Three Texts on Madhyamaka by Shakya Chokden

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Madhyamaka Philosophy of Shakya Chokden (gSer-mdog pan-chen sha-kya mchog-ldan) 1428–1507, translated by Komarovski laroslav includes three major treatises on Madhyamaka philosophy.

i. The Wish-fulfilling Meru: A Discourse Explaining the Origination of Madhyamaka (dBu-ma'i byung-tshul rnam-par bshad-pa'i gtam yid-bzhin lhun-po),

ii. Drop of Nectar of Definitive Meaning: Entering the Gate to the Essential Points of the Two Truth[s] (bDen-pa gnyis-kyi gnas-la 'jug-pa nges-don bdud-rtsi thigs-pa), and

iii. Great Ship of Discrimination that Sails into the Ocean of Definitive Meaning: A Treatise Differentiating the Tenets of Prāsaṅgika and Svātantrika Madhyamaka (sBu-ma thal-rang gi grub-mtha'i rnam-par dbye-ba'i bstan-bcos nges-don gyi rgya-mtshor 'jug-pa'i rnam-dpyod kyi gru-chen).

The Wish-fulfilling Meru attempts in presenting in a lucid and concise way the Madhyamaka view including the Tantrik-madhyamaka, and its spread in India and Tibet. Drop of Definitive Meaning, through its brief yet succinct explanation guides us in entering the spheres of definitive meaning by means of understanding the two truth[s]—the conventional truth and the ultimate truth. Great Ship of Discrimination that sails into the Ocean of Definitive Meaning extensively explains the divergence of Madhyamaka into Svātantrika and Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka, their philosophical views, and their interpretation of various concepts. In all, this anthology gives a general presentation of Madhyamaka schools and their views according to the great Sakyapa master. (Source: back cover)

Citation	Komarovski, Yaroslav. Three Texts on Madhyamaka by Shakya Chokden. Dharamsala, India: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 2000. https://archive.org/details/madhyamikathreetextonmadhyamakasakyachokden_202003_574_x/mode/2up.

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Translator's Noteix

Part One: Wish Fulfilling Meru

INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION OF MADHYAMAKA2
- I. Definition of the Middle Path2
- II. Explanation of the Defined Term2
  - A. Identification of Extremes2
    - 1. Identification in General3
    - 2. Identification in this Case3
    - 3. Refutation of Objections5
  - B. Identification of the Path5
  - C. Establishment of the Path as "The Middle"6

DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS TYPES OF MADHYAMAKA7
- III. Divisions of the Basis of Definition7
  - A. Brief Presentation of Divisions7
    - 1. The Nature of Divisions7
    - 2. The Sources of Divisions7
    - 3. Showing Others' Assertions as Narrow8

THE ORIGINATION OF MADHYAMAKA IN INDIA9
- - B. Extensive Explanation9
    - 1. How Madhyamaka Treatises were Composed9

THE SPREADING OF MADHYAMAKA IN TIBET21
- - - 2. How Madhyamaka Treatises Came to Tibet21

CONCLUDING DISCUSSION31
- - - 3. Concluding [the Text] with a Little Refutation and Establishment31

Part Two: Drop of Nectar of Definitive Meaning
- I. The Way of Entering the Great Mansion of Definitive Meaning through Acceptance of the False Truth38
- II. The Way of Entering the Great Mansion of Definitive Meaning through Acceptance of the Ultimate Truth40
  - A. How to Practice at the Time of Severing Conceptual Elaborations by
    the View40
  - B. How to Proceed at the Time of Applying Conventions by Knowledge-Expressions of Aryas40

Part Three: Great Ship of Discrimination that Sails into the Ocean of Definitive Meaning
- I. Brief Presentation44
- II. Extensive Explanation44
  - A. How the Prasangika and Svatantrika Branches Diverged45
  - B. The Explanation of the Differences of their Tenets46
    - 1. The Presentation of My Own Tradition46
    - 2. Refutation of Traditions of Others49

Appendices:
- - An Outline54
  - Notes57
  - Glossary86
  - Bibliography99

shAkya mchog ldan. dbu ma'i byung tshul rnam par bshad pa'i gtam yid bzhin lhun po. In gsung 'bum shAkya mchog ldan, vol. 4: 209-248. New Delhi: ngawang topgyel, 1995.
________. bden pa gnyis kyi gnas la 'jug pa nges don bdud rtsi thigs pa. In gsung 'bum shAkya mchog ldan, vol. 4: 375-381. New Delhi: ngawang topgyel, 1995.
________. dbu ma thal rang gi grub pa'i mtha' rnam par dbye ba'i bstan bcos nges don gyi rgya mtshor 'jug pa'i rnam dpyod kyi gru chen. In gsung 'bum shAkya mchog ldan, vol. 4: 399-407. New Delhi: ngawang topgyel, 1995.