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-saṃbhava201
- The Description of Ultimate Reality by Means of Six Categories in Mahāyāna
Buddhism208
- A Comment on the Term Ārambaṇa in the Ratnagotravibhāga, 1.9219
- Dharmatā, Dharmadhātu, Dharmakāya and Buddhadhātu: The Structure of the
Ultimate Value in Mahāyāna Buddhism228
- 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 Studies352
V. JAPANESE AND EAST ASIAN BUDDHISM
- A History of East Asian Buddhist Thought: The Formation of a Sphere of
Chinese-Canon-Based Buddhism369
- "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
Environment499
- 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
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Coming to Terms with Chinese Buddhism | - ACKNOWLEDGMENTSix
- ABBREVIATIONSxi
- CONVENTIONS OF USAGExii
- Introduction: Prolegomenon to the Study of Medieval Chinese
Buddhist Literature1
- 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 Translation137
- 3. The Treasure Store Treatise/Chapter One
The Broad Illumination of Emptiness and Being143
- 4. The Treasure Store Treatise/Chapter Two
The Essential Purity of Transcendence and Subtlety193
- 5. The Treasure Store Treatise/Chapter Three
The Empty Mystery of the Point of Genesis228
- Appendix 1: On Esoteric Buddhism in China263
- Appendix 2: Scriptural Quotations in the Treasure Store Treatise279
- NOTES287
- WORKS CITED345
- INDEX379
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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
- 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 ACCUMULATION29
- 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
- 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 JUNCTION58
- 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
- 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 relinquished72
- 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 SEEING93
- 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
- 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 MEDITATION121
- 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
- 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 COMPLETION138
- 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
- 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 causes217
- The Accumulations of Merit & Wisdom218
- The Great Akaniṣhṭha221
- 2.3.2. The explanation of the distinctive features of how this is accomplished in
certain places221
- 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 topic245
- 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
Continuum271
- 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 Realization278
- 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 vehicle293
- Chart II: The factors to be relinquished through seeing and meditation
according to the vehicle of the hearers295
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Contributions to the Development of Tibetan Buddhist Epistemology |
- CHAPTER 1. RNGOG LO-TSĀ-BA BLO-LDAN SHES-RAB AND THE
RNGOG-LUGS OF EPISTEMOLOGY29
- CHAPTER 2. PHYA-PA CHOS-KYI SENG.-GE AND THE TSHAD-MA
BSDUS-PA YID-KYI MUN-SEL59
- 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
- ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS330
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Counsels from My Heart | - Preface by Kyabje Trulshik Rinpocheix
- 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
- 7 Heart Jewel of the Fortunate83
- 8 An Aspiration to the Great Perfection89
- 9 The Life Story of Dudjom Rinpoche91
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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
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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 Nonproduction116
- 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 Nature211
- Sixth Division of Contemplation Practice: Immeasurable Dharmas
Access the Tathāgatagarbha243
- 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
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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. Best15
- CHAPTER 2 Kyǒnghǔng in Shinran's Pure Land Thought
Hee-Sung Keel43
- CHAPTER 3 Korea as a Source for the Regeneration of Chinese Buddhism:
The Evidence of Ch'an and Son Literature John Jorgensen73
- CHAPTER 4 Ch'an Master Musang: A Korean Monk in East Asian Context
Bernard Faure153
- CHAPTER 5 Wǒnch'ǔk's Place in the East Asian Buddhist Tradition
Eunsu Cho173
- CHAPTER 6 The Korean Impact on T'ien-t'ai Buddhism in China:
A Historical Analysis Chi-wah Chan217
- 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 Huang242
- About the Contributors277
- Index279
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Die Anwendung der Tathagatagarbha-Lehre |
- 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
Wirklichkeit59
- 1.4.4 Wissenschaftliche Arbeiten zur Buddha-Natur bzw. damit verwandten
Themen64
- 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-Tradition84
- 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 finden104
- 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
Textes195
- 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 Ratnagotravibhāga202
- 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-
Madhyamaka220
- 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 Übersetzung302
- 4.4.4 Edition des tibetischen Textes303
- 4.4.5 Übersetzung323
Abkürzungen, Bibliografie und Indices
- Allgemeine Abkürzungen353
- Indische Werke354
- Tibetische Werke356
- Sekundärliteratur364
- Internet379
- Indices380
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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
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Dusting Off Your Buddha Nature |
- 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
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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
- b. Formative Period
- The Li-tai fa-pao chi and the Ch'an Doctrine of Sudden Awakening13
- Seng-ch'ou's Method of Dhyāna51
- T'an-ch'ien and the Early Ch'an Tradition: Translation and Analysis of the Essay "Wangshih-fei-Iun"65
- The Teachings of the Fourth Ch'an Patriarch Tao-hsin (580-651)89
- The Concept of Ii nien ("being free from thinking") in the Northern Line of Ch'an Buddhism131
- Early Hua-yen, Meditation, and Early Ch'an: Some Preliminary
Considerations149
- The Early Ch'an Monastic Rule: Ch'ing-kuei and the Shaping of Ch'an
Community Life165
- c. The Developing Tradition
- The "Recorded Sayings" Texts of Chinese Ch'an Buddhism185
- Lin-chi on "Language-Dependence," An Interpretive Analysis207
- Sinitic Mandalas: The Wu-wei-t'u of Ts'aoshan229
- d. Interaction
- The Ambiguity of the Buddha-nature Concept in India and China259
- 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
II. TIBET
- a. State of Scholarship
- The Study of Tibetan Ch'an Manuscripts Recovered from Tun-huang: A Review
of the Field and its Prospects327
- b. Tibetan Meditation Systems and Ch 'an
- 'Meditation' Trends in Early Tibet351
- 'The Great Perfection' in the Tradition of the Bonpos367
- Indian Materials on the Doctrine of Sudden Enlightenment393
Index
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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 Illusion89
- 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 Power105
- 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 Difference115
- 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
Bodhicitta131
- 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 Gnosis133
- All Phenomena Seen as Perfected within the Nature of the Five
Types of Greatness133
- 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 Approach191
- 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
- Appendix: Tibetan Names in Phonetic and Transliterated Forms211
- Abbreviations213
- Notes215
- Works Cited239
- Index243
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Esoteric Instructions | - Foreword by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoché9
- Preface13
- Introduction17
- The Root Text: Esoteric Instructions:
A Detailed Presentation of the Process of Meditation in Vajrayāna49
- 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 Instructions345
- Appendix Two: General Contents of Kongtrul’s
Treasury of Knowledge355
- Abbreviations359
- Notes363
- Bibliography of Works Cited by the Author451
- Reference Bibliography473
- Index495
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Existence and Enlightenment in the Laṅkāvatāra-Sūtra |
Introduction
- 0.1. The Purpose of the Study, and the Significance of the
Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra within Buddhist Doctrinal History1
- 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 Being51
- 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
Cognition209 * 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 Consciousness237 * 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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
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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
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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
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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 UP62
- 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
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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
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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
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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
Them175
- 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
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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
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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
- 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
- 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
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History of Buddhism (Chos-hbyung), Part 1 |
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.)
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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
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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
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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
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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
Tengyur310
- Appendix III: Translations of the Remaining Praises313
- Glossary: English-Sanskrit-Tibetan325
- Glossary: Tibetan-Sanskrit-English329
- Bibliography333
- Endnotes344
- Index426
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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 ba120
- 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 commentaries139
- 3. Śākya mchog ldan's systematic harmonization of the meaning of the
Five Treatises142
- 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
ldan164
- 1. Śākya mchog ldan's Interpretation of the Five Treatises in Works Other
than the BCN165
- 2. Elements of Śākya mchog ldan's general interpretation of Mahāyāna
Doctrines180
- 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 ldan205
- 1. Preliminary remarks205
- 2. Translation207
- Bibliography254
- Bibliography of Indian and Tibetan Sources254
- Modern Scholarship262
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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
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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
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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 canoniques73
- 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 pa101
- CHAPITRE II. Allusions au thème du gotra dans la littérature de
l'école des Mādhyamika109
- CHAPITRE III. La théorie du gotra dans l' Abhisamayālaṃkāra et ses
commentaires123
- Les topiques de l' Abhisamayālaṃkāra 1. 37-38 selon les Résumés de 'Jam
dbyaṅs bžad pa et Kloṅ rdol bla ma134
- 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 rje155
- 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' Abhisamayālaṃkāra189
- 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 po237
- 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
Ratnagotravibhāga265
- 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'Absolu297
- CHAPITRE VI. Les qualités indispensables pour la compréhension
de la Réalité absolue309
- CHAPITRE VII. Le tathāgatagarbha et la śūnyatā313
- CHAPITRE VIII. La notion de la Réalité absolue dans le
Ratnagotravibhāga et dans des textes parallèles319
- 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-Vedānta388
- CHAPITRE IX. La théorie du tathāgatagarbha et du gotra selon
Guṅ than 'Jam pa'i dbyaṅs393
- 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 Madhyamaka425
- CHAPITRE IV. La Pensée lumineuse et la connaissance immaculée chez
Dignāga et Dharmakīrti431
- CHAPITRE V. l' amalavijñāna439
- CHAPITRE VI. La luminosité du citta selon Guṅ thaṅ 'Jam
pa'i dbyaṅs445
- APPENDICES455
- I. Sur le gotra et des notions associées dans le Canon Pāli et dans
l'Abhidharma455
- II. Sur les notions de bīja, d' āśraya, de vāsanā, et de dhātu472
- III. Le sarvajñabīja des Yogasūtra496
- CONCLUSION499
- INDEX517
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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 INDIENNE461
- Chapitre premier. — Le dharma bouddhique462
- Chapitre II — Les éléments théosophiques et les éléments religieux du
bouddhisme479
- 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
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Lamp of Mahamudra (Rangjung Yeshe) | - Foreword by H. H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpocheix
- Translator's Prefacexi
- Introduction by Ven. Tulku Urgyen Rinpochexiii
- 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
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Lamp of Mahamudra (Shambhala) | - Foreword by H. H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpocheix
- Translator's Prefacexi
- Introduction by Ven. Tulku Urgyen Rinpochexiii
- 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
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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
Shèntong40
- 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
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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
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.
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Le Concile de Lhasa |
- Première Partie. — TRADUCTION DU DOSSIER CHINOIS DE LA
CONTROVERSE23
- 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 tibétains239
- Dossier de pièces émanant d’un gouverneur chinois de Touen-houang sous la
domination tibétaine254
- 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 Wou292
- 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 chinoise333
- II. Le troisième Bhāvanā-krama de Kamalaśīla, traduction de la version
tibétaine par M. Étienne Lamotte336
- Addenda et Corrigenda355
- Index381
- Table des Matières399
- Texte du dossier chinois de la controversePL. I-XXXII
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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
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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
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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
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Le Traité de la continuité sublime du Grand Véhicule |
- 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
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Like Cats and Dogs |
- 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 Mu74
- 4. Cats and Cows Know That It Is: Textual and Historical
Deconstruction of the Ur Version110
- 5. Dogs May Chase, But Lions Tear Apart: Reconstructing the Dual Version
of the "Moo" Kōan148
- 6. When Is a Dog Not Really a Dog? Or, Yes! We Have No Buddha-Nature188
- Notes213
- Sino-Japanese Glossary239
- Bibliography251
- Index261
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Like Lions Learning to Roar (Daehaeng 2020) | - Foreword8
- About Daehaeng Kun Sunim12
- Dancing on the Whirlwind20
- Turning Dirt into Gold74
- Glossary140
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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
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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 Heart203
- Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé's Commentary on The Treatise on the
Distinction between Consciousness and Wisdom257
- Karma Trinlépa's Explanation of the Sugata Heart313
- Appendix I: Pawo Tsugla Trengwa's Presentation of Kāyas, Wisdoms, and
Enlightened Activity325
- Appendix II: The Treatise on Pointing Out the Tathāgata Heart353
- Appendix III: The Treatise on the Distinction between Consciousness and
Wisdom361
- 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) Kāyas373
- Glossary: English–Sanskrit–Tibetan375
- Glossary: Tibetan–Sanskrit–English379
- Selected Bibliography383
- Endnotes401
- Index475
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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 stong57
- 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
Nirvāṇa217
- 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 gter123
- 4b. Critical Edition of Zab mo phyag chen gyi mdzod sna tshogs 'dus pa'i
gter134
- 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
Amanasikāra194
- 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
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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-tg37
- 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 Buddhology105
- 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 birth115
- 4.5 "Material-miraculous" positive corollaries of docetism about the
Buddha’s conception, gestation and birth118
- 4.6 The material-miraculous, "docetic" womb124
- 4.7 Dharmakāya and vajrakāya as positive corollaries of corporeal
docetism129
- 4.8 Tathāgatagarbha as a "soteriological-transcendent" positive corollary
to docetism about the Buddha’s conception, gestation and birth132
- 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
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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 Asia115
- Dōgen on the Buddha-nature119
- A note on some contemporary issues: Critical Buddhism and a debate on
not-Self in Thai Buddhism122
- 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 Bodhisattvas209
- 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
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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
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Mahāyāna-Sūtrālaṃkāra: Exposé de la doctrine du Grande Véhicule selon le système Yogācāra, Vol. 1 | Table of Contents in Sanskrit:
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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
concealed153
- 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
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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 perceiver97
- (A) The tenet stating that there is no outer referent,
only image-awareness97
- 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 perceiver107
- 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 opens149
- v) The benefits159
- vi) The introduction to full
understanding161
- (a) The brief presentation161
- (b) The expansion on that163
- (i) Fully understanding the
remedy163
- (ii) Fully understanding the
concrete characteristic165
- (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
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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
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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
Views185
- 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
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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 Tathāgata129
- Epilogue135
- Notes141
- Glossary165
- Bibliography169
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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 Introduction35-59
- 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
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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
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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 Transmission165
- 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 Transmission179
- 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
- 2. Bright Lamp of the Excellent Path: An Excerpt439
- 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
- 7. The Bright Lamp of Mahāmudrā543
- 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
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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
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
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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
Manifestations173
- 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 Rabjam227
- Appendix: Historical Perspectives253
- Notes267
- Glossary283
- Bibliography289
- Acknowledgments299
- Index301
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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 tradition21
- 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
Phenomena157
- The Versified Version of The Distinction between Phenomena and the Nature of
Phenomena163
- Vasubandhu's Commentary on The Distinction between Phenomena and the
Nature of Phenomena173
- The Third Karmapa's Ornament That Explains The Treatise on The Distinction
between Phenomena and the Nature of Phenomena199
- 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 Phenomena301
- Appendix 1: The Dhāraṇī of Entering Nonconceptuality329
- Appendix 2: Topical Outline Of OED337
- Glossary: English–Sanskrit–Tibetan341
- Glossary: Tibetan–Sanskrit–English345
- Notes349
- Bibliography467
- Index479
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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
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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
- 3. Conclusion523
- Abbreviations537
- Notes539
- Glossary635
- Glossary of Enumerations643
- Translation Equivalents657
- Tibetan Transliterations683
- Bibliography693
- Index729
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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
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Multivariant Levels of Interpretations on Selected Caryās | - Approvalii
- Abstractiii
- Acknowledgementsiv
- Dedicationv
- Abbreviationsvi
- 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
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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
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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
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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 America56
- 4. Ground, Path, and Fruition: Mind-Nature Teachings Concerning
the View, Meditation, and Action of Dzogpa Chenpo, the Innate Great Perfection69
- 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 Mother93
- 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 Holiness128
- 11. A Spontaneous Song to My Wife: Sacred Heart Essence of
Pith Instructions134
- 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
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Nibbāna as True Reality beyond the Debate |
- 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
- 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
- A. Beginning Meditation Practice179
- B. Phra Rajyanvisith188
- C. Wat Luang Phor Sodh Dhammakayaram191
- D. Meditation Retreats in English199
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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
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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
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Not Always So |
- 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
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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
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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
Authority280
- 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
Four614
- Appendix C: Tsongkhapa's Total Illumination of the Hidden Meaning, Ch. 1-4622
- Appendix D: Sumatikīrti's Laghusaṃvaratantrapaṭalābhisandhi760
- Appendix E: Cakrasamvara Lineage Lists765
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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 Theories55
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 Reappraisal190
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 Discourse300
- Conclusion356
- Notes369
- Character Glossary461
- Bibliography481
- Index523
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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)
- I. The Prime Cause
- 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
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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
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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
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Our Human Potential |
- 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
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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
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Perfect or Perfected? Rongtön on Buddha-Nature | - Forewordvii
- Preface and Acknowledgmentsix
- I - Translator's Introduction: The Doctrine of Buddha-nature1
- 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
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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 Debate103
- 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 Idealism221
- 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-s241
- 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 Literature319
- 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
Painting359
- 28. Chandra B. Varma: A Translator's Approach with Reference to the
Abhidhammatthasaṅgahasarūpa373
- 29. T.S. Rukmani: Upaniṣadic Philosophy and the Pañcakośa Concept
Compared with Recent Humanistic Psychology in the West383
- 30. S.C. Goswami: Complementarity of Opposites: The Undercurrent of Upaniṣadic
Thought389
- 31. V.N. Jha: Jayanta on Prātibhajñāna399
- 32. Keshab Chandra Dash: Pronominal Reference and Inferential Mechanism in Micro-
Structural Representation403
- 33. K. Maheswaran Nair: On the Hindu Thinking on Conversion to Buddhism in
Kerala413
- 34. Ashok Kumar Goswami: Contributions of Anundoram Borooah to Sanskrit423
- 35. List of Contributors 437
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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 Buddhism101
- 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 Background247
- 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
Buddhism294
- 3. The Question of Practical Consequences308
- 4. Résumé322
- Conclusion327
- Abbreviations329
- References341
- Index367
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