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Introduction
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Part I: Historical and Doctrinal Background 15
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Part I: Historical and Doctrinal Background<br/>
Chapter 1: The Authorship of the Ratnagotravibhäga and Its Transmission in India from the 5th to the 10th Century 17
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Basic Textual Materials and Structure of the Ratnagotravibhäga 17
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Chapter 1: The Authorship of the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] and Its Transmission in India from the 5th to the 10th Century  
The Authorship of the Ratnagotravibhäga 20
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* Basic Textual Materials and Structure of the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]]
The Earliest Witness of the Authorship 20
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* The Authorship of the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]]
The Earliest Witness Ascribing Authorship to Maitreya 24 Authorship in Indian Tradition from the 11th Century Onward 27 Studies by Modern Scholars 29
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** The Earliest Witness of the Authorship  
Positive Descriptions on the Ultimate and Their Aim in the Ratnagotravibhäga 31 Doctrinal Developments within the Ratnagotravibhäga 33
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** The Earliest Witness Ascribing Authorship to [[Maitreya]]
The 5th and 6th Centuries: An Approach to the Yogäcära Doctrine 34
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** Authorship in Indian Tradition from the 11th Century Onward
The *Mahäyänadharmadhätunirvisesa 34
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** Studies by Modern Scholars
The *Anuttaräsrayasütra 35 The *Buddhadhätus'ästra 35
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*Positive Descriptions on the Ultimate and Their Aim in the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]]
The Doctrines of Buddha-nature and Yogäcära 35
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* Doctrinal Developments within the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]]
The Single Vehicle vs. the Three Vehicles 36 Paramärtha’s Translations 37
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* The 5th and 6th Centuries: An Approach to the [[Yogācāra]] Doctrine  
The Late 6th to the 10th Centuries: the Ratnagotravibhäga Disappears from View 37 Mädhyamikas’ Integration of the Buddha-nature Doctrine 39
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** The *[[Mahāyānadharmadhātunirviśeṣa]]
A Summary and Further Considerations 40
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** The *[[Anuttarāśrayasūtra]]
Chapter 2: The Resurrection of the Ratnagotravibhäga in India in the Early n'h Century: Maitripa
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** The *[[Buddhadhātuśāstra]]
and Jnänasrimitra 43 Maitripa 43 Jnänasrimitra 54
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** The Doctrines of Buddha-nature and [[Yogācāra]]
Quotations from the Ratnagotravibhäga in the Säkärasiddhis'ästra 55
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** The Single Vehicle vs. the Three Vehicles
Summary of Säkärasiddhisästra passages (i)-(8) 67 A Summary and Further Considerations 69
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** [[Paramārtha]]’s Translations 37
Chapter 3: Ratnäkarasänti’s Understanding of Buddha-nature 71 Ratnäkarasänti 71
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* The Late 6th to the 10th Centuries: the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] Disappears from View
Buddha-nature 74
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** [[Mādhyamikas]]’ Integration of the Buddha-nature Doctrine
Yänatraya 78
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* A Summary and Further Considerations
The Ekayäna Doctrine Found in Two Works Attributed to Ratnäkarasänti: the Sütrasamuccayabhäsya and Triyänavyavasthäna jq
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Chapter 2: The Resurrection of the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] in India in the Early 11th Century: [[Maitrīpa]] and [[Jñānaśrīmitra]]
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* [[Maitrīpa]]
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* [[Jñānaśrīmitra]]
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** Quotations from the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] in the [[Sākārasiddhiśāstra]] 55
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** Summary of [[Sākārasiddhiśāstra]] passages (i)-(8) 67  
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* A Summary and Further Considerations 69
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Chapter 3: Ratnäkarasänti’s Understanding of Buddha-nature 71  
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* Ratnäkarasänti 71
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** Buddha-nature 74
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** Yänatraya 78
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** The Ekayäna Doctrine Found in Two Works Attributed to Ratnäkarasänti: the Sütrasamuccayabhäsya and Triyänavyavasthäna jq
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** The Säratama s and Kusumänjali’s Interpretations ofAbhisamayälamkära I.39 8°
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** The Sütrasamuccayabhäsyds Interpretation of Abhisamayälamkära I.39 82
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** The Authorship of the Sütrasamuccayabhäsya and Triyänavyavasthäna 85
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** References to the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] Found in the Sütrasamuccayabhäsya 87
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* A Summary and Further Considerations 95
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Chapter 4: The Transmission of the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] in East India from the 11th to 13th Century:From Prajnäkaramati to Vibhüticandra 97
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* Prajnäkaramati 97
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* Atisa 98
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* Yamâri 101
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* Vairocanaraksita 103
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* Rämapäla 105
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* Sahajavajra 108
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* Abhayäkaragupta 108
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* Zhi ba ’byung gnas 124
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* Dasabalasrimitra 126
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* Ratnaraksita 127
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* Vibhüticandra 130
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* A Summary and Further Considerations 132
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Chapter 5: The Kashmiri Tradition of the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] Exegesis in the 11th and 12th Centuries: [[Sajjana]] and his Circle 135
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* [[Sajjana]] 135
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* Mahäjana 139 Amrtäkara 144
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* Jayänanda 148
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* A Summary and Further Considerations 152
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Chapter 6: Six Tibetan Translations of the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] 155
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* The Translation by Atisa and Nag-tsho 156
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* The Translation by rNgog and [[Sajjana]] 163
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* The Translation by Pa-tshab 167
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* The Translation by Mar-pa Do-pa Chos-kyi-dbang-phyug 171
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* The Translation by Jo-nang Lo-tsä-ba Blo-gros-dpal 172
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* The Translation by Yar-klungs Lo-tsä-ba 176
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* How Did Tibetans study the SanskritText ofthe [[Ratnagotravibhāga]]? —TibetanRemarksFoundina[[Ratnagotravibhāga]]SanskritManuscript 177
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* A Summary and Further Considerations 178
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Conclusion to Chapters 1-6 181
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Part II: rNgog Blo-ldan-shes-rab and His Doctrinal Position 189
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Chapter 7: The Life and Works of rNgog Blo-ldan-shes-rab 191
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* A Translation of Las-chen Kun-dga’-rgyal-mtshan’s Sketch of rNgog’s Life 193
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* The Tibetan Text: Las-chen Kun-dga’-rgyal-mtshan, bKa gdams chos 'byung 197
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* Other Episodes 198
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* Works 202
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** A List of rNgog’s Writings 202
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* 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
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* The Composition of rNgog’s Concise Guide to the Ratnagotravibhdga 210
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Chapter 8: rNgog’s Doctrinal Positions in Relation to [[Sajjana]]’s and His Commentarial Style 211
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* Problems Associated with the Buddha-nature Doctrine of the Ratnagotravibhdga 212
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* [[Sajjana]]’s Doctrinal Position 215
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* Textual Materials relating to [[Sajjana]]’s Mahayanottaratantrasdstropadesa 217
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* Previous Studies of the Mahayänottaratantrasästropadesa 218
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* A Structural Analysis of the Mahäyänottaratantrasästropadesa 219
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* An Outline of the Mahdyänottaratantrasästropadesa 221
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* [[Sajjana]]’s Soteriological Schemas on the Ratnagotravibhdga 226
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* rNgog’s Doctrinal Position 228
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* rNgog’s Commentarial Style 233
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* The Commentarial Style and Techniques Characteristic of rNgog’s Concise Guides 234
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* An Evaluation of rNgog’s Commentarial Style within the Wider History ofTibetan Buddhism 238
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* A Summary and Further Considerations 239
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Chapter 9: rNgog’s [[rGyud bla ma’i don bsdus pa]] as a Reflection of His Own Doctrinal Position 241
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* Previous Studies 241
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* A Description of Materials relating to the rGyud bla ma’i don bsdus pa 243
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** The dbu med Handwritten Manuscript 243
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** Other Extant Handwritten Manuscripts 244
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** The Block Print 245
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** Phywa-pa’s Ratnagotravibhdga Commentary 246
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* Works Quoted in the rGyudbla mai don bsduspa 247
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* rNgog’s Structural Analysis of the Contents of the Ratnagotravibhdga 248
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* An Evaluation ofthe [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] among Maitreya’s Corpus of Five Treatises 249
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* The Seven vajrapadas and the Soteriological Models of the [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] 251
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** The [[Ratnagotravibhāga]]'s Presentation of Its Main Topic 252
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** The Cycle of apratisthitanirvdna 255
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** The Cycle of the Three Jewels 256
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*** The Indirect Cause 256
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*** The Direct Cause 258
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* Eight Qualities of the Jewel of the Sangha 260
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* rNgog’s Position on the Buddha-nature Doctrine 261
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** The Three Aspects of Buddha-nature: dharmakäya, tathatä, gotra 262
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** Buddha-nature/Emptiness as a Cause 266
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** Buddha-nature and the Älayavijnäna 268
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** The Ontological Status of the Buddha-qualities: An Interpretation of RGV I.154- 155 270
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** The Relation between the Doctrines of Emptiness and the Buddha-nature Doctrine: An Interpretation of RGV 1.156-167 273
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* A Summary and Further Considerations 274
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Conclusion to Chapters 7-9 277
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Part III: rNgog’s Impact on Later Developments 283
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Chapter 10: rNgog’s Impact on Doctrinal Developments from the 11th to the Early 14th Century 285
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* An Overview of Later Tibetan Scholars’ Reactions to rNgog’s Position 285
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* Details of Later Reactions 291
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* Gro-lung-pa Blo-gros-’byung-gnas 291
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** Gro-lung-pa’s Writings 291
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** Gro-lung-pa on the Ultimate Truth 292
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** Gro-lung-pa on the Three Aspects of Buddha-nature 293
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** Gro-lung pa on the Gotra 294
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* Phywa-pa Chos-kyi-seng-ge 296
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** Phywa-pa’s Writings 296
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** Phywa-pa’s [[Ratnagotravibhāga]] Commentaries 298
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** Phywa-pa’s Positions That Accord with rNgog’s 299
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** Phywa-pa’s Positions That Develop rNgog’s Further 300
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*** The Älayavijnäna 300
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*** MistakenViewson EmptinessandYogācāra 301
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*** Buddha-nature and Emptiness 302
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*** A Definition of the Two Kinds of Gotra 303
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***  On the Ultimate Truth 308
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* Sa-skya Pandita Kun-dga’-rgyal-mtshan 309
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* bCom-ldan-ral-gri 311
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** bCom-ldan-ral-gri as a gZhan stong Forerunner 311
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** bCom-ldan-ral-gri’s Position as Reflected in His RGV Commentary 314
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** bCom-ldan-ral-gri’s Refutation of the *Amalavijnâna 316
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** bCom-ldan-ral-gri on RGV V.19 319
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* Blo-gros-mtshungs-med 320
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** Who is Blo-gros-mtshungs-med? 320
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** Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Five Treatises ofMaitreya 324
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** Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Vajrapadas 325
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** Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Worship of Srâvakas 325
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** Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on RGV 1.28 327
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** Blo-gros-mtshungs-med’s Own Position on Buddha-nature 329
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** Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Gotra 334
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** Blo-gros-mtshungs-med on the Nine Similes of Buddha-nature 335
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** Blo-gros-mtshungs-med’s Contributions 335
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* Bu-ston Rin-chen-grub 336
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* sGra-tshad-pa Rin-chen-rnam-rgyal 338
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* A Summary and Further Considerations 340
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Chapter 11: rNgog’s Impact on Doctrinal Developments from the Late 14th to the 16th Century 345
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* Rong-ston Shäkya-rgyal-mtshan 345
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* rGyal-tshab Dar-ma-rin-chen 349
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** rGyal-tshab on RGV I.27 349
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** rGyal-tshab on the Seven Vajrapadas 351
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** rGyal-tshab on Verse V.19 352
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** rGyal-tshab on the Alayavijnâna 352
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* ’Gos Lo-tsä-ba gZhon-nu-dpal 352
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** gZhon-nu-dpal on the Two Cycles 354
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** gZhon-nu-dpal on the Eight Qualities of the Jewel of the Saiigha 355
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** gZhon-nu-dpal on RGV I.27 and 28 355
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** gZhon-nu-dpal on the Ten Buddha-nature Topics 357
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** gZhon-nu-dpal on RGV I.130 358
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** gZhon-nu-dpal on the Postscript to the First Chapter of the RGV 359
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** gZhon-nu-dpal on RGV V.19 359
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* gSer-mdog Pan-chen Shäkya-mchog-ldan 360
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** Shäkya-mchog-ldan’s Classification of Various Positions 361
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** A Sketch of Shäkya-mchog-ldan’s Position 363
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** Shäkya-mchog-ldan on the Seven Vajrapadas 364
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** Shäkya-mchog-ldan on RGV 1.27 and 28 365
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** Shäkya-mchog-ldan on Non-affirming Negation 368
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** Shäkya-mchog-ldan on the Two Truths 369
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** Shäkya-mchog-ldan’s Mus rabs ’byamspa’i dris lan 370
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* Pan-chen bSod-nams-grags-pa 372
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** bSod-nams-grags-pa on the Seven [[Vajrapadas]] 373
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** bSod-nams-grags-pa on the Jewel of the [[Saṅgha]] 373
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** bSod-nams-grags-pa on RGV 1.27 374
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* A Summary and Further Considerations 375
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Conclusion to Chapters 10 and 11 379
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Final Considerations: Resituating rNgog’s Position within a Wider Context 385
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* rNgog’s Struggle to Do Away with the Ontological Aspect of the Buddha-nature Doc¬ trine 392
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Appendices 393
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* Appendix A: A Topical Outline of the rGyud bla ma'i don bsduspa 395
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* Appendix B: A List of Commentaries on the Ratnagotmvibhaga 405
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Abbreviations 415
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Bibliographies 417
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* Primary Sources by Indie Authors 417
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* Primary Sources by Tibetan Authors 423
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* Secondary Sources 432
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Indices 461
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* Indie Personal Names 462
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* Tibetan Personal Names 464
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* Indie Work Tides 469
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* TibetanWorkTides 476
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* Chinese Personal Names and Work Tides 478
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* Toponyms 479 General Index 480

Latest revision as of 18:11, 31 January 2018

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

Chapter 2: The Resurrection of the Ratnagotravibhāga in India in the Early 11th Century: Maitrīpa and Jñānaśrīmitra

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