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Introduction | Introduction | ||
Part I: Historical and Doctrinal Background<br/> | Part I: Historical and Doctrinal Background<br/> | ||
Chapter 1: The Authorship of the | Chapter 1: The Authorship of the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] and Its Transmission in India from the 5th to the 10th Century | ||
* Basic Textual Materials and Structure of the | * Basic Textual Materials and Structure of the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] | ||
* The Authorship of the | * The Authorship of the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] | ||
** The Earliest Witness of the Authorship | ** The Earliest Witness of the Authorship | ||
** The Earliest Witness Ascribing Authorship to Maitreya | ** The Earliest Witness Ascribing Authorship to [[Maitreya]] | ||
** Authorship in Indian Tradition from the 11th Century Onward | ** Authorship in Indian Tradition from the 11th Century Onward | ||
** Studies by Modern Scholars | ** Studies by Modern Scholars | ||
*Positive Descriptions on the Ultimate and Their Aim in the | *Positive Descriptions on the Ultimate and Their Aim in the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] | ||
* Doctrinal Developments within the | * Doctrinal Developments within the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] | ||
* The 5th and 6th Centuries: An Approach to the | * The 5th and 6th Centuries: An Approach to the [[Yogācāra]] Doctrine | ||
** The * | ** The *[[Mahāyānadharmadhātunirviśeṣa]] | ||
** The * | ** The *[[Anuttarāśrayasūtra]] | ||
** The * | ** The *[[Buddhadhātuśāstra]] | ||
** The Doctrines of Buddha-nature and | ** The Doctrines of Buddha-nature and [[Yogācāra]] | ||
** The Single Vehicle vs. the Three Vehicles | ** The Single Vehicle vs. the Three Vehicles | ||
** | ** [[Paramārtha]]’s Translations 37 | ||
* The Late 6th to the 10th Centuries: the | * The Late 6th to the 10th Centuries: the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] Disappears from View | ||
** | ** [[Mādhyamikas]]’ Integration of the Buddha-nature Doctrine | ||
* A Summary and Further Considerations | * A Summary and Further Considerations | ||
Chapter 2: The Resurrection of the | Chapter 2: The Resurrection of the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] in India in the Early 11th Century: [[Maitrīpa]] and [[Jñānaśrīmitra]] | ||
* [[Maitrīpa]] | |||
Quotations from the | * [[Jñānaśrīmitra]] | ||
Summary of | ** Quotations from the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] in the [[Sākārasiddhiśāstra]] 55 | ||
Chapter 3: Ratnäkarasänti’s Understanding of Buddha-nature 71 Ratnäkarasänti 71 | ** Summary of [[Sākārasiddhiśāstra]] passages (i)-(8) 67 | ||
Buddha-nature 74 | * A Summary and Further Considerations 69 | ||
Yänatraya 78 | |||
The Ekayäna Doctrine Found in Two Works Attributed to Ratnäkarasänti: the Sütrasamuccayabhäsya and Triyänavyavasthäna jq | Chapter 3: Ratnäkarasänti’s Understanding of Buddha-nature 71 | ||
* Ratnäkarasänti 71 | |||
** Buddha-nature 74 | |||
** Yänatraya 78 | |||
** The Ekayäna Doctrine Found in Two Works Attributed to Ratnäkarasänti: the Sütrasamuccayabhäsya and Triyänavyavasthäna jq | |||
** The Säratama s and Kusumänjali’s Interpretations ofAbhisamayälamkära I.39 8° | |||
** The Sütrasamuccayabhäsyds Interpretation of Abhisamayälamkära I.39 82 | |||
** The Authorship of the Sütrasamuccayabhäsya and Triyänavyavasthäna 85 | |||
** References to the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] Found in the Sütrasamuccayabhäsya 87 | |||
* A Summary and Further Considerations 95 | |||
Chapter 4: The Transmission of the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] in East India from the 11th to 13th Century:From Prajnäkaramati to Vibhüticandra 97 | |||
* Prajnäkaramati 97 | |||
* Atisa 98 | |||
* Yamâri 101 | |||
* Vairocanaraksita 103 | |||
* Rämapäla 105 | |||
* Sahajavajra 108 | |||
* Abhayäkaragupta 108 | |||
* Zhi ba ’byung gnas 124 | |||
* Dasabalasrimitra 126 | |||
* Ratnaraksita 127 | |||
* Vibhüticandra 130 | |||
* A Summary and Further Considerations 132 | |||
Chapter 5: The Kashmiri Tradition of the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] Exegesis in the 11th and 12th Centuries: [[Sajjana]] and his Circle 135 | |||
* [[Sajjana]] 135 | |||
* Mahäjana 139 Amrtäkara 144 | |||
* Jayänanda 148 | |||
* A Summary and Further Considerations 152 | |||
Chapter 6: Six Tibetan Translations of the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] 155 | |||
* The Translation by Atisa and Nag-tsho 156 | |||
* The Translation by rNgog and [[Sajjana]] 163 | |||
* The Translation by Pa-tshab 167 | |||
* The Translation by Mar-pa Do-pa Chos-kyi-dbang-phyug 171 | |||
* The Translation by Jo-nang Lo-tsä-ba Blo-gros-dpal 172 | |||
* The Translation by Yar-klungs Lo-tsä-ba 176 | |||
* How Did Tibetans study the SanskritText ofthe [[Ratnagotravibhāga]]? —TibetanRemarksFoundina[[Ratnagotravibhāga]]SanskritManuscript 177 | |||
* A Summary and Further Considerations 178 | |||
Conclusion to Chapters 1-6 181 | Conclusion to Chapters 1-6 181 | ||
The Direct Cause 258 | Part II: rNgog Blo-ldan-shes-rab and His Doctrinal Position 189 | ||
Eight Qualities of the Jewel of the Sangha 260 | |||
rNgog’s Position on the Buddha-nature Doctrine 261 | Chapter 7: The Life and Works of rNgog Blo-ldan-shes-rab 191 | ||
The Three Aspects of Buddha-nature: dharmakäya, tathatä, gotra 262 | * A Translation of Las-chen Kun-dga’-rgyal-mtshan’s Sketch of rNgog’s Life 193 | ||
Buddha-nature/Emptiness as a Cause 266 Buddha-nature and the Älayavijnäna 268 | * The Tibetan Text: Las-chen Kun-dga’-rgyal-mtshan, bKa gdams chos 'byung 197 | ||
The Ontological Status of the Buddha-qualities: An Interpretation of RGV I.154- 155 270 | * Other Episodes 198 | ||
The Relation between the Doctrines of Emptiness and the Buddha-nature | * Works 202 | ||
A Summary and Further Considerations 274 Conclusion to Chapters 7-9 277 | ** A List of rNgog’s Writings 202 | ||
* The Spread of the Teaching of the gSang phu Tradition in Mi nyag and rNgog’s Letter Addressed to a Community in Tsong kha 208 | |||
* The Composition of rNgog’s Concise Guide to the Ratnagotravibhdga 210 | |||
Chapter 8: rNgog’s Doctrinal Positions in Relation to [[Sajjana]]’s and His Commentarial Style 211 | |||
* Problems Associated with the Buddha-nature Doctrine of the Ratnagotravibhdga 212 | |||
* [[Sajjana]]’s Doctrinal Position 215 | |||
* Textual Materials relating to [[Sajjana]]’s Mahayanottaratantrasdstropadesa 217 | |||
* Previous Studies of the Mahayänottaratantrasästropadesa 218 | |||
* A Structural Analysis of the Mahäyänottaratantrasästropadesa 219 | |||
* An Outline of the Mahdyänottaratantrasästropadesa 221 | |||
* [[Sajjana]]’s Soteriological Schemas on the Ratnagotravibhdga 226 | |||
* rNgog’s Doctrinal Position 228 | |||
* rNgog’s Commentarial Style 233 | |||
* The Commentarial Style and Techniques Characteristic of rNgog’s Concise Guides 234 | |||
* An Evaluation of rNgog’s Commentarial Style within the Wider History ofTibetan Buddhism 238 | |||
* A Summary and Further Considerations 239 | |||
Chapter 9: rNgog’s [[rGyud bla ma’i don bsdus pa]] as a Reflection of His Own Doctrinal Position 241 | |||
* Previous Studies 241 | |||
* A Description of Materials relating to the rGyud bla ma’i don bsdus pa 243 | |||
** The dbu med Handwritten Manuscript 243 | |||
** Other Extant Handwritten Manuscripts 244 | |||
** The Block Print 245 | |||
** Phywa-pa’s Ratnagotravibhdga Commentary 246 | |||
* Works Quoted in the rGyudbla mai don bsduspa 247 | |||
* rNgog’s Structural Analysis of the Contents of the Ratnagotravibhdga 248 | |||
* An Evaluation ofthe [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] among Maitreya’s Corpus of Five Treatises 249 | |||
* The Seven vajrapadas and the Soteriological Models of the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] 251 | |||
** The [[Ratnagotravibhāga]]'s Presentation of Its Main Topic 252 | |||
** The Cycle of apratisthitanirvdna 255 | |||
** The Cycle of the Three Jewels 256 | |||
*** The Indirect Cause 256 | |||
*** The Direct Cause 258 | |||
* Eight Qualities of the Jewel of the Sangha 260 | |||
* rNgog’s Position on the Buddha-nature Doctrine 261 | |||
** The Three Aspects of Buddha-nature: dharmakäya, tathatä, gotra 262 | |||
** Buddha-nature/Emptiness as a Cause 266 | |||
** Buddha-nature and the Älayavijnäna 268 | |||
** The Ontological Status of the Buddha-qualities: An Interpretation of RGV I.154- 155 270 | |||
** The Relation between the Doctrines of Emptiness and the Buddha-nature Doctrine: An Interpretation of RGV 1.156-167 273 | |||
* A Summary and Further Considerations 274 | |||
Conclusion to Chapters 7-9 277 | |||
Part III: rNgog’s Impact on Later Developments 283 | Part III: rNgog’s Impact on Later Developments 283 | ||
Chapter 10: rNgog’s Impact on Doctrinal Developments from the 11th to the Early 14th Century 285 | |||
Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Five Treatises ofMaitreya 324 Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Vajrapadas 325 Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Worship of Srâvakas 325 Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on RGV 1.28 327 Blo-gros-mtshungs-med’s Own Position on Buddha-nature 329 Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Gotra 334 | * An Overview of Later Tibetan Scholars’ Reactions to rNgog’s Position 285 | ||
Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Nine Similes of Buddha-nature 335 Blo-gros-mtshungs-med’s Contributions 335 | * Details of Later Reactions 291 | ||
Bu-ston Rin-chen-grub 336 | * Gro-lung-pa Blo-gros-’byung-gnas 291 | ||
sGra-tshad-pa Rin-chen-rnam-rgyal 338 | ** Gro-lung-pa’s Writings 291 | ||
A Summary and Further Considerations 340 | ** Gro-lung-pa on the Ultimate Truth 292 | ||
Chapter 11: rNgog’s Impact on Doctrinal Developments from the Late 14th to the 16th Century 345 Rong-ston Shäkya-rgyal-mtshan 345 | ** Gro-lung-pa on the Three Aspects of Buddha-nature 293 | ||
rGyal-tshab Dar-ma-rin-chen 349 | ** Gro-lung pa on the Gotra 294 | ||
rGyal-tshab on RGV I.27 349 rGyal-tshab on the Seven Vajrapadas 351 rGyal-tshab on Verse V.19 352 rGyal-tshab on the Alayavijnâna 352 | * Phywa-pa Chos-kyi-seng-ge 296 | ||
’Gos Lo-tsä-ba gZhon-nu-dpal 352 | ** Phywa-pa’s Writings 296 | ||
gZhon-nu-dpal on the Two Cycles 354 | ** Phywa-pa’s [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] Commentaries 298 | ||
gZhon-nu-dpal on the Eight Qualities of the Jewel of the Saiigha 355 gZhon-nu-dpal on RGV I.27 and 28 355 | ** Phywa-pa’s Positions That Accord with rNgog’s 299 | ||
gZhon-nu-dpal on the Ten Buddha-nature Topics 357 gZhon-nu-dpal on RGV I.130 358 | ** Phywa-pa’s Positions That Develop rNgog’s Further 300 | ||
gZhon-nu-dpal on the Postscript to the First Chapter of the RGV 359 gZhon-nu-dpal on RGV V.19 359 | *** The Älayavijnäna 300 | ||
gSer-mdog Pan-chen Shäkya-mchog-ldan 360 | *** MistakenViewson EmptinessandYogācāra 301 | ||
Shäkya-mchog-ldan’s Classification of Various Positions 361 A Sketch of Shäkya-mchog-ldan’s Position 363 Shäkya-mchog-ldan on the Seven Vajrapadas 364 Shäkya-mchog-ldan on RGV 1.27 and 28 365 Shäkya-mchog-ldan on Non-affirming Negation 368 Shäkya-mchog-ldan on the Two Truths 369 Shäkya-mchog-ldan’s Mus rabs ’byamspa’i dris lan 370 | *** Buddha-nature and Emptiness 302 | ||
Pan-chen bSod-nams-grags-pa 372 | *** A Definition of the Two Kinds of Gotra 303 | ||
bSod-nams-grags-pa on the Seven Vajrapadas 373 bSod-nams-grags-pa on the Jewel of the | *** On the Ultimate Truth 308 | ||
* Sa-skya Pandita Kun-dga’-rgyal-mtshan 309 | |||
* bCom-ldan-ral-gri 311 | |||
** bCom-ldan-ral-gri as a gZhan stong Forerunner 311 | |||
** bCom-ldan-ral-gri’s Position as Reflected in His RGV Commentary 314 | |||
** bCom-ldan-ral-gri’s Refutation of the *Amalavijnâna 316 | |||
** bCom-ldan-ral-gri on RGV V.19 319 | |||
* Blo-gros-mtshungs-med 320 | |||
** Who is Blo-gros-mtshungs-med? 320 | |||
** Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Five Treatises ofMaitreya 324 | |||
** Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Vajrapadas 325 | |||
** Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Worship of Srâvakas 325 | |||
** Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on RGV 1.28 327 | |||
** Blo-gros-mtshungs-med’s Own Position on Buddha-nature 329 | |||
** Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Gotra 334 | |||
** Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Nine Similes of Buddha-nature 335 | |||
** Blo-gros-mtshungs-med’s Contributions 335 | |||
* Bu-ston Rin-chen-grub 336 | |||
* sGra-tshad-pa Rin-chen-rnam-rgyal 338 | |||
* A Summary and Further Considerations 340 | |||
Chapter 11: rNgog’s Impact on Doctrinal Developments from the Late 14th to the 16th Century 345 | |||
* Rong-ston Shäkya-rgyal-mtshan 345 | |||
* rGyal-tshab Dar-ma-rin-chen 349 | |||
** rGyal-tshab on RGV I.27 349 | |||
** rGyal-tshab on the Seven Vajrapadas 351 | |||
** rGyal-tshab on Verse V.19 352 | |||
** rGyal-tshab on the Alayavijnâna 352 | |||
* ’Gos Lo-tsä-ba gZhon-nu-dpal 352 | |||
** gZhon-nu-dpal on the Two Cycles 354 | |||
** gZhon-nu-dpal on the Eight Qualities of the Jewel of the Saiigha 355 | |||
** gZhon-nu-dpal on RGV I.27 and 28 355 | |||
** gZhon-nu-dpal on the Ten Buddha-nature Topics 357 | |||
** gZhon-nu-dpal on RGV I.130 358 | |||
** gZhon-nu-dpal on the Postscript to the First Chapter of the RGV 359 | |||
** gZhon-nu-dpal on RGV V.19 359 | |||
* gSer-mdog Pan-chen Shäkya-mchog-ldan 360 | |||
** Shäkya-mchog-ldan’s Classification of Various Positions 361 | |||
** A Sketch of Shäkya-mchog-ldan’s Position 363 | |||
** Shäkya-mchog-ldan on the Seven Vajrapadas 364 | |||
** Shäkya-mchog-ldan on RGV 1.27 and 28 365 | |||
** Shäkya-mchog-ldan on Non-affirming Negation 368 | |||
** Shäkya-mchog-ldan on the Two Truths 369 | |||
** Shäkya-mchog-ldan’s Mus rabs ’byamspa’i dris lan 370 | |||
* Pan-chen bSod-nams-grags-pa 372 | |||
** bSod-nams-grags-pa on the Seven [[Vajrapadas]] 373 | |||
** bSod-nams-grags-pa on the Jewel of the [[Saṅgha]] 373 | |||
** bSod-nams-grags-pa on RGV 1.27 374 | |||
* A Summary and Further Considerations 375 | |||
Conclusion to Chapters 10 and 11 379 | Conclusion to Chapters 10 and 11 379 | ||
Final Considerations: Resituating rNgog’s Position within a Wider Context 385 | Final Considerations: Resituating rNgog’s Position within a Wider Context 385 | ||
rNgog’s Struggle to Do Away with the Ontological Aspect of the Buddha-nature Doc¬ trine 392 | * rNgog’s Struggle to Do Away with the Ontological Aspect of the Buddha-nature Doc¬ trine 392 | ||
Appendices 393 | Appendices 393 | ||
Appendix A: A Topical Outline of the rGyud bla ma'i don bsduspa 395 | * Appendix A: A Topical Outline of the rGyud bla ma'i don bsduspa 395 | ||
Appendix B: A List of Commentaries on the Ratnagotmvibhaga 405 Abbreviations 415 | * Appendix B: A List of Commentaries on the Ratnagotmvibhaga 405 | ||
Abbreviations 415 | |||
Bibliographies 417 | Bibliographies 417 | ||
Primary Sources by Indie Authors 417 Primary Sources by Tibetan Authors 423 Secondary Sources 432 | * Primary Sources by Indie Authors 417 | ||
* Primary Sources by Tibetan Authors 423 | |||
* Secondary Sources 432 | |||
Indices 461 | Indices 461 | ||
Indie Personal Names 462 | * Indie Personal Names 462 | ||
Tibetan Personal Names 464 | * Tibetan Personal Names 464 | ||
Indie Work Tides 469 | * Indie Work Tides 469 | ||
TibetanWorkTides 476 | * TibetanWorkTides 476 | ||
Chinese Personal Names and Work Tides 478 | * Chinese Personal Names and Work Tides 478 | ||
Toponyms 479 General Index 480 | * Toponyms 479 General Index 480 |
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Introduction
Part I: Historical and Doctrinal Background
Chapter 1: The Authorship of the Ratnagotravibhāga and Its Transmission in India from the 5th to the 10th Century
- Basic Textual Materials and Structure of the Ratnagotravibhāga
- The Authorship of the Ratnagotravibhāga
- The Earliest Witness of the Authorship
- The Earliest Witness Ascribing Authorship to Maitreya
- Authorship in Indian Tradition from the 11th Century Onward
- Studies by Modern Scholars
- Positive Descriptions on the Ultimate and Their Aim in the Ratnagotravibhāga
- Doctrinal Developments within the Ratnagotravibhāga
- The 5th and 6th Centuries: An Approach to the Yogācāra Doctrine
- The *Mahāyānadharmadhātunirviśeṣa
- The *Anuttarāśrayasūtra
- The *Buddhadhātuśāstra
- The Doctrines of Buddha-nature and Yogācāra
- The Single Vehicle vs. the Three Vehicles
- Paramārtha’s Translations 37
- The Late 6th to the 10th Centuries: the Ratnagotravibhāga Disappears from View
- Mādhyamikas’ Integration of the Buddha-nature Doctrine
- A Summary and Further Considerations
Chapter 2: The Resurrection of the Ratnagotravibhāga in India in the Early 11th Century: Maitrīpa and Jñānaśrīmitra
- Maitrīpa
- Jñānaśrīmitra
- Quotations from the Ratnagotravibhāga in the Sākārasiddhiśāstra 55
- Summary of Sākārasiddhiśāstra passages (i)-(8) 67
- A Summary and Further Considerations 69
Chapter 3: Ratnäkarasänti’s Understanding of Buddha-nature 71
- Ratnäkarasänti 71
- Buddha-nature 74
- Yänatraya 78
- The Ekayäna Doctrine Found in Two Works Attributed to Ratnäkarasänti: the Sütrasamuccayabhäsya and Triyänavyavasthäna jq
- The Säratama s and Kusumänjali’s Interpretations ofAbhisamayälamkära I.39 8°
- The Sütrasamuccayabhäsyds Interpretation of Abhisamayälamkära I.39 82
- The Authorship of the Sütrasamuccayabhäsya and Triyänavyavasthäna 85
- References to the Ratnagotravibhāga Found in the Sütrasamuccayabhäsya 87
- A Summary and Further Considerations 95
Chapter 4: The Transmission of the Ratnagotravibhāga in East India from the 11th to 13th Century:From Prajnäkaramati to Vibhüticandra 97
- Prajnäkaramati 97
- Atisa 98
- Yamâri 101
- Vairocanaraksita 103
- Rämapäla 105
- Sahajavajra 108
- Abhayäkaragupta 108
- Zhi ba ’byung gnas 124
- Dasabalasrimitra 126
- Ratnaraksita 127
- Vibhüticandra 130
- A Summary and Further Considerations 132
Chapter 5: The Kashmiri Tradition of the Ratnagotravibhāga Exegesis in the 11th and 12th Centuries: Sajjana and his Circle 135
- Sajjana 135
- Mahäjana 139 Amrtäkara 144
- Jayänanda 148
- A Summary and Further Considerations 152
Chapter 6: Six Tibetan Translations of the Ratnagotravibhāga 155
- The Translation by Atisa and Nag-tsho 156
- The Translation by rNgog and Sajjana 163
- The Translation by Pa-tshab 167
- The Translation by Mar-pa Do-pa Chos-kyi-dbang-phyug 171
- The Translation by Jo-nang Lo-tsä-ba Blo-gros-dpal 172
- The Translation by Yar-klungs Lo-tsä-ba 176
- How Did Tibetans study the SanskritText ofthe Ratnagotravibhāga? —TibetanRemarksFoundinaRatnagotravibhāgaSanskritManuscript 177
- A Summary and Further Considerations 178
Conclusion to Chapters 1-6 181
Part II: rNgog Blo-ldan-shes-rab and His Doctrinal Position 189
Chapter 7: The Life and Works of rNgog Blo-ldan-shes-rab 191
- A Translation of Las-chen Kun-dga’-rgyal-mtshan’s Sketch of rNgog’s Life 193
- The Tibetan Text: Las-chen Kun-dga’-rgyal-mtshan, bKa gdams chos 'byung 197
- Other Episodes 198
- Works 202
- A List of rNgog’s Writings 202
- The Spread of the Teaching of the gSang phu Tradition in Mi nyag and rNgog’s Letter Addressed to a Community in Tsong kha 208
- The Composition of rNgog’s Concise Guide to the Ratnagotravibhdga 210
Chapter 8: rNgog’s Doctrinal Positions in Relation to Sajjana’s and His Commentarial Style 211
- Problems Associated with the Buddha-nature Doctrine of the Ratnagotravibhdga 212
- Sajjana’s Doctrinal Position 215
- Textual Materials relating to Sajjana’s Mahayanottaratantrasdstropadesa 217
- Previous Studies of the Mahayänottaratantrasästropadesa 218
- A Structural Analysis of the Mahäyänottaratantrasästropadesa 219
- An Outline of the Mahdyänottaratantrasästropadesa 221
- Sajjana’s Soteriological Schemas on the Ratnagotravibhdga 226
- rNgog’s Doctrinal Position 228
- rNgog’s Commentarial Style 233
- The Commentarial Style and Techniques Characteristic of rNgog’s Concise Guides 234
- An Evaluation of rNgog’s Commentarial Style within the Wider History ofTibetan Buddhism 238
- A Summary and Further Considerations 239
Chapter 9: rNgog’s rGyud bla ma’i don bsdus pa as a Reflection of His Own Doctrinal Position 241
- Previous Studies 241
- A Description of Materials relating to the rGyud bla ma’i don bsdus pa 243
- The dbu med Handwritten Manuscript 243
- Other Extant Handwritten Manuscripts 244
- The Block Print 245
- Phywa-pa’s Ratnagotravibhdga Commentary 246
- Works Quoted in the rGyudbla mai don bsduspa 247
- rNgog’s Structural Analysis of the Contents of the Ratnagotravibhdga 248
- An Evaluation ofthe Ratnagotravibhāga among Maitreya’s Corpus of Five Treatises 249
- The Seven vajrapadas and the Soteriological Models of the Ratnagotravibhāga 251
- The Ratnagotravibhāga's Presentation of Its Main Topic 252
- The Cycle of apratisthitanirvdna 255
- The Cycle of the Three Jewels 256
- The Indirect Cause 256
- The Direct Cause 258
- Eight Qualities of the Jewel of the Sangha 260
- rNgog’s Position on the Buddha-nature Doctrine 261
- The Three Aspects of Buddha-nature: dharmakäya, tathatä, gotra 262
- Buddha-nature/Emptiness as a Cause 266
- Buddha-nature and the Älayavijnäna 268
- The Ontological Status of the Buddha-qualities: An Interpretation of RGV I.154- 155 270
- The Relation between the Doctrines of Emptiness and the Buddha-nature Doctrine: An Interpretation of RGV 1.156-167 273
- A Summary and Further Considerations 274
Conclusion to Chapters 7-9 277
Part III: rNgog’s Impact on Later Developments 283
Chapter 10: rNgog’s Impact on Doctrinal Developments from the 11th to the Early 14th Century 285
- An Overview of Later Tibetan Scholars’ Reactions to rNgog’s Position 285
- Details of Later Reactions 291
- Gro-lung-pa Blo-gros-’byung-gnas 291
- Gro-lung-pa’s Writings 291
- Gro-lung-pa on the Ultimate Truth 292
- Gro-lung-pa on the Three Aspects of Buddha-nature 293
- Gro-lung pa on the Gotra 294
- Phywa-pa Chos-kyi-seng-ge 296
- Phywa-pa’s Writings 296
- Phywa-pa’s Ratnagotravibhāga Commentaries 298
- Phywa-pa’s Positions That Accord with rNgog’s 299
- Phywa-pa’s Positions That Develop rNgog’s Further 300
- The Älayavijnäna 300
- MistakenViewson EmptinessandYogācāra 301
- Buddha-nature and Emptiness 302
- A Definition of the Two Kinds of Gotra 303
- On the Ultimate Truth 308
- Sa-skya Pandita Kun-dga’-rgyal-mtshan 309
- bCom-ldan-ral-gri 311
- bCom-ldan-ral-gri as a gZhan stong Forerunner 311
- bCom-ldan-ral-gri’s Position as Reflected in His RGV Commentary 314
- bCom-ldan-ral-gri’s Refutation of the *Amalavijnâna 316
- bCom-ldan-ral-gri on RGV V.19 319
- Blo-gros-mtshungs-med 320
- Who is Blo-gros-mtshungs-med? 320
- Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Five Treatises ofMaitreya 324
- Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Vajrapadas 325
- Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Worship of Srâvakas 325
- Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on RGV 1.28 327
- Blo-gros-mtshungs-med’s Own Position on Buddha-nature 329
- Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Gotra 334
- Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Nine Similes of Buddha-nature 335
- Blo-gros-mtshungs-med’s Contributions 335
- Bu-ston Rin-chen-grub 336
- sGra-tshad-pa Rin-chen-rnam-rgyal 338
- A Summary and Further Considerations 340
Chapter 11: rNgog’s Impact on Doctrinal Developments from the Late 14th to the 16th Century 345
- Rong-ston Shäkya-rgyal-mtshan 345
- rGyal-tshab Dar-ma-rin-chen 349
- rGyal-tshab on RGV I.27 349
- rGyal-tshab on the Seven Vajrapadas 351
- rGyal-tshab on Verse V.19 352
- rGyal-tshab on the Alayavijnâna 352
- ’Gos Lo-tsä-ba gZhon-nu-dpal 352
- gZhon-nu-dpal on the Two Cycles 354
- gZhon-nu-dpal on the Eight Qualities of the Jewel of the Saiigha 355
- gZhon-nu-dpal on RGV I.27 and 28 355
- gZhon-nu-dpal on the Ten Buddha-nature Topics 357
- gZhon-nu-dpal on RGV I.130 358
- gZhon-nu-dpal on the Postscript to the First Chapter of the RGV 359
- gZhon-nu-dpal on RGV V.19 359
- gSer-mdog Pan-chen Shäkya-mchog-ldan 360
- Shäkya-mchog-ldan’s Classification of Various Positions 361
- A Sketch of Shäkya-mchog-ldan’s Position 363
- Shäkya-mchog-ldan on the Seven Vajrapadas 364
- Shäkya-mchog-ldan on RGV 1.27 and 28 365
- Shäkya-mchog-ldan on Non-affirming Negation 368
- Shäkya-mchog-ldan on the Two Truths 369
- Shäkya-mchog-ldan’s Mus rabs ’byamspa’i dris lan 370
- Pan-chen bSod-nams-grags-pa 372
- bSod-nams-grags-pa on the Seven Vajrapadas 373
- bSod-nams-grags-pa on the Jewel of the Saṅgha 373
- bSod-nams-grags-pa on RGV 1.27 374
- A Summary and Further Considerations 375
Conclusion to Chapters 10 and 11 379
Final Considerations: Resituating rNgog’s Position within a Wider Context 385
- rNgog’s Struggle to Do Away with the Ontological Aspect of the Buddha-nature Doc¬ trine 392
Appendices 393
- Appendix A: A Topical Outline of the rGyud bla ma'i don bsduspa 395
- Appendix B: A List of Commentaries on the Ratnagotmvibhaga 405
Abbreviations 415
Bibliographies 417
- Primary Sources by Indie Authors 417
- Primary Sources by Tibetan Authors 423
- Secondary Sources 432
Indices 461
- Indie Personal Names 462
- Tibetan Personal Names 464
- Indie Work Tides 469
- TibetanWorkTides 476
- Chinese Personal Names and Work Tides 478
- Toponyms 479 General Index 480