6: Entrust and Observe41
    • Entrust and Let Go of Everything41
    • How to Let Go47
    • The Virtue and Merit of Letting Go49
    • Unceasing Practice51
    • Gwan (Observing)56
  • Chapter 7: Enlightenment59
    • The Path to Awakening59
    • Seeing Your Inherent Nature60
    • Becoming a Buddha62
    • Nirvana63
    • The Middle Path64
    • The Virtue and Merit of Awakening65
  • PART THREE: APPLYING THE PRINCIPLE OF ONE MIND
  • Chapter 8: The Essence of Buddhism Lies in Applying and Experiencing69
  • Chapter 9: Practice in Daily Life71
    • Life Itself Is Dharma71
    • Handling Difficulties and Suffering72
    • Illness73
    • Money and Prosperity75
    • Family76
    • True Love78
    • Happiness and Harmony78
  • Chapter 10: Religion and Daily Life81
    • Teachers and Learning the Path81
    • Bowing82
    • Keeping the Precepts84
    • Sutras85
    • Reciting the Buddha's Name and Chanting Sutras87
    • One With Your Ancestors87
    • True Giving89
    • Fate and Destiny90
    • Believing in Outer Powers91
    • Religious Conflict92
  • Glossary93
  • A Note about the Current Text99
  • Notes101
Not Always So
  • Introductionvii
  • Shikantaza: Living Fully in Each Moment
    • Calmness of Mind5
    • Express Yourself Fully8
    • Freedom from Everything12
    • Jumping off the 100-Foot Pole16
    • Changing Our Karma21
    • Enjoy Your Life25
    • Walk like an Elephant29
  • Letters from Emptiness
    • Letters from Emptiness35
    • Brown Rice is just Right40
    • The Zen of Going to the Rest Room42
    • Caring for the Soil47
    • Everyday Life is like a Movie49
    • Resuming Big Mind53
    • Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind58
  • Practicing Zen
    • Supported from Within65
    • Open Your Intuition69
    • Find Out for Yourself72
    • Be Kind with Yourself77
    • Respect for Things81
    • Observing the Precepts85
    • Pure Silk, Sharp Iron89
  • Not Always So
    • Not Always So95
    • Direct Experience of Reality99
    • True Concentration103
    • Wherever l Go, l Meet Myself107
    • The Boss of Everything111
    • Sincere Practice115
    • One with Everything120
  • Wherever You Are, Enlightenment is There
    • Wherever You Are, Enlightenment is There127
    • Not Sticking to Enlightenment131
    • The Teaching Just for You134
    • Stand Up by the Ground139
    • Just Enough Problems143
    • Sun-Faced Buddha, Moon-Faced Buddha146
    • Sitting like a Frog151
  • Notes about Editing the Lectures155
  • Further Reading159
  • Acknowledgments161
Nyoraizō to Busshō
  • Chapter 1 Toward a New Understanding of Buddha's Thought of Buddha (Masahiro Shimoda)
  • Revisiting Chapter 2 "Buddha of Nyorai"--Focusing on the Nine Metaphors of Buddha (Michael Zimmermann)
  • Chapter 3 Declaration of Buddha-- -Nirvana Sutra (Hiromi width width)
  • Chapter 4 Development of Buddha nature-Maruka Nakao and Daiho drum (Takayasu Suzuki)
  • Chapter 5 Development of the theory of treasure (Kazuo Kano)
  • Chapter 6 Nyorai and Sora (Shiro Matsumoto)
  • Chapter 7 Nirvana and East Asia (Fujii Norio)
  • Chapter 8 Defining Anxiety and Perception--The Origins of Two Disorders of Intuition and Nyoraizo (Charles Muller)
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On Being Buddha
  • Foreward by Frank E. Reynoldsxiii
  • Prefacexvii
  • Acknowledgementsxxi
  • Chapter One: The Doctrinal Study of Doctrine
  • 1.0 Prolegomena1
  • 1.1 Primary Doctrines6
  • 1.2 Secondary Doctrines12
    • 1.2.1 Rules of Recognition and Patterns of Derivation12
    • 1.2.2 Rules of Interpretation and Combination20
  • 1.3 The Doctrinal Uses of Primary Doctrines21
  • 1.4 Applying the Theory23
  • Chapter Two: Buddhist Doctrine
  • 2.0 Prolegomena27
  • 2.1 The Doctrinal Digests27
  • 2.2 The Authority of the Doctrinal Digests33
  • 2.3 The Content and Subject-Matter of the Doctrinal Digests41
  • 2.4 The Goals of the Doctrinal Digests43
  • 2.5 Theories of Doctrine in the Doctrinal Digests46
    • 2.5.1 Rules of Recognition46
    • 2.5.2 Rules of Interpretation51
  • Chapter Three: Buddhalogical Doctrine
  • 3.0 Prolegomena57
  • 3.1 Buddhalogy and Maximal Greatness58
  • 3.2 Titles and Epithets of Buddha60
  • 3.3 Properties of Buddha66
  • 3.4 Analytical and Organizational Schemata75
  • 3.5 Metaphysical Embeddedness and Systematic Location82
  • Chapter Four: Buddha in the World
  • 4.0 Prolegomena87
  • 4.1 The Buddha-Legend87
  • 4.2 Bodies of Magical Transformation90
  • 4.3 Buddha's Perfections of Appearance in the World97
  • 4.4 Buddha's Perfections of Action in the World101
    • 4.4.1 Spontaneity and Effortlessness103
    • 4.4.2 Endlessness and Omnipresence107
    • 4.4.3 Excursus: Buddha's Consumption of Food110
  • 4.5 Buddha's Perfections of Cognition in the World115
    • 4.5.1 Omnilinguality116
    • 4.5.1 Awareness of What Is Possible and What Is Impossible118
  • 4.6 One Body of Magical Transformation at a Time? A Controversy119
  • Chapter Five: Buddha in Heaven
  • 5.0 Prolegomena127
  • 5.1 Ornamenting Heaven128
  • 5.2 Bodies of Communal Enjoyment134
  • Chapter Six: Buddha in Eternity
  • 6.0 Prolegomena147
  • 6.1 Epistemic Predicates151
    • 6.1.1 Awareness Simpliciter151
    • 6.1.2 Buddha's Awareness153
  • 6.2 Metaphysical Predicates173
  • Chapter Seven: Doctrinal Criticism
  • Doctrinal Criticism181
  • Notes203
  • Glossary229
  • Bibliography233
  • Index253
On Supreme Bliss: A Study of the History and Interpretation of the Cakrasaṃvara Tantra
  • 1. The Study of the Cakrasaṃvara Tantra: Contextualizing the Tantric1
    • 1. "Tantrism" and Colonialism9
    • 2. Defining "Tantrism" and the Tantric25
    • 3. Tantrism in Context
      • 1. Non-Origins39
      • 2. Buddhist Origins45
      • 3. Hindu Origins53
  • 2. Passion, Compassion and Self-Mastery: Approaches to Tantric Buddhism65
    • 1. Purity66
    • 2. Transformation and Perfection
      • 1. The Alchemy of Passion and Compassion86
      • 2. Union and Self-Consecration95
    • 3. The Way of Great Bliss
      • 1. Joy and Asceticism103
      • 2. Transgression and Self-Mastery
        • 1. Interpretation and Ambiguity113
        • 2. The Logic of Mastery128
    • 4. Concluding Models147
  • 3. Competing Discourses in Theory and Practice152
    • 1. The Discourse on Varṇa
      • 1. Hegemonic and Counter-Hegemonic Ideologies153
      • 2. Myth, Counter-myth and Ritual161
      • 3. On Dissent, Protest and Counter-Culture: Resistance or
            Reproduction?
        178
    • 2. The Practice of Dissent
      • 1. Heresies193
      • 2. Renunciation and Liminality
        • 1. Liminal Persons200
        • 2. Liminal Places223
    • 3. Cosmic Mastery: Visions of Authority Within and Beyond the World
      • 1. Cosmology and Awakening240
      • 2. The Collapse of Time and Space in the Maṇḍala250
      • 3. Mastery in and of the World
        • 1. The Guru, the King and the Maṇḍala262
        • 2. Lineage and the Transmission of Alternate Modes of
             Authority
          280
  • 4. Revelation and Taxonomy: Categorizing Tantric Literature293
    • 1. Modes of Tantric Discourse
      • 1. Primary Revelation299
      • 2. Primary Exegesis303
      • 3. Secondary Revelation309
      • 4. Secondary Exegesis313
    • 2. Tantric Doxography
      • 1. Compilations314
      • 2. Classification Schemes319
    • 3. Tantric Taxonomy and Early Medieval Indian Society348
  • 5. Tantric Historiography
    • 1. Traditional Histories364
    • 2. Modem Chronologies389
  • 6. The Cakrasaṃvara Tantra and the Origins of Heruka
    • 1. The Texts of the Cakrasamvara Tantra
      • 1. Description of Texts 431
      • 2. Survey of Contents438
    • 2. A Geneology of the Cakrasaṃvara Tantra
      • 1. Buddhist Sources446
      • 2. Hindu Sources464
    • 3. Heruka
      • 1. The Origin of Heruka473
      • 2. The Purification of Heruka496
  • Bibliography: Primary Sources505
  • Bibliography: Secondary Sources525
  • Appendix A: An Edition of the Cakrasaṃvara Tantra, Chapters One to Four588
  • Appendix B: A Translation of the Cakrasrupvara TantTai Chapters One to
                         Four
    614
  • Appendix C: Tsongkhapa's Total Illumination of the Hidden Meaning, Ch. 1-4622
  • Appendix D: Sumatikīrti's Laghusaṃvaratantrapaṭalābhisandhi760
  • Appendix E: Cakrasamvara Lineage Lists765
Original Enlightenment and the Transformation of Medieval Japanese Buddhism
  • Charts and Illustrationsix
  • Prefacexi
  • Acknowledgmentsxv
  • Abbreviations and Conventionsxix

Part One: Perspectives and Problems
  • Chapter One: What Is "Original Enlightenment Thought"?3
  • Chapter Two: Tendai Hongaku Thought and the New Kamakura
          Buddhism: Rival Theories
    55

Part Two: The World of Medieval Tendai
  • Chapter Three: The Culture of Secret Transmission97
  • Chapter Four: Hermeneutics, Doctrine, and "Mind-Contemplation"153
  • Chapter Five: Tendai Hongaku Thought and the New Kamakura
          Buddhism: A Reappraisal
    190

Part Three: Nichiren and His Successors
  • Chapter Six: Nichiren and the New Paradigm239
  • Chapter Seven: Hokke-Tendai Interactions and the
          Emergence of a Nichiren Hongaku Discourse
    300
  • Conclusion356
  • Notes369
  • Character Glossary461
  • Bibliography481
  • Index523
Ornament of Precious Liberation (Holmes)
  • Foreword by His Holiness the Karmapa vii
  • Editor’s Preface ix
  • Translator’s Introduction 1


  • Ornament of Precious Liberation: A Wish-Fulfilling Gem of Sublime Dharma
  • Gampopa Sonam Rinchen (1079–1153)
    • Author’s Preface 11
  • I. The Prime Cause
    • 1. Buddha Nature 15
  • II. The Basis
    • 2. A Precious Human Existence25
  • III. The Condition
    • 3. Relying on the Dharma Master 37
  • IV. The Means:
  • The Dharma Master’s Instruction
    • 4. The Impermanence of Conditioned Existence 47
    • 5. The Suffering of Samsara 59
    • 6. Karma and Its Effects 77
    • 7. Loving Kindness and Compassion 89
    • 8. Taking Refuge 99
    • 9. The Proper Adoption of Bodhicitta 111
    • 10. Precepts for Generating Aspiring Bodhicitta 145
    • 11. Presentation of the Six Perfections 151
    • 12. The Perfection of Generosity 155
    • 13. The Perfection of Moral Discipline 169
    • 14. The Perfection of Forbearance 181
    • 15. The Perfection of Diligence 191
    • 16. The Perfection of Meditative Concentration 199
    • 17. The Perfection of Wisdom 215
    • 18. The Presentation of the (Five) Paths 247
    • 19. The Presentation of the Levels 253
  • V. The Result
    • 20. The Bodies of Perfect Buddhahood 275
  • VI. Enlightened Activities of the Buddhas
    • 21. Enlightened Activities of the Buddhas 291


  • Notes 297
  • Glossary 319
  • Bibliography 331
  • Index 341
  • About the Contributors357
Ornament of Stainless Light
  • General Editor's Prefacexiii
  • Translator's Introduction1
  • Technical Note19

ORNAMENT OF STAINLESS LIGHT An Exposition of the Outer, Inner, and Other Kālacakra

  • Introduction
    • Compilation of the Root and Condensed Tantra25
    • The Primordial Mind and Body53
  • Part 1. The External World
    • The Three Themes of Kālacakra Tantra75
    • The Formation of the External World and Its Dimensions79
    • The Inhabitants of This World91
    • The Stars and the Planets105
    • Resolving Contradictions between Kālacakra and Abhidharma Cosmology145
  • Part 2. The Inner World of Sentient Beings
    • The Development of the Body161
    • Channels, Winds, and Drops177
    • Discrepancies between Kālacakra and Other Tantras195
  • Part 3. Initiations
    • Qualifications of Master and Disciple211
    • Description of the Mandala225
    • The Initiations231
    • The Seven Childhood Initiations243
    • The Four Higher Initiations247
    • The Higher-than-High Initiations257
  • Part 4. Sādhana: Methods of Accomplishment
    • The Two Stages271
    • The Generation Stage277
    • The Two Accumulations281
    • The Body Vajra285
    • Analysis of the Colors of the Lunar-Day Deities303
    • Resolving Doubts Concerning the Process of Generation317
    • The Speech Vajra341
    • The Mind Vajra369
    • The Gnosis Vajra375
  • Part 5. Gnosis: The Completion Stage
    • The Six-Branched Yoga391
    • Withdrawal: Night Yoga411
    • Withdrawal: Day Yoga439
    • The Yoga of Meditative Absorption461
    • Prāṇāyāma: The Yoga of the Winds475
    • Vajra Recitation483
    • Vase Yoga495
    • The Yoga of Retention513
    • The Yoga of Recollection523
    • The Yoga of Meditative Concentration553
    • The Fruits of the Two Stages585

APPENDIXES

    • Table of Tibetan Transliteration595
    • Enumerations Mentioned in the Text598
    • Time Measurement602
    • Linear Measurement604
    • Kālacakra Word-Numerals605
    • Approximation and Accomplishment in the Six-Branched Yoga610
    • The Six Elements and the Inner World611
    • Diagram: The Kālacakra World Realm615
    • Diagram: The Sun's Path over the Earth and Water Mandalas616
  • Notes617
  • Glossary673
  • Bibliography681
    • Works Cited by the Author681
    • Kangyur (Canonical Scriptures)681
    • Tengyur (Canonical Treatises)683
    • Tibetan Works688
    • Works Consulted by the Translator 691
  • Index693
  • About the Contributors709
Ornament of the Great Vehicle Sūtras
  • Translators’ Introduction vii
  • Ornament of the Great Vehicle Sūtras 1
  • Title and Translator’s Homage 4
    • 1. How the Scripture Was Composed 5
    • 2. Establishing the Teachings of the Great Vehicle 21
    • 3. Going for Refuge 41
    • 4. Potential 59
    • 5. Developing the Enlightened Mind 77
    • 6. Practice 109
    • 7. Reality 125
    • 8. Power 145
    • 9. Full Maturation 157
    • 10. Enlightenment 181
    • Summary of Chapters 1 through 10 261
    • 11. Inspiration 265
    • 12. Investigation of the Dharma 285
    • 13. Teaching 397
    • 14. Practice 429
    • 15. Practical Instructions and Advice 453
    • Summary of Chapters 11 through 15 489
    • 16. Skillful Means 491
    • 17. Transcendences and Means of Attraction 497
    • 18. Worship, Reliance, and the Immeasurables 571
    • 19. The Factors That Accord with Enlightenment 639
    • 20. The Qualities 777
    • 21. Activity and Perfection 863
    • Colophons 927
  • Appendix: A Visual Representation of Mipham’s Topical Outline 931
  • Notes 963
  • English-Tibetan Glossary 969
  • Tibetan-English-Sanskrit Glossary 977
  • Bibliography 987
  • Index 991
Our Human Potential
  • Translator's Prefacevii
    • 1. The Buddhist Analytical Attitude1
    • 2. The Situation of Cyclic Existence17
    • 3. The Psychology of Cyclic Existence37
    • 4. More about Consciousness and Karma55
    • 5. Cessation and Buddha Nature79
    • 6. Paths and the Utilization ofBliss101
    • 7. Techniques for Meditation121
    • 8. Altruism139
    • 9. Valuing Enemies161
    • 10. Wisdom181
  • Notes203
  • Bibliography219
  • Books by the Dalai Lama233
  • Index235
Path to Buddhahood: Teachings on Gampopa's Jewel Ornament of Liberation
    • Foreword xi
    • Preface xv
    • Acknowledgments xix
    • Homage to Manjushri xxi
    • Introduction 1
  • 1. THE CAUSE: Buddha Nature 7
  • 2. THE BASIS: A Precious Human Life 15
  • 3. THE CONDITION: The Spiritual Friend 23
    • Why We Need a Spiritual Friend 24
    • The Different Categories of Spiritual Friends 25
    • The Qualities of Ordinary Spiritual Friends 26
    • The Master-Disciple Relationship 27
    • Receiving the Teachings in the Right Way 29
  • 4. THE METHOD: The Instructions of the Spiritual Friend 37
    • First Antidote: Contemplating Impermanence 32
    • Second Antidote 37
      • Contemplating the Misery of Samsara 37
      • Understanding Karma 44
    • Third Antidote: Love and Compassion 50
      • The Development of Loving-Kindness 51
      • The Development of Compassion 60
    • Fourth Antidote: Bodhichitta 64
      • The Bodhichitta of Aspiration 67
        • Refuge 67
        • Taking Refuge in the Buddha 68
        • Taking Refuge in the Dharma 70
        • Taking Refuge in the Sangha 70
        • The Three Kayas 72
        • The Refuge Ceremony 74
      • The Bodhichitta of Commitment 76
      • The Bodhisattva Vows 76
      • Instructions for Developing the Bodhichitta of Commitment: The Six Paramitas 80
        • First Paramita: Generosity 82
        • Second Paramita: Ethics or Right Conduct 87
        • Third Paramita: Forbearance 88
        • Fourth Paramita: Diligence 93
        • Fifth Paramita: Meditation 99
        • Sixth Paramita: Wisdom 108
      • The Five Levels of the Bodhisattva Path 138
        • Accumulation 139
        • Integration 140
        • Insight 141
        • Meditation 142
        • Complete Accomplishment 142
      • The Ten Bodhisattva Levels 143
  • 5. THE RESULT: Perfect Buddhahood149
  • 6. The Activities of a Buddha 163


  • Conclusion 169
  • Dedication of Merit 171
  • Notes 173
  • Index 179
Perfect or Perfected? Rongtön on Buddha-Nature
  • Forewordvii
  • Preface and Acknowledgmentsix
  • I - Translator's Introduction: The Doctrine of Buddha-nature1
    • Overview1
    • Sources4
      • The Sutras4
      • The Sastras8
  • The Ratnagotravibhaga11
    • The Text of the Ratnagotravibhaga11
    • The Question of the Authorship of the Ratnagotravibhaga12
    • The Ratnagotravibhaga in India13
    • The Ratnagotravibhaga in Tibet15
      • The Analytical School of Loden Sherab15
      • The Meditative School of Tsen Khaboche19
    • Previous Studies and the Aim of the Present work20
  • Rongton and His Presentation of Buddha-nature22
    • A Brief Biography of Rongton Sheja Kiinrig22
    • Rongton's Presentation of Buddha-nature23
      • Introduction23
      • The Buddha Qualities and the Dharmakaya26
      • The Dhatu as a Cause28
      • The Gotra and the Luminous Nature of the Mind29
      • Rongton and the Ratnagotravibhagavyakhya33
      • Summary34
    • Notes on the Translation35
  • II - Translation: An Extensive Exposition of the Dhatu: All Sentient Beings Have Buddha-Nature37
  • Determining the Dhatu by Means of a Tenfold Presentation44
    • Essential nature and cause44
    • Result and function50
    • Connection62
    • Manifestation65
    • States67
    • All-pervasiveness69
    • Immutability71
    • Inseparable qualities97
  • Summary106
  • Appendix: Detailed Outline of the Commentary107
  • Glossary113
  • Tibetan Names and Places125
  • Bibliography129
  • Index137
Philosophy, Grammar, and Indology: Essays in Honour of Professor Gustav Roth
    • Prefacev
    • Bio-data of Dr. phil., Dr. h.c. Gustav Rothxi
    • Bibliography of Professor Gustav Rothxxi
  • 1. Sibjiban Bhattacharya: Meaning and Scepticism: Some Indian Themes and Theories1
  • 2. S.S. Barlingay: The Grammar of (Indian) Moral Concepts21
  • 3. Rajendra P. Pandey: Language and Significance37
  • 4. G.L. Pandit: Rediscovering Indian Philosophy: Out of Text and Into Text41
  • 5. K.N.Tiwari: Logicalism and Anthropocentrism in Linguistic Meaning53
  • 6. P.R. Bhat: Philosophical Problems and Language in Wittgenstein61
  • 7. N.K. Devaraja: Self and Freedom: The Vedantic and Phenomenological Perspectives79
  • 8. Arvind Kumar Rai: The Positive Dimension of Śunyatā in Nāgārjuna87
  • 9. Vijay Bharadwaja: Svadharma and Mokṣa: A Critique95
  • 10. Deepkant Prasad: The Concept of Justification and Svataḥprāmāṇya-
         Parataḥprāmāṇya Debate
    103
  • 11. R.I. Ingalalli: Pramanya (Validity of Knowledge)143
  • 12. Raghunath Ghosh: Some Problems Concerning the Comprehension of Meaning157
  • 13. Tulsi Ram Kanaujia: Heterogeneity of Arthāpatti165
  • 14. Rajesh Kumar Jha: Advaitism as Revealed in the Saudarya-laharī of Śaṃkara85
  • 15. Ramesh Kumar Sharma: Reality of the External World: Yoga vs.
         Buddhist Idealism
    221
  • 16. H. S. Prasad: Śāntideva on Roots and Resolutions of Violence233
  • 17. Hajime Nakamura: Buddhist Influence as is Noticed in the Fourth Chapter of the
         Gauḍapādīya-Kārikā-s
    241
  • 18. Harsh Narain: Nibbāna: Extinction or Emancipation259
  • 19. N.H. Samtani: Mahāyāna Elements in Thai Buddhism267
  • 20. S.C. Goswami: The Monistic Absolute of the Uttaratantra and Modem Science275
  • 21. Sanghasen Singh: On the Restoration of the Śrīghanācārasaṃgraha283
  • 22. K.T.S. Sarao: Did the Buddha Really Belong to the Sixth-fifth Century B.C.303
  • 23. Hisashi Matsumura: A Story of Seeking after the Dharma and a Verse on
         Impermanence-Another Mahāyāna Element in Sri Lanka Literature
    319
  • 24. K.R. Norman: The Nasalisation of Vowels in Middle Indo-Aryan331
  • 25. Georg von Simson: Gaṇeśa and Vṛtra339
  • 26. Utz Podzeit: Indian Manuscripts in Vienna351
  • 27. Lokesh Chandra & Sudarshan Devi Singhal: Avalokiteśvara in Tun-Huang
         Painting
    359
  • 28. Chandra B. Varma: A Translator's Approach with Reference to the
         Abhidhammatthasaṅgahasarūpa
    373
  • 29. T.S. Rukmani: Upaniṣadic Philosophy and the Pañcakośa Concept
         Compared with Recent Humanistic Psychology in the West
    383
  • 30. S.C. Goswami: Complementarity of Opposites: The Undercurrent of Upaniṣadic
         Thought
    389
  • 31. V.N. Jha: Jayanta on Prātibhajñāna399
  • 32. Keshab Chandra Dash: Pronominal Reference and Inferential Mechanism in Micro-
         Structural Representation
    403
  • 33. K. Maheswaran Nair: On the Hindu Thinking on Conversion to Buddhism in
         Kerala
    413
  • 34. Ashok Kumar Goswami: Contributions of Anundoram Borooah to Sanskrit423
  • 35. List of Contributors 437
Plants in Early Buddhism and the Far Eastern Idea of the Buddha-Nature of Grasses and Trees
  • Preface9
  • Technical Remarks17

  • Pt. I: Reconsidering the Status of Plants in Early Buddhism19
  • 1. Plants as a Borderline Case between Sentient and Insentient19
  • 2. Alternative Proposals30
  • 3. Plants as Living Beings with One Sense-Faculty in the Vinaya36
    • Philological Excursus on the phrase 'jīvasaññino manussā rukkhasmiṁ' (§ 16)42
  • 4. Plants as Insentient Living Beings (Fujimoto)48
  • 5. Additional Arguments for the Sentience of Plants Revisited58
    • 5.1. Findly's Arguments58
    • 5.1.1. Additional Passages Referring to Plants as Sentient Beings59
    • 5.1.2. Additional Arguments for Plants Possessing the Sense of Touch65
    • 5.1.3. Arguments for Plants as Complex Sentient Beings69
    • 5.2. Okada's Arguments for Plants as Sentient Beings76
    • 5.2.1 Tree Deities and Numinous Trees77
    • 5.2.2. Plants Reacting to Extraordinary Events84
    • 5.3 Résumé89
  • 6. Plants as Saintly Beings?89
    • 6.1 Discussion of Findly's Arguments90
    • 6.2. Systematic difficulties94
  • 7. Résumé98

  • Pt. II: The Problem of the Relationship between the Idea of the Buddha-Nature
        of Grasses and Trees and Early Buddhism
    101
  • Pt. II.A: The Question of Textual Continuity103
    • Excursus: Remarks on 'Buddha-nature' (§ 53)106
  • 1. General Passages122
    • 1.1 Gaṇḍavyūhasūtra: Maitreya's Palace123
    • 1.2. Sāgaramatiparipṛcchā124
    • 1.3. Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra (1): *Ayuṣparivarta129
    • 1.4. Viṁśatikā Vijñaptimātratāsiddhi136
    • 1.5. Buddhāvataṁsaka (1): Cittamātra Passages140
    • 1.5.1. Daśabhūmika-sūtra VI141
    • 1.5.2. 'Verses Recited in the Palace of Suyāma'148
    • 1.5.3. The 'Chapter on Religious Practice'160
    • 1.6. Vimalakīrti-nirdeśa161
    • 1.7. Buddhāvataṁsaka (2): 'Eulogies on Mount Sumeru'163
    • 1.8. Saddharmapuṇḍarīka: Oṣadhiparivarta167
    • 1.9. Résumé168
  • 2. Specific passages169
    • 2.1. Dharmadhātu-prakṛty-asaṁbheda-nirdeśa170
    • 2.2. Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra (2): 'Chapter on Religious Practice'176
    • 2.3. 'Amitābha-sūtra' 185
    • 2.4. Buddhāvataṁsaka (3): Samantabhadracaryā-nirdeśa189
    • 2.4.1. First Explanation197
    • 2.4.2. Second Explanation201
    • 2.4.3. Third Explanation224
    • 2.4.4. Conclusions Regarding the Buddhāvataṁsaka226
    • 2.5. Résumé238
  • Pt. II.B: An Attempt at a Structural Comparison241
  • 1. Facets of the Far Eastern Idea of the 'Buddha-Nature of Grasses and Trees'
       and their Indian Background
    247
    • 1.1. Buddha-Nature as the Essential Nature of Plants249
    • 1.2. The Buddha-Nature of Plants as Experienced by Awakened Beings275
    • 1.3. The Omnipresence of Vairocana280
    • 1.4. Plants Miraculously Transformed into Buddhas290
    • 1.5. Plants Becoming Buddhas292
  • 2. New Aspects of the Buddha-Nature and Sentience of Plants in Japanese
       Buddhism
    294
  • 3. The Question of Practical Consequences308
  • 4. Résumé322
  • Conclusion327
  • Abbreviations329
  • References341
  • Index367