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'''Study Groups''' are facilitated meeting groups that meet regularly online, or in person, or both. They are one of the ways to learn more about buddha-nature while connecting with others interested in similar topics, and often learning from specialists, authors, and dharma teachers about subjects that interest you. Learn more about the groups meeting around the world in the sections below.  
'''Study Groups''' are facilitated meeting groups that meet regularly online, or in person, or both. They are one of the ways to learn more about buddha-nature while connecting with others interested in similar topics, and often learning from specialists, authors, and dharma teachers about subjects that interest you. Learn more about the groups meeting around the world in the sections below.  


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== Article Study Group: Buddha-Nature ==
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Discuss a long-read article with like-minded individuals and learn more about the philosophy of buddha-nature. The article study group will meet regularly online to discuss an article chosen by the group and facilitators at the end of the previous meeting.  
Discuss a long-read article with like-minded individuals and learn more about the philosophy of buddha-nature. The article study group will meet regularly online to discuss an article chosen by the group and facilitators at the end of the previous meeting.  


==== Now Reading: Article Study Group 1: Philosophy ====
==== Now Reading: Article Study Group 1: Philosophy ====


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====== [[Onto-theology and Emptiness: The Nature of Buddha-Nature]] ======
'''Beginning January 7th, 2019''' - [[Join Mathes's Reading Group|Sign Up Here]]
<span style="color: rgb(62, 60, 50); font-style: italic;">Duckworth, Douglas. "Onto-theology and Emptiness: The Nature of Buddha-Nature." Journal of the American Academy of Religion vol. 82, no. 4, (2014): 1070–1090.</span>


'''Beginning January 7th, 2019''' - [[Join Duckworth's Reading Group|Sign Up Here]]
'''''Abstract''''' <br>
Klaus-Dieter Mathes' article "The Eighth Karmapa Mi bskyod rdo rje (1507-1554) on the Relation between Buddha Nature and its Adventitious Stains" addresses the debate over whether buddha-nature is fundamentally different from saṃsāric existence. Mathes compares the Eighth Karmapa's positions to those of Go Lotsāwa and mainstream Jonang. Mathes argues that although the Eighth Karmapa's views changed over time, he consistently took the position that the stains are fundamentally separate from buddha-nature, and that buddha-nature is not primordially present but exists only in potentiality.


'''''Abstract''''' <br>
According to the Eighth Karmapa, Go Lotsāwa depicted buddha-nature and the adventitious stains as not separate, likening the two to the ocean and waves. This is the view that buddha-nature is present in the stains; even the pollution of saṃsāric existence is pervaded with buddha-nature. Metaphors from the Tathāgatagarbhasūtra that support this position include the lotus that grows in mud and the sprout of a seed. Dolpopa argued the opposite position, that buddha-nature and the stains are fundamentally separate, like a golden statue covered in excrement, another of the Tathāgatagarbhasūtra metaphors.
In this article, I chart a trajectory from deconstruction to embodiment in the intellectual history of Buddhist traditions in Tibet. I focus on embodiment as a participatory approach to radically deconstructed and unthematized meaning, in contrast to an interpretation of truth as purely an analytic category or an approach to meaning that deals with values, such as emptiness, as simply truth claims or representations. I show how certain Buddhists in Tibet have represented the meaning of emptiness as a uniquely participatory encounter in such a way that its meaning is necessarily embodied. To speak of it otherwise, I argue, is to misrepresent its meaning fundamentally. An important way that the embodiment of emptiness is formulated is through the discourses of buddha-nature (tathāgatagarbha). I show how Tibetan interpretations of Buddha-nature reflect postmodern concerns about metaphysics and onto-theology.


== Book Clubs ==
== Book Clubs ==


==== Now Reading: The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows by Tsering Wangchuk ====
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Join weekly online meetings to discuss Tsering Wangchuk's ''[[The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows]]''.
<div class="text-center my-3">[[Wangchuk Reading Group 2019-01-07|Overview]] · [[Join Wangchuk's Reading Group|How to Join]]</div>
*[[Wangchuk Reading Group 2019-01-07|Overview]] - [[Join Wangchuk's Reading Group|How to Join]] - [[People/Wangchuk,_Tsering|About the Author]]


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=== Lisez le commentaire de Kongtrul sur l’Uttaratantra avec Christian Charrier ===


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Lire avec le traducteur principal Christian Charrier pour des réunions hebdomadaires pour discuter du commentaire de Jamgon Kongtrul sur l'Uttaratantrashastra.
Lire avec le traducteur principal Christian Charrier pour des réunions hebdomadaires pour discuter du commentaire de Jamgon Kongtrul sur l'Uttaratantrashastra.
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(Read with master translator Christian Charrier for weekly meetings to discuss Jamgon Kongtrul's commentary on the Uttaratantrashastra.)
(Read with master translator Christian Charrier for weekly meetings to discuss Jamgon Kongtrul's commentary on the Uttaratantrashastra.)


==Traditional Study of the Source Texts==
 
== Traditional Study of the Source Texts ==
 
=== Study the Ratnagotravibhāga ===
 
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*[[Three_Trainings/Study|Links to Three Trainings: Study section]]
*[[Three_Trainings/Study|Links to Three Trainings: Study section]]
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Study Groups

Study Groups are facilitated meeting groups that meet regularly online, or in person, or both. They are one of the ways to learn more about buddha-nature while connecting with others interested in similar topics, and often learning from specialists, authors, and dharma teachers about subjects that interest you. Learn more about the groups meeting around the world in the sections below.

Connect

Article Study Group: Buddha-Nature

Discuss a long-read article with like-minded individuals and learn more about the philosophy of buddha-nature. The article study group will meet regularly online to discuss an article chosen by the group and facilitators at the end of the previous meeting.

Now Reading: Article Study Group 1: Philosophy

Beginning January 7th, 2019 - Sign Up Here

Abstract
Klaus-Dieter Mathes' article "The Eighth Karmapa Mi bskyod rdo rje (1507-1554) on the Relation between Buddha Nature and its Adventitious Stains" addresses the debate over whether buddha-nature is fundamentally different from saṃsāric existence. Mathes compares the Eighth Karmapa's positions to those of Go Lotsāwa and mainstream Jonang. Mathes argues that although the Eighth Karmapa's views changed over time, he consistently took the position that the stains are fundamentally separate from buddha-nature, and that buddha-nature is not primordially present but exists only in potentiality.

According to the Eighth Karmapa, Go Lotsāwa depicted buddha-nature and the adventitious stains as not separate, likening the two to the ocean and waves. This is the view that buddha-nature is present in the stains; even the pollution of saṃsāric existence is pervaded with buddha-nature. Metaphors from the Tathāgatagarbhasūtra that support this position include the lotus that grows in mud and the sprout of a seed. Dolpopa argued the opposite position, that buddha-nature and the stains are fundamentally separate, like a golden statue covered in excrement, another of the Tathāgatagarbhasūtra metaphors.

Book Clubs

Now Reading: The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows by Tsering Wangchuk

Beginning January 7th, 2019 - Sign Up Here
Join a small group of knowledgeable readers for weekly online meetings to discuss Tsering Wangchuk's The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows.


Lisez le commentaire de Kongtrul sur l’Uttaratantra avec Christian Charrier

Christian Charrier

L’Inattaquable Rugissement du Lion

Lire avec le traducteur principal Christian Charrier pour des réunions hebdomadaires pour discuter du commentaire de Jamgon Kongtrul sur l'Uttaratantrashastra.

(Read with master translator Christian Charrier for weekly meetings to discuss Jamgon Kongtrul's commentary on the Uttaratantrashastra.)


Traditional Study of the Source Texts

Study the Ratnagotravibhāga