| Abbreviations
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viii
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Preface
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ix
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Introduction
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1
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General Remarks
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1
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Delimitation of the Subject and Methods Employed
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3
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The Ratnagotravibhaga and Its Vyakhya
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7
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The Reaction of Mainstream Mahayana to the Theory of Buddha Nature
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17
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| Part I |
The Tibetan Historical Context
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| 1. |
The Development of Various Traditions of Interpreting Buddha Nature
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25
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Ngog Loden Sherab's Analytical Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhaga
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25
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Ratnagotravibhaga Commentaries in the Meditation Tradition
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32
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The Mahamudra Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhaga
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34
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The Zhentong Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhaga
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45
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| 2. |
Various Positions Related to Zhonu Pal's Interpretation
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49
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The Position of the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje
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51
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The Position of Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen
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75
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The Position of Sabzang Mati Panchen
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84
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The Position of Lodro Tsungme
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91
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The Position of Longchen Rabjampa
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98
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The Position of Barawa Gyaltsen Palzang
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113
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A Comparison of the Positions
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125
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| 3. |
A Short Account of the Most Important Events in Zhonu Pal's Life
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131
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| Part II |
Translation
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| 4. |
Zhonu Pal's Ratnagotravibhagavyakhya Commentary
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151
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Translator's Introduction
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151
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Technical Notes
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154
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The Commentary on the Treatise "Mahayana-Uttaratantra":
The Mirror Showing Reality Very Clearly (Introduction and Initial
Commentaries)
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157
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Introduction
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157
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The Commentary for Those with Sharp Faculties
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169
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The Commentary for Those with Average Faculties
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180
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The Explanation of RGV I.1
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181
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The Explanation of RGV I.2
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204
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The Three Jewels: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha
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205
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Buddha Nature and Its Purification through the Three Dharmackras
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214
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Enlightenment, Buddha Qualities, and Activity
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309
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A Short Explanation of RGV I.3
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312
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| Part III |
Zhonu Pal's Views on Buddha Qualities, Emptiness, and Mahamudra
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| 5. |
Buddha Qualities
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317
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General Remarks
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317
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Different Views on Buddha Qualities
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318
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The Blossoming of Subtle Qualities
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320
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The Examples Used to Illustrate the Growth of the Qualities
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342
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The Ontological Status of the Buddha Qualities
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344
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| 6. |
Two Types of Emptiness
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351
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| 7. |
Zhonu Pal's Mahamudra Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhaga
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367
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The Ratnagotravibhaga as a Basis for Mahamudra Instructions
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367
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The Three Dharmacakras: Mahamudra Hermeneutics
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368
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The Mahamudra Approach of Yogic Direct Valid Cognitions
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373
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Sutra-Based Mahamudra Meditation
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377
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The First Mahamudra Yoga of One-Pointedness
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381
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The Second Mahamudra Yoga of Freedom from Mental Fabrications
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382
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The Third Mahamudra Yoga of One Taste
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384
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The Fourth Mahamudra Yoga of Nonmeditation
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385
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The Four Mahamudra Yogas and the Ratnagotravibhaga
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386
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Zhonu Pal's Justification of a Sudden Mahamudra Path
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397
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Pairs of Paradoxes
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406
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| 8. |
Conclusion
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411
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Notes
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423
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Table of Tibetan Transliteration
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555
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Bibliography
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565
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Subject Index
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589
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Indian Text Index
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607
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