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CONTENTS: Introduction to the Middle Way
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Foreword by Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche
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Translators' Introduction
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1
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PART ONE Madhyamakavatara
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55
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PART TWO The Word of Chandra:
The Necklace of Spotless Crystal
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115
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A TEXTUAL OUTLINE OF THE WORD OF CHANDRA
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117
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PREAMBLE
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143
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THE TEN GROUNDS OR STAGES OF REALIZATION
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148
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-- The First Ground: Perfect Joy
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148
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-- The Second Ground: Immaculate
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153
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-- The Third Ground: Luminous
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156
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-- The Fourth Ground: Radiant
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160
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-- The Fifth Ground: Hard to Keep
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160
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-- The Sixth Ground: Clearly Manifest
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I.
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Establishing Emptiness by Rational Demonstration
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165
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A.
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Using Reason to Disprove the Self of Phenomena
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165
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Using reason to refute the theory of inherently real production
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165
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A refutation of the four theories of production from the standpoint of the two truths
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165
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(1)
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Refutation of self-production
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183
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(2)
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Refutation of other-production
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187
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(a)
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A general refutation of other-production on the ultimate level
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187
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(b)
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There is no naturally existent other-production, even conventionally
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203
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(c)
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Refutation of the Chittamatra position
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229
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(3)
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Refutation of production from both self and other
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260
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(4)
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Refutation of uncaused production
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261
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b)
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Replies to the objections against the refutation of the four theories of production
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266
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2.
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A reasoned demonstration that production is no more than dependent arising
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278
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3.
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The result of the analysis
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279
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B.
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Using Reason to Disprove the Self of Persons
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281
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Refutation of the belief that the self is a concrete entity
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282
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A refutation of the belief that the personal self is different from the aggregates
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282
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b)
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A refutation of the belief that the self is identical with the aggregates
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285
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c)
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A refutation of the belief that the self is indescribable
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296
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The self is a mere dependent imputation
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298
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Even though the self has no existence according to the sevenfold analysis, it is dependently imputed, just like a chariot
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298
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An adaptation to phenomena in general of the arguments that demonstrate that both the chariot and the self are mere imputations
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304
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II.
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The Categories of Emptiness Established by Reasoning
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309
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A Detailed Categorization into Sixteen Kinds of Emptiness
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314
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B.
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An Abridged Classification into Four Kinds of Emptiness
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322
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-- The Seventh Ground: Far Progressed
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324
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-- The Eighth Ground: Immovable
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325
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-- The Ninth Ground: Perfect Intellect
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328
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-- The Tenth Ground: Cloud of Dharma
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329
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THE QUALITIES OF THE TEN GROUNDS
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331
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-- An exposition of the twelve groups of one hundred qualities that manifest on the first ground
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331
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-- The adaptation of these qualities to the following grounds
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332
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THE ULTIMATE GROUND OF BUDDHAHOOD
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334
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-- The attainment of buddhahood
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334
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-- What is the goal, namely, buddhahood?
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338
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CONCLUSION
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349
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Notes
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355
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Glossary
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383
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Bibliography
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393
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Index
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397
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