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Critical Buddhism +

* ''Acknowledgments''vii * ''List of Abbreviations''ix * 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 * ''Bibliography''175 * ''Index''197 +

Cultivating Original Enlightenment +

* ''Preface''vii * ''Abbreviations and Conventions''xi <center>'''Part 1: Study'''</center> * I Contemplative Practice in the ''Exposition of the Vajrasamādhi-Sūtra''3 * II The Writing of the ''Exposition''17 * III The ''Exposition'' as Commentary28 <center>'''Part 2: Wŏnhyos ''Exposition of the Vajrasamādhi-Sūtra:'''</center> <center>''' ''An Annotated Translation'' '''</center> * '''ROLL ONE'''47 * 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 TWO'''116 *** 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 THREE'''211 *** 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-Sūtra''309 * ''Notes''335 * ''Glossary of Sinitic Logographs''377 * ''Bibliography''385 * ''Index''411

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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Daijō kishinron no kenkyū +

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Dasheng qixin lun yu foxue Zhongguohua +

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Demonstration of the Buddha-nature of the Insentient in Zhanran’s The Diamond Scalpel Treatise +

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Die Anwendung der Tathagatagarbha-Lehre +

* '''Inhalt''' * '''Vorwort'''8 * '''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 ''Ratnagotravibhāga''202 * 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

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 ** ''Notes''75 ** ''English-Tibetan Glossary''77 ** ''Tibetan-English-Sanskrit Glossary''83 ** ''Bibliography''93 ** ''Index''95 +

Dolopopa's Mountian Dharma (Thrangu 2023) +

* '''Editor's Preface'''1 * '''Chapter 1: Introduction to Dolpopa's Teachings'''7 ** 1. Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma8 ** 2. The Rangtong and Shentong schools11 * '''Chapter 2: Buddha Nature in the Scriptures'''17 ** 1. Deity as the indivisibility of Expanse and Awareness17 ** 2. Buddha Nature Present in the Three Jewels22 ** 3. How Nature of Phenomena and Buddha Nature Relate23 ** 4. and 5. Buddha Nature as a Family24 ** 6. Buddha Nature and the Vajra Family25 ** 7. Buddha Nature is All-pervasive25 ** 8. Buddha Nature is Unchanging26 ** 9. The Three Stages of Beings in the Sutras26 ** 10. Purifying the Disturbing Emotions in the Vajrayana27 ** 11. The Ground and Fruition Are Inseparable27 ** 12. The Indivisibility of the Ground and Path28 ** 13. The Dharmakaya Contains All Qualities of a Buddha28 ** 14. Did Nagarjuna and Followers Teach Buddha Nature?29 * '''Chapter 3: The Ground of Buddha Nature'''35 ** 1. In Brief: The Ground, Path, and Result (or Fruition)35 ** 2. Buddha Nature Exists37 ** 3. Attaining the Result38 ** 4. The Ground of Practice in Detail40 * '''Chapter 4: Buddha Nature Is Not a Provisional Teaching'''43 ** 1. Is Buddha Nature a Provisional or Definitive Teaching?44 ** 2. Buddha Nature as Provisional Because of Five Faults46 ** 3. Refuting Buddha Nature as a Provisional Teaching47 * '''Chapter 5: The Path'''53 ** 1. Sentient Beings Have the Dharmakaya Within Them53 ** 2. Realizing the Rangtong View53 ** 3. The Practice of Meditation on Emptiness54 ** 4. The Practice of Subtle Winds and Channels54 ** 5. The Development of Pure Meditation and Conduct55 ** 6. Distinguishing What Exists from What Does Not56 ** 7. Understanding Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma57 ** 8. Why There Are Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma57 ** 9. Which Turnings Are Definitive and which Provisional?58 ** 10. Is ''Sutra of Definitive Commentary'' a Mind Only Text?58 ** 11. Buddha Nature Is Not Provisional from Third Turning59 * '''Chapter 6: The Common View of the Path'''67 ** 1. Problems from Not Believing Buddha Nature67 ** 2. Having Faith in Meditation Methods68 ** 3. Benefits of Faith and Devotion in Buddha Nature68 ** 4. Problems with Having Incorrect Views71 * '''Chapter 7: Having the Correct View of the Path'''75 ** 1. Third Turning Is Not Just Mind Only Teachings75 ** 2. Commentaries on the Existence of Buddha Nature79 ** 3. Is ''Middle from the Extremes'' a Mind Only Teaching?79 ** 4 to 9. All Appearances Are Mind80 ** 10. The Shentong View Summarized81 * '''Chapter 8: The Uncommon View of the Path'''83 ** 1. Transcending the Three Realms and Three Times83 ** 2. Meditating on Just Emptiness of Self84 ** 3. Scriptures Stating That Buddha Nature Does Not Exist84 ** 4. When Negative Qualities are Eliminated, Positive Manifest85 ** 5 to 7. When Negative Qualities Have Been Dispelled86 ** 8. The Benefit of Having Faith in Buddha Nature86 * '''Chapter 9: The Features of Buddha Nature'''95 ** 1. The Utterly Pure Dharmakaya Is Not Mere Emptiness95 ** 2. Utterly Pure Dharmakaya from the Vajrayana Perspective96 ** 3. Impure Appearances Become Female Body of the Deity97 ** 4. The Ultimate Deity and Ultimate Compassion99 ** 5. The 37 Factors of Enlightenment100 ** 6. The Eight-Fold Path101 * '''Chapter 10: The Fruition'''103 ** 1. The Amazing Bodies (Kayas) of the Buddha104 ** 2. The Amazing Wisdoms of the Buddha107 ** 3. The Amazing Qualities of the Buddha109 ** 4. The Activities of the Buddha112 ** 5. The Pure Realms and Settings of the Buddha116 * '''Chapter 11: The Features of the Buddha'''123 ** 1. Ground and Ultimate Result Are Inseparable123 ** 2. To Reach Enlightenment We Need to Follow the Path123 ** 3. We Need to Purify the Disturbing Emotions124 ** 4. Using the Subtle Winds and Channels124 ** 5. Buddha Nature Remains When Adventitious Stains Go125 ** 6 and 7. When Stains Are Removed, The Dharmakaya Remains126 ** 8. A Buddha's Wisdom Remains When Stains Are Removed127 * '''Chapter 12: Summary of the Shentong View'''129 * The Appendices132 * The Glossary145 * The Glossary of Tibetan Terms159 * The Bibliography162 * Index170

Dusting Off Your Buddha Nature +

** Introduction1 * 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 ***Philip Yampolsky * b. ''Formative Period'' * The ''Li-tai fa-pao chi'' and the Ch'an Doctrine of Sudden Awakening13 ***Yanagida Seizan * Seng-ch'ou's Method of ''Dhyāna''51 ***Jan Yiin-hua * T'an-ch'ien and the Early Ch'an Tradition: Translation and Analysis of the Essay "Wangshih-fei-Iun"65 ***Whalen W. Lai * The Teachings of the Fourth Ch'an Patriarch Tao-hsin (580-651)89 ***David W. Chappell * The Concept of ''Ii nien'' ("being free from thinking") in the Northern Line of Ch'an Buddhism131 ***Robert B. Zeuschner * Early Hua-yen, Meditation, and Early Ch'an: Some Preliminary Considerations149 ***Robert M. Gimello * The Early Ch'an Monastic Rule: ''Ch'ing-kuei'' and the Shaping of Ch'an Community Life165 ***Martin Collcutt * c. ''The Developing Tradition'' * The "Recorded Sayings" Texts of Chinese Ch'an Buddhism185 ***Yanagida Seizan * Lin-chi on "Language-Dependence," An Interpretive Analysis207 ***Ronald L. Burr * Sinitic Mandalas: The ''Wu-wei-t'u'' of Ts'aoshan229 ***Whalen W. Lai *d. ''Interaction'' * The Ambiguity of the Buddha-nature Concept in India and China259 ***Andrew Rawlinson * 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 ***Whalen W. Lai '''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 ***Daishun Ueyama * b. ''Tibetan Meditation Systems and Ch 'an'' * 'Meditation' Trends in Early Tibet351 ***Herbert V. Guenther * 'The Great Perfection' in the Tradition of the Bonpos367 ***Per Kvaerne * Indian Materials on the Doctrine of Sudden Enlightenment393 ***Luis O. Gomez '''Index'''

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 * Closing Verses209 * Appendix: Tibetan Names in Phonetic and Transliterated Forms211 * Abbreviations213 * Notes215 * Works Cited239 * Index243

Esoteric Instructions +

* Foreword ''by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoché''9 * Preface13 * Introduction17 * The Root Text: Esoteric Instructions: ''A Detailed Presentation of the Process of Meditation in Vajrayāna''49 ** 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 Instructions''345 * Appendix Two: General Contents of Kongtrul’s ''Treasury of Knowledge''355 * Abbreviations359 * Notes363 * Bibliography of Works Cited by the Author451 * Reference Bibliography473 * Index495 +

Existence and Enlightenment in the Laṅkāvatāra-Sūtra +

* Forewordxiii * Prefacexv <center>'''Introduction'''</center> * 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 <center>'''Part One: Concepts of Being'''</center> * 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 <center>'''Part Two: Concepts of Knowing'''</center> * 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

Exposition of the Sutra of Brahma's Net +

Preface to * ''The Collected Works of Korean Buddhism''i On the Occasion of Publishing * ''The Collected Works of Korean Buddhism''v Preface to the English Edition of * ''The Collected Works of Korean Buddhism''viii * Prefacexxvii * Abbreviationsxxx * 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 Net''19 *** B. Sutras, Vinayas, śāstras, and Commentaries quoted in the ''Beommanggyeong gojeokgi''23 *** C. Characteristics of the ''Beommanggyeong gojeokgi''30 *** D. Influence in Japan34 *** E. Taehyeon's Interpretive Approaches toward the ''Sutra of Brahma's Net''39 ** 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 **** A. The Short Title 題目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 **** A. General Outline 總標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 * INDEX429 * Contributors451 * Members of the English Translation Editorial Board ''The Collected Works of Korean Buddhism''453 * 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

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 +

Freedom From Extremes +

*Preface * ''by José Ignacio Cabezón''vii *In Memoriam: Geshe Lobsang Dargyay (1935-94) * ''by Eva Neumaier''xi * Introduction1 *Distinguishing the Views of Emptiness: Moonlight to Illuminate the Main Points of the Supreme Path ** ''Thematic Subdivisions of the Text''63 **Chapter 1 ** ''Three Ways of Understanding the Madhyamaka''69 **Chapter 2 ** ''The Refutation of Dol po pa''97 **Chapter 3 ** ''The Refutation of Tsong kha pa''115 **Chapter 4 ** ''The Middle Way as Freedom from Extremes''203 * Abbreviations239 * Notes243 * Bibliography337 * Index383 +

From Reductionism to Creativity +

* ''Foreword''ix * ''Acknowledgments''xv * ''Introduction''1 * 1 ABHIDHARMA : ITS SCOPE AND MEANING9 ** The Meaning of the Term ''Abhidharma''9 ** The Meaning of the Term ''Buddha''13 * 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 ''Bodhicitta''126 ** ''rigs''/''khams''128 ** ''de-bzhin''/''bde-bar gshegs-pa'i snying-po''132 ** The Activation of ''Bodhicitta''136 ** 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 * ''Epilogue''245 * ''Notes''249 * ''References''284 * ''Indexes''291 ** A. Technical Terms291 ** B. Subjects300

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 +