The philosophical foundations of classical rDzogs chen in Tibet
Subtitle: investigating the distinction between dualistic mind (sems) and primordial knowing (ye shes)
By: David Higgins
Series: Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde -- Heft 78; Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde -- Heft 78.
Publisher: Arbeitskreis für Tibetische und Buddhistische Studien, Universität Wien
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Wien
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
ISBN-13: 9783902501165
Subjects: Rdzogs-chen; Philosophy; Religion; History
Notes: Dissertation.

University publication.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding the rDzogs chen distinctions --; title: Background --; title: Introduction : the distinctions as a window on classical rDzogs chen --; title: Two principal distinctions : Sems/Ye shes and Kun gzhi/Chos sku --; title: The place of the distinctions in classical rNying ma soteriology --; title: The disclosive paradigm --; title: On the obscure origins of the sNying thig system --; title: The lives and works of four major rDzogs chen figures --; title: Vimalamitra --; title: gNyags Jñānakumāra --; title: gNubs chen Sangs rgyas ye shes --; title: Klong chen rab 'byams --; title: Previous studies and scope of present work --; title: The problem of knowledge : the Sems/Ye shes distinction --; title: The nature and scope of the mind/primordial knowing distinction --; title: The scope of the distinction --; title: The rDzogs chen sNying thig analysis of mind (sems) --; title: Dualism --; title: Ignorance --; title: Reification --; title: The rDzogs chen sNying thig analysis of Ye shes and related concepts --; title: rDzogs chen intepretations of Sems nyid --; title: rDzogs chen interpretation of Rig pa and Rang rig --; title: rDzogs chen interpretations of Ye shes --; title: Concluding remarks : reframing the two truths --; title: Classical justifications of the mind/primordial knowing distinction --; title: Why the distinction? --; title: Some consequences of not distinguishing mind and primordial knowing --; title: Criticisms of the Cessation of Jñāna doctrine --; title: Clarifications and transcendental arguments --; title: The problem of the ground : the Kun gzhi/Chos sku distinction --; title: The ground in early rDzogs chen (8th to 11th c.) --; title: Background --; title: Two dimensions of the ground problem --; title: The Yogācāra model : scope and limitations --; title: Toward a primordially unaffected ground of consciousnesss --; title: Ye shes sde's eighth century synthesis of Yogācāra and Tathāgatagarbha views --; title: Conceptual history of the ground in early rDzogs chen --; title: Soteriological context of the ground --; title: A typology of the ground in early rDzogs chen --; title: Ground as the nature of mind (sems nyid, ye shes, rig pa) --; title: Ground as the nature of reality (de bzhin nyid, de kho na nyid, chos nyid) --; title: Ground as Buddha nature (bde gshegs snying po, byang chub snying po) --; title: Distinguishing the sNying thig ground of freedom (grol gzhi) --; title: Stages of differentiating the Sūtric and rDzogs chen grounds --; title: Identity : ground as common source of Samṣāra and Nirvānạ --; title: Divergence : conflicting interpretation of Kun Gzhi --; title: Difference : clearly distinguishing the grounds --; title: A central problem : does errancy exist in the ground? --; title: The response of gNyags Jñānakumāra (8th century) --; title: The response of Rog Bande Shes rab 'od (12th century) --; title: The response of Klong chen rab 'byams pa (14th century) --; title: The sNying thig primordial ground and its critics --; title: The abiding versus metaphysical grounds --; title: Mi bskyod rdo rje's Critique and rNying ma responses --; title: Concluding remarks : the rDzogs chen idea of freedom --; title: The problem of the path : implications of the Sems/Ye shes distinction --; title: rNying ma path hermeneutics and the problem of reconciliation --; title: Overview : bridging the vehicles --; title: The problem of gradualism in rNying ma perspective --; title: Nature and scope of the reconciliation problem --; title: The exegetical dimension : doctrinal synthesis and narrative unity --; title: Comparison with gSar ma Path summaries of Atiśa, sGam po pa, Tsong kha pa --; title: The hermeneutical dimension : internalizing the path --; title: rNying ma soteriological schemes : from soteriology to aletheiology --; title: The path as emancipation process and clearing process --; title: Yon tan rgya mtsho on Disciplines (sdom) as stages of refinement --; title: rDzogs chen transformations of the path --; title: The rDzogs chen path without progression (bgrod du med pa'i lam) --; title: Where the ladder ends : a path beyond its representations --; title: Tibetan texts and translations --; title: Klong chen pa's Sems dang ye shes kyi dris lan --; title: Introductory remarks --; title: Translation : a reply to questions concerning mind and primordial knowing --; title: Sources and conventions used in preparing critial edition --; title: A critical edition of Sems dang ye shes kyi dris lan --; title: Klong chen pa's Theg mchog mdzod (excerpts) --; title: Introductory remarks --; title: Translation : treasury of the supreme vehicle (excerpts) --; title: Sources and conventions used in preparing edited text --; title: Edited text of Theg mchog mdzod XIV (excerpts) --; title: 'Jigs med gling pa's Yon tan mdzod XII. 9-13 with Yon tan rgya mtsho's commentary --; title: Introductory remarks --; title: Translation : treasury of qualities XII. 9-23 with commentary (excerpts) --; title: Sources and conventions used in preparing edited text --; title: Edited text of Yon tan mdzod XII. 9-13 and commentary ---- Bibliography and abbreviations-- Index.