Komarovski Visions of Unity

The Golden Pandita Shakya Chokden's New Interpretation of Yogacara and Madhyamaka
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4384-3911-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 463 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Presents the thought of a controversial Tibetan Buddhist thinker on the Yogacara and Madhyamaka systems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Komarovski, Yaroslav

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Tibetischer Buddhismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction
Introducing the Visions of Unity
Introducting the Chapters

1. Life and Works of the Golden Pandita

Political and Religious Landscape of Fifteenth-Century Tibet

Life of the Golden Pandita
Early Years and Education
Becoming a Prolific Writer and Famous Scholar
Settling in the Golden Monastery and Exploring New Horizons
Becoming a Tantric Master and Crystallizing Novel Views

Writings of a Shakya Chokden
Chronological List of Shakya Chokden's Works
Topical Divisions of Shakya Chokden's Works Addressed in This Book

2. The Intellectual Background of Shakya Chokden's Interpretation of Yogacara and Madhyamaka

Two Tendencies in Yogacara and Nihsvabhavavada Writings

Basic Elements of Shakya Chokden's Approach to Mahayana Systems

Pointed Disappointments: Shakya Chokden's Personal Reflections

Broadening Empty Horizons: A Note on Changes in Shakya Chokden's Views

3. Readjusting Rungs of the Ladder: Revisiting Doxographical Hierarchies

Key Features of Shakya Chokden's Approach to the Buddhist Tenets

Demarcating the Middle: On the Valid Divisions of Madhyamaka and Great Madhyamaka

Self-Emptiness and Other-Emptiness
Self-Emptiness
Other-Emptiness

Bidding Farewell to the Prasagika/Svatantrika Division?

Are There Two Types of Yogacara Madhyamaka?

Are There Any Cittamatra Followers Around?

Expanding they Madhyamika Camp

4. Through Broken Boundaries to New Enclosures: Reconciling Yogacara and Madhyamaka

Differences between Alikakaravada and Satyakaravada

The Heart of the Matter: Probing the Alikakaravada/Nihsvabhavavada Distinction

A New Look at the Old Origins: Distinctions of Madhyamaka Stemming from Interpretations of the Second and Third Dharmacakras
Looking at the Second and Third Dharmacakras through the Eyes of the Madhyamaka Founders
Position of Alikakaravada
Position of Nihsvabhavavada
Positions of Later Madhyamikas

Steering the Middle Way between the Two Conflicting Middle Ways: The Art of Not Taking Sides

5. Explorations in Empty Luminosity: Shakya Chokden's Position on Primordial Mind

Facing the Reality of Primordial Mind
Primordial Mind and the Question of Existence
The Question of Withstanding Analysis
Does True Existence Have to Be Neglected in Order to Abandon Grasping at It?

Primordial Mind as an Impermanent Phenomenon

(Un)linking the Self-Cognizing Primordial Mind and Dualistic Consciousness

Does Self-Cognition Cognize Itself?

Primordial Mind as the Bridge between Yogacara and Tantra
Primordial Mind as the Focus of all Mahayana Paths
Different but Concordant Approaches to Primordial Mind in Alikakaravada and Tantra
A Powerful Ally: Using the Tantric View of Reality for Support


Conclusion: The Grand Unity—Shakya Chokden's Middle Way

Glossary of Buddhist Terms: English-Tibetan with Sanskrit Parallels
Spellings of Tibetan Names and Terms
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Yaroslav Komarovski is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.