- Abbreviations ix
- Preface xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Translator's Introduction 1
- The Sūtra Sources of the Tathāgatagarbha Teachings 3
- Different Ways of Explaining the Meaning of Tathāgatagarbha 53
- Explanations of Tathāgatagarbha in Indian Texts 54
- Tathāgatagarbha as the Emptiness That Is a Nonimplicative Negation 55
- Tathāgatagarbha as Mind’s Luminous Nature 57
- Tathāgatagarbha as the Ālaya-Consciousness 63
- Tathāgatagarbha as a Sentient Being 63
- Tathāgatagarbha as the Dharmakāya, Suchness, the Disposition, and Nonconceptuality 64
- Tibetan Assertions on Tathāgatagarbha 65
- The History and Transmission of "The Five Dharmas of Maitreya" from India to Tibet 81
- The Mahāyānottaratantra (Ratnagotravibhāga) and the Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā 93
- Texts and Authorships 93
- The Meanings of the Titles Ratnagotravibhāga and Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra 95
- The Uttaratantra and Its Relationship with Yogācāra 105
- The Meditative Tradition of the Uttaratantra and Shentong 123
- The Two Approaches of Explaining the Uttaratantra 123
- The Shentong Lineages and the Meditative Tradition of the Uttaratantra in the Jonang, Kagyü, and Nyingma Schools 131
- Indian Forerunners of Shentong, Early Tibetan Shentongpas, and Their Connection to the Uttaratantra 140
- The Uttaratantra and Mahāmudrā 151
- Sūtra Mahāmudrā, Tantra Mahāmudrā, and Essence Mahāmudrā 151
- The Sūtra Sources of Mahāmudrā 165
- Maitrīpa’s Mahāmudrā of "Mental Nonengagement" 167
- Connections between Maitrīpa’s Mahāmudrā and the Uttaratantra 177
- Other Indian Nontantric Treatises on Mahāmudrā 184
- Gampopa’s Mahāmudrā and the Uttaratantra 190
- The Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje 202
- The Eighth Karmapa, Mikyö Dorje 206
- Tagpo Dashi Namgyal 212 Padma Karpo 214
- The Eighth Situpa, Chökyi Jungné 216
- Other Kagyü Masters on Mahāmudrā and the Uttaratantra 227
- Gö Lotsāwa’s Unique Mahāmudrā Interpretation of the Uttaratantra 243
- The Geden Kagyü Tradition of Mahāmudrā 278
- Overview of the Indian and Tibetan Texts Presented in This Book 283
- The Uttaratantra and Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā 283
- The Indian Texts on the Uttaratantra 288
- The Tibetan Commentaries 301
- Instruction Manuals 314
- Translations 329
- Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra 331
- Chapter 1: The Three Jewels and the Tathāgata Heart 337
- Chapter 2: Awakening 415
- Chapter 3: The Buddha Qualities 429
- Chapter 4: Buddha Activity 437
- Chapter 5: The Benefit 455
- Pith Instructions on "The Treatise on the Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna" by Sajjana 461
- A Commentary on the Meaning of the Words of the "Uttaratantra" 473
- A Commentary on "The Treatise on the Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna," The Heart of the Luminous Sun by Dashi Öser 695
- Instructions on "The Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna" by Mönlam Tsültrim 777
- The Repository of Wisdom by Mönlam Tsültrim 789
- The Heart of the Matter of Luminosity by Mönlam Tsültrim 797
- Pith Instructions on the Wisdom at the Point of Passing when about to Die by Mönlam Tsültrim 801
- The Lamp That Excellently Elucidates the System of the Proponents of Shentong Madhyamaka by the Eighth Karmapa 803
- Guiding Instructions on the View of Great Shentong Madhyamaka— Light Rays of the Stainless Vajra Moon by Jamgön Kongtrul 831
- Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra 331
- Appendix 1: Selected Indian and Tibetan Comments on Uttaratantra I.27–28 855
- Appendix 2: Selected Indian and Tibetan Comments on Uttaratantra I.154–55 901
- Appendix 3: Indian and Tibetan Comments on Abhisamayālaṃkāra V.21 943
- Appendix 4: The Emptiness Endowed with All Supreme Aspects 953
- Appendix 5: The General Explanation of Tathāgatagarbha in Yeshé Dorje’s Commentary on the Uttaratantra 963
- Appendix 6: The Presentation of the Purpose of Teaching Tathāgatagarbha in Yeshé Dorje’s Commentary on the Uttaratantra 969
- Appendix 7:Comparison of the First Six Topics of the Fourth and Fifth Vajra Points in the Uttaratantra with the Same Six Topics in the Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra and the Mahāyānasaṃgraha 979
- Appendix 8: A Letter from Stainless Expanse and Awareness— a Casual Summary of the "Uttaratantra" 983
- Notes 985
- English–Sanskrit–Tibetan Glossary 1227
- Tibetan–Sanskrit–English Glossary1231
- Bibliography 1235
- Index 1259
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When the Clouds Part
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"Buddha nature" (tathāgatagarbha) is the innate potential in all living beings to become a fully awakened buddha. This book discusses a wide range of topics connected with the notion of buddha nature as presented in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and includes an overview of the sūtra sources of the tathāgatagarbha teachings and the different ways of explaining the meaning of this term. It includes new translations of the Maitreya treatise Mahāyānottaratantra (Ratnagotravibhāga), the primary Indian text on the subject, its Indian commentaries, and two (hitherto untranslated) commentaries from the Tibetan Kagyü tradition. Most important, the translator’s introduction investigates in detail the meditative tradition of using the Mahāyānottaratantra as a basis for Mahāmudrā instructions and the Shentong approach. This is supplemented by translations of a number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize one’s own buddha nature. (Source: Shambhala Publications)
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| Citation | Brunnhölzl, Karl. When the Clouds Part: The Uttaratantra and Its Meditative Tradition as a Bridge between Sūtra and Tantra. Tsadra Foundation Series. Boston: Snow Lion Publications, 2014. |
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- Maitreya. An Analysis of the Jewel Disposition, A Treatise on the Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna - mahāyānottaratantraśāstra-ratnagotra-vibhāga (theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos). (D 4024) sems tsam, phi 54b1-73a7. (Q 5525) sems tsam, phi 54b7-74b6 (vol.108, p.24-32); (N 4293) sems tsam, phi 48b3-69a3. In bstan 'gyur (sde dge), Vol. 123: 107-146. Delhi: delhi karmapae choedhey, gyalwae sungrab partun khang, 1982-1985.
- Sajjana. Pith Instructions on “The Treatise on the Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna” - Mahāyānottaratantraśāstropadeśa. Sanskrit edition in Kano, Kazuo. "rNgog Blo-ldan Shes-rab’s Summary of the Ratnagotravibhāga: The First Tibetan Commentary on a Crucial Source for the Buddha-Nature Doctrine" 513-18. PhD diss., University of Hamburg, 2006.
- Vairocanarakṣita. Mahāyānottaratantraṭippaṇī (rgyud bla ma'i tshig don rnam par 'grel pa. Sanskrit edition in Kano, Kazuo. "rNgog Blo-ldan Shes-rab’s Summary of the Ratnagotravibhāga: The First Tibetan Commentary on a Crucial Source for the Buddha-Nature Doctrine" 552–75. PhD diss., University of Hamburg. 2006.
- Dümo Tashi Öser (bdud mo bkra shis 'od zer). A Commentary on “The Treatise on the Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna,” The Heart of the Luminous Sun - Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos kyi 'grel ba gsal ba nyi ma'i snying po. In gsung 'bum rang byung rdo rje. Vol. 7 (ja): 126–263. Zi ling: mtshur phu mkhan po lo yag bkra shis, 2006.
- Kyotön Mönlam Tsültrim (Skyo ston smon lam tshul khrims). Instructions on “The Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna” - theg chen rgyud bla ma'i gdams pa. In Bka' gdams gsung 'bum phyogs sgrig thengs gnyis pa, Vol. 50: 147-156. Chengdu: si khron dpe skrun tshogs pa si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 2007.
- _____. The Repository of Wisdom - ye shes kyi bzhag sa? ye shes kyi 'jog sa?. In Bka' gdams gsung 'bum phyogs sgrig thengs gnyis pa, Vol. 50: 293-304. Chengdu: si khron dpe skrun tshogs pa si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 2007.
- _____. The Heart of the Matter of Luminosity - 'od gsal snying po'i don. In Bka' gdams gsung 'bum phyogs sgrig thengs gnyis pa, Vol. 50: 421-424. Chengdu: si khron dpe skrun tshogs pa si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 2007.
- _____. Pith Instructions on the Wisdom at the Point of Passing when about to Die - 'da' ka ye shes kyi 'chi kha ma'i man ngag. In Bka' gdams gsung 'bum phyogs sgrig thengs gnyis pa, Vol. 50: 183-186. Chengdu: si khron dpe skrun tshogs pa si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 2007.
- Mikyö Dorje, the 8th Karmapa, (mi bskyod rdo rje). The Lamp That Excellently Elucidates the System of the Proponents of Shentong Madhyamaka - dbu ma gzhan stong smra ba'i srol legs par phye ba'i sgron me. Rumtek (Sikkim), India: Rumtek Monastery, 1972.
- Jamgön Kongtrül ('jam mgon kong sprul). Guiding Instructions on the View of Great Shentong Madhyamaka—Light Rays of the Stainless Vajra Moon - gzhan stong dbu ma chen po'i lta khrid rdo rje zla ba dri ma med pa'i 'od zer. In 'khor lo tha ma'i dgongs don gces btus, 179–204. Kathmandu: Rigpe Dorje Publications, 2008.
the buddha potential that is innate in all sentient beings.
~ in When the Clouds Part, page(s) 3
Mipham Rinpoche wrote four texts that discuss the tathāgata heart—his commentary on the Uttaratantra,262 The Beacon of Certainty,263 The Lion’s Roar of Shentong,264 and A Synopsis of the Sugata Heart.265 As Dorji Wangchuk says, the “official position” of the Nyingma School on buddha nature may be said to be spelled out in A Synopsis of the Sugata Heart. Briefly speaking, Mipham generally describes the tathāgata heart as the unity of appearance and emptiness, adopting a view of buddha nature that reflects Longchenpa’s description of the ground of Dzogchen—the ground of the indivisible ultimate reality that is primordially pure (ka dag) and spontaneously present (lhun grub). Mipham also uses reasoning in the tradition of valid cognition to establish the existence of the tathāgata heart, similar to his use of reasoning to establish the purity and divine nature of appearances in the vajrayāna (the latter use of reasoning is a unique feature of the Nyingma tradition, which is said to go back to the works of Rongsom).
~ Brunnhölzl, K. in When the Clouds Part, page(s) 74
During analysis, the adventitious stains and buddha nature are necessarily differentiated since buddha nature is empty of what does not belong to it (that is, it is shentong—"empty of other"). But when buddha nature is directly realized in Mahāmudrā, there is no longer any difference between it and the adventitious stains or seeming reality.
~ Mathes on Thrangu Rinpoche's position. in When the Clouds Part, page(s) 131
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