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Contents: Shentong & Rangtong: Two Views of Emptiness |
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Editor's Foreword |
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Preface |
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Chapter 1
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The Correct View of Buddha-dharma
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The Correct View of Buddha-dharma |
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Chapter 2
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Why a Correct View is Necessary
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I |
Why a Correct View is Necessary |
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Chapter 3
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Developing the Wisdom that Realizes Egolessness
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II |
Developing the Wisdom that Realizes Egolessness |
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A. The Egolessness of the Individual |
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B. The Egolessness of Phenomena |
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C. The Four Incorrect Views |
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Chapter 4
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The Four Seals
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III |
The Four Seals |
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A. Seal 1: Whatever is Composite is Impermanent |
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B. Seal 2: Everything that is Impure is Suffering |
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C. Seal 3: All phenomena are Empty |
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D. Seal 4: Nirvana is Peace |
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Chapter 5
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How to Abandon the Two Extremes
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Not Falling into the Two Extremes |
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A. The Two Extremes of the Four Traditions |
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1. The Great Exposition Tradition |
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2. The Sutra-school Tradition |
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3. The Mind-only Tradition |
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4. The Middle-way Tradition |
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Chapter 6
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The Middle-way School
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B. The Middle-Way School |
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1. The Main Characteristic of the Middle-
Way |
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2. The Rangtong Tradition of the Middle-
Way |
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a. Sixteen Emptinesses |
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b. Summary of the Four Emptinesses |
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3. The Shentong Tradition |
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a. The Three Natures |
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b. The Fourteen Emptinesses |
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c. Emptiness of non-existence of
phenomena |
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Chapter 7
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The Two Kinds of Egolessness
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Analysis of the Two Egolessnesses |
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A. The Purpose for Teaching Egolessness |
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1. The Two Obscurations |
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2. Eliminating the Two Obscurations |
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B. Analysis of Egolessness |
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1.Egolessness of Phenomena |
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a. Essential Meaning of Egolessness of
Phenomena |
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b. The Nature of the Egolessness of Self |
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c. Why the Self of Phenomena must be
Refuted |
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d. Egolessness of Phenom. in Different
Traditions |
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e. Middle-way Analyses of Egolessness of
Phenom. |
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Chapter 8
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The Egolessness of the Individual
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2. The Egolessness of the Individual |
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a. Essential Meaning of Egolessness of
Individual |
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b. The Nature of the Self of the Individual |
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c. The Reasons to Negate Self |
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d. Egolessness of Individual in Different
Traditions |
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e. Middle-way Analyses of Egoless. of
Individual |
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3. Egolessness of Individual and Phenomena |
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a. The Two Egolessnesses as One or
Separate |
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b. The Purpose of Two-fold Egolessnesses |
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c. What must be Refuted Concerning
Egolessness |
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d. Refuting the Existence of Self and
Phenomena |
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e. Analysis of Ultimate Truth |
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Chapter 9
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The Two Middle-way Schools
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4. The Definitive Analyses of Middle-way
Traditions |
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a. The Rangtong School |
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b. The Shentong School |
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i. Three Phases of Manifestation |
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ii. Examples of Buddha-nature |
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iii. Difficulty Perceiving Buddha Nature |
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5. The Union of the Profound View and Vast
Conduct |
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Chapter 10
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The View of the Tantras
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The View of the Tantras |
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A. The General Explanation of the Middle-way
masters |
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B. The Explanation of Gargyi Wangpo, in Particular |
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1. Union of Appearances and Emptiness |
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2. Union of Clarity and Emptiness |
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3. Union of Bliss and Emptiness |
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Chapter 11
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The View of the Birthless Union
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VII |
The View of the Birthless Union in Brief |
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Chapter 12
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Applying these Teachings to our Practice
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Applying these Teachings to our Practice |
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Notes |
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Glossary |
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Tibetan Glossary |
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Bibliography |
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Index |
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