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Title

A direct path to the Buddha within : Gö Lotsāwa's mahāmudrā interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhāga / Klaus-Dieter Mathes.

Author

Mathes, Klaus-Dieter.

Publication

Boston, MA : Wisdom Publications, [2008], ©2008.

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Description

xi, 611 pages; 23 cm.

Series Statement

Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism

Uniform Title

Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism.

Subject

• ʼGos Lo-tsā-ba Gzhon-nu-dpal, 1392-1481
• Ratnagotravibhāga > Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Mahāmudrā (Tantric rite)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 565-588) and indexes.

Contents

Delimitation of the Subject and Methods Employed -- The Ratnagotravibhaga and Its Vyakhya -- The Reaction of Mainstream Mahayana to the Theory of Buddha Nature -- Pt. I. The Tibetan Historical Context -- 1. The Development of Various Traditions of Interpreting Buddha Nature -- Ngog Loden Sherab's Analytical Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhaga -- Ratnagotravibhaga Commentaries in the Meditation Tradition -- The Mahamudra Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhaga -- The Zhentong Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhaga -- 2. Various Positions Related to Zhonu Pal's Interpretation -- The Position of the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje -- The Position of Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen -- The Position of Sabzang Mati Panchen -- The Position of Lodro Tsungme -- The Position of Longchen Rabjampa -- The Position of Barawa Gyaltsen Palzang -- A Comparison of the Positions -- 3. A Short Account of the Most Important Events in Zhonu Pal's Life -- Pt. II. Translation -- 4. Zhonu Pal's Ratnagotravibhagavyakhya Commentary -- Translator's Introduction -- Technical Notes -- The Commentary on the Treatise "Mahayana-Uttaratantra': The Mirror Showing Reality Very Clearly (Introduction and Initial Commentaries) -- Introduction -- The Commentary for Those with Sharp Faculties -- The Commentary for Those with Average Faculties -- The Explanation of RGV I.1 -- The Explanation of RGV I.2 -- The Three Jewels: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha -- Buddha Nature and Its Purification through the Three Dharmacakras -- Enlightenment, Buddha Qualities, and Activity -- A Short Explanation of RGV I.3 -- Pt. III. Zhonu Pal's Views on Buddha Qualities, Emptiness, and Mahamudra -- 5. Buddha Qualities -- General Remarks -- Different Views on Buddha Qualities -- The Blossoming of Subtle Qualities -- The Examples Used to Illustrate the Growth of the Qualities -- The Ontological Status of the Buddha Qualities -- 6. Two Types of Emptiness -- 7. Zhonu Pal's Mahamudra Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhaga -- The Ratnagotravibhaga as a Basis for Mahamudra Instructions -- The Three Dharmacakras: Mahamudra Hermeneutics -- The Mahamudra Approach of Yogic Direct Valid Cognitions -- Sutra-Based Mahamudra Meditation -- The First Mahamudra Yoga of One-Pointedness -- The Second Mahamudra Yoga of Freedom from Mental Fabrications -- The Third Maharnudra Yoga of One Taste -- The Fourth Mahamudra Yoga of Nonmeditation -- The Four Mahamudra Yogas and the Ratnagotravibhaga -- Zhonu Pal's Justification of a Sudden Mahamudra Path -- Pairs of Paradoxes -- 8. Conclusion -- Table of Tibetan Transliteration -- Indian Text Index.

ISBN

• 9780861715282 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0861715284 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2007036423

OCLC

• 170058046
• ocn170058046
• SCSB-13548356

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Columbia University Libraries