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The Buddha nature: Brian Edward Brown a study of the Tathāgatagarbha and ālayavijñāna/

By: Brown, Brian Edward Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1991Description: 316pISBN: 812080631XSubject(s): Mahayana Buddhism -- Doctrines | Buddha-Natur | Tathāgatagarbha (Buddhism)DDC classification: 294.3

Contents:

PART ONE: THE TATHAGATAGARBHA IN THE SRI-MALA sOtra and the RATNAGOTRAVIBHAGA Chapter I. Analysis of the Sri-Mala Sutra Tathagatagarbha as Ontic Subjectivity Tathdgatagarbha and Soteriology The Status of the Buddha Tathdgatagarbha and Epistemology The Nescience Entrenchment The Buddha Natures The Four Noble Truths Tathdgatagarbha as Both Sunya and Asunya Tathdgatagarbha as Self-explicitating Knowledge Evaluation II. The Ratnagotravibhaga The Jewels of the Dhartna and the Sarngha Samald and Nirmald Tathatd Threefold Meaning of the Tathdgatagarbha The Meaning of Gotra III. Characteristics of the Embryo Reality: Its Self-nature The Cause of the Embryo's Purification The Four Supreme Virtues: Antidotal Methodology Atma-Paramita: Supreme Unity Nitya-Paramitd: Supreme Eternity Supreme Bliss and Supreme Purity The Result of the Embryo's Self-purification The Union with the purifying Factors IV. Further Characteristics of the Embryo The Function of the Embryo Towards Selfpurification The Embryo's Manifestation Cittaprakrti: the Innate Mind Buddhahood and Nirvana V. Nine Illustrations of the GARBHA Threefold Nature of the Tathdgatagarbha VI. The Tathagatagarbha and ^unyata Tathdgatagarbha as Stmya and Asunya, The Ratnagotra and the Prajhdpdramitd Tradition VII. The Properties of the Buddha Nirmald Tathatd Evaluation PART TWO: THE ALAYAVIJNANA IN THE LANKAVATARA SOTRA and the CH'ENG WEI-SHIH LUN VIII. The Lankavatara Sutra The Union of the Tathdgatagarbha and the Alayavijhdna The Confusion of Epistemology and Ontology in the Lahkdvatdra IX. The C^i'ENG Wei-Shih Lun The Metaphysics of Mere-Consciousness The Alayavijhana and the Bijas X. The Alayavijnana and Ignorance Atmagrdha and Dharmagrdha The Manas and Manovijndna The Ultimate Origin of Ignorance XI. The Holy Path of Attainment The Stage of Moral Provisioning The Stage of Intensified Effort The Stage of Unimpeded Penetrating Understanding The Stage of Exercising Cultivation The Stage of Ultimate Realization PART THREE: THE TATHAGATAGARBHA-ALA YA VIJNANA: SUMMARY AND COMPARISON XII. Conclusion The Tathdgatagarbha in the Sri-Mdld Sutra The Tathdgatagarbha in the Ratnagotravibhdga The Lahkdvatdra Sutra The Ch'eng Wei-Shih Lun The Ultimate Status of Ignorance in the Theory of the Tathdgatagarbha-Alayavijhdna The Tathdgatagarbha-Alayavijhdna and the Hegelian Absolute Spirit

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PART ONE: THE TATHAGATAGARBHA IN THE SRI-MALA
sOtra and the RATNAGOTRAVIBHAGA
Chapter I.
Analysis of the Sri-Mala Sutra
Tathagatagarbha as Ontic Subjectivity
Tathdgatagarbha and Soteriology
The Status of the Buddha
Tathdgatagarbha and Epistemology
The Nescience Entrenchment
The Buddha Natures
The Four Noble Truths
Tathdgatagarbha as Both Sunya and Asunya
Tathdgatagarbha as Self-explicitating Knowledge
Evaluation

II. The Ratnagotravibhaga
The Jewels of the Dhartna and the Sarngha
Samald and Nirmald Tathatd
Threefold Meaning of the Tathdgatagarbha
The Meaning of Gotra

III. Characteristics of the Embryo Reality: Its Self-nature
The Cause of the Embryo's Purification
The Four Supreme Virtues: Antidotal Methodology
Atma-Paramita: Supreme Unity
Nitya-Paramitd: Supreme Eternity
Supreme Bliss and Supreme Purity
The Result of the Embryo's Self-purification
The Union with the purifying Factors

IV. Further Characteristics of the Embryo
The Function of the Embryo Towards Selfpurification
The Embryo's Manifestation
Cittaprakrti: the Innate Mind
Buddhahood and Nirvana

V. Nine Illustrations of the GARBHA
Threefold Nature of the Tathdgatagarbha

VI. The Tathagatagarbha and ^unyata
Tathdgatagarbha as Stmya and Asunya,
The Ratnagotra and the Prajhdpdramitd
Tradition

VII. The Properties of the Buddha
Nirmald Tathatd
Evaluation

PART TWO: THE ALAYAVIJNANA IN THE LANKAVATARA
SOTRA and the CH'ENG WEI-SHIH LUN

VIII. The Lankavatara Sutra
The Union of the Tathdgatagarbha and the Alayavijhdna
The Confusion of Epistemology and Ontology in the Lahkdvatdra

IX. The C^i'ENG Wei-Shih Lun
The Metaphysics of Mere-Consciousness
The Alayavijhana and the Bijas

X. The Alayavijnana and Ignorance
Atmagrdha and Dharmagrdha
The Manas and Manovijndna
The Ultimate Origin of Ignorance

XI. The Holy Path of Attainment
The Stage of Moral Provisioning
The Stage of Intensified Effort
The Stage of Unimpeded Penetrating
Understanding
The Stage of Exercising Cultivation
The Stage of Ultimate Realization

PART THREE: THE TATHAGATAGARBHA-ALA YA VIJNANA: SUMMARY AND COMPARISON
XII. Conclusion
The Tathdgatagarbha in the Sri-Mdld Sutra
The Tathdgatagarbha in the Ratnagotravibhdga
The Lahkdvatdra Sutra
The Ch'eng Wei-Shih Lun
The Ultimate Status of Ignorance in the Theory of the Tathdgatagarbha-Alayavijhdna
The Tathdgatagarbha-Alayavijhdna and the Hegelian Absolute Spirit

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