Three Contemplations toward Buddha Nature

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|BookToc=<center>Contemplation I</center>
<center>Bodhidharma's Kong-An</center>

*{{i|Chapter 1: The Mind is Nowhere to be Found|2}}
**{{i|(A) A Brief Introduction to Kong-An|2}}
**{{i|(B) Master Huei-ko|6}}
**{{i|(C) Chopping off an Arm for the Dharma|8}}
**{{i|(D) The Kong-An ''Per se'': The Mind is Nowhere to be Found|10}}
**{{i|(E) To Contemplate on the Kong-An|11}}

*{{i|Chapter 2: The Patriarch's Quatrain (Gāthā) for Advance Practice|15}}
**{{i|Verse 1. "Cease all the external Quests"|17}}
**{{i|Verse 2. "And Soothe the Mind of its Gasps"|22}}
**{{i|Verse 3. "Uphold your Mind as a Wall"|25}}
**{{i|Verse 4. "So as to embark on the Bodhi Route"|28}}
**{{i|Question and Response|29}}

*{{i|Chapter 3: Bodhidharma's Skin, Flesh, Bones, and Marrow|33}}
**{{i| The Skin Kong-An|36}}
**{{i| The Flesh Kong-An|38}}
**{{i| The Bones Kong-An|40}}
**{{i| The Marrow Kong-An|41}}
**{{i|Question and Response|44}}

<center>Contemplation II</center>
<center>The Contemplation on "Hua-To"</center>

*{{i|Chapter 4: Who is Saying 'Namo Amito-Fo'?|46}}
**{{i|(A) What is a Hua-To?|46}}
**{{i|(B) Where does the voice come from?|46}}
**{{i|(C) Who is chanting 'Namo Amito-Fo'?|48}}
**{{i|(D) To contemplate on the Hua-To about Amitabha Buddha|51}}
**{{i|Question and Response|56}}
**{{i|(1) The Sword of Wisdom|56}}
**{{i|(2)Soul, Cognizances, and the Buddha Nature|56}}
**{{i|(3) What is being reincarnated?|61}}
**{{i|(4) Ālaya does not disappear upon death|62}}
**{{i|(5) The Buddha Nature is real|63}}
**{{i|(6) The Middle Route|65}}

*{{i|Chapter 5: Who is Saying 'Namo Amito-Fo'? (''contd''.)|69}}
**{{i|Question and Resonse|71}}

<center>Contemplation III</center>
<center>The Śūraṅgama Enquiries</center>

*{{i|Chapter 6: An Overall View of ''The Śūraṅgama Sūtra''|78}}
**{{i|1. The Māras of Vexation (Kleśa)|87}}
***{{i|(1) Attachment (love)|88}}
***{{i|(2) Aversion (hate)|88}}
***{{i|(3) Ignorance|88}} 
***{{i|(4) Arrogance (or Pride)|88}}
***{{i|(5) Doubt (Disbelief)|88}}
****{{i| A. Doubt about oneself|89}}
****{{i| B. Doubt and the Dharma|89}}
****{{i| C. Doubt about the Gurus|90}}
*****{{i|1. Doubt about our "Root Guru"—The Buddha|90}}
*****{{i|2. Doubt about the Holy Saṃgha—Gurus in general|90}} 
*****{{i|3. Doubt about the Master who is instructing you—personal Guru|91}}
****{{i| D. Doubt about the Tathāgata Nature or Buddha Nature|91}}
***{{i|(6) Evil Views (Incorrect Concepts)|91}}
****{{i|A. Lateral Views|92}}
*****{{i|1. The View on Constancy|92}}
*****{{i|2. The View of Nihilism (The Views of Nothingness)|94}}
****{{i|B. Vicious Views|95}}
****{{i|C. The View of Corporeality|96}}
****{{i|D. Views of False Precepts|97}}
**{{i|2. The Māra of "the Five Aggregates"|98}}
**{{i|3. The Māra of Death|98}}
**{{i|4. The Celestial Māra|102}}

*{{i|Chapter 7: The Seven Positions to Locate the Mind|110}}
**The Inquiry
***{{i|Where is the Mind?|121}}
**Proposition 1
***{{i|The Mind is in the body|121}}
**Proposition 2
***{{i|The Mind is outside of the body|124}}
**Proposition 3
***{{i|The Mind lies in between—within the Visual Organ|125}}
**Proposition 4
***{{i|The Mind is on the threshold|127}}
**Proposition 5
***{{i|The Mind arises at the Rendezvous of Senses and Dusts|131}}
**Proposition 6
***{{i|The Mind is in the Middle|134}}
**Proposition 7
***{{i|The Mind is Nowhere|136}}

*{{i|Chapter 8: The Epilogue|144}}
**{{i|1. The Mind of Normalcy and Unfluctuation is the Tao|144}}
**{{i|2. The Middle Route|146}}
**{{i|3. About "Auras"|149}}

*{{i|About the Author|151}}
*{{i|Illustration—Mahayana Guardian Pusa Wei-to|157}}
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