By Daniel Cozort
In accordance with Tibetan traditions, the Indian Buddhist Prasangika-Madhyamika university is the person who represents the ultimate, actually actual considered the Buddha. distinct Tenets of the center method end result institution offers and analyzes the problems that separate that faculty from the opposite principals faculties of Buddhism--issues comparable to the life (or non-existence) of an exterior international, the way karma and reincarnation function, the character of attention, the character of time, and the prestige of Arhats (enlightened, yet now not omniscient, beings). components and 3 of the publication are annotated translations of Tibetan texts which are used as resource books in monastic schooling.
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231 Refutation of a Mind-Basis-of-All ..................... 235 Valid Cognition Is Mistaken but Reliable ............... 237 Refutation of Autonomous Syllogisms ................. 239 Prasangika Perspective on the Destruction of the Obstructions to Omniscience ..................... 243 Pramana Is Not Necessarily New Cognition ............ 248 Mental Direct Perception Can be Conceptual ........... 251 Prasarigika Perspectives on Nirvana ................... 253 The Two Selflessnesses of Persons and Phenomena Are Equally Subtle ..............................
271 7. Conclusion ..................................... 275 Part Two: Jamyang Shayba's "Unique Tenets of the Prasangika-Madhyamika School" with the Annotations of Ngawang Belden Translator's Introduction ........................... 285 Jamyang Shayba's Introduction ...................... 289 1. External Objects Exist but a Mind-Basis-of-All Does Not ...................................... 299 2. The Two Selflessnesses ........................... 315 3. Prime Cognition and Conventional Valid Cognition ..
Also, inasmuch as any and all interpretations of the Indian tradition involve a hermeneutic, the relevant questions for any would-be interpreter are what that hermeneutic should be and how self-consciously one can use it. It has been my fortunate experience that deliberately reading the Buddhist philosophical past through the eyes of the contemporary and nearcontemporary Gelukba tradition is rich and satisfying. It is a pleasure to work with Tibetan scholars, whose kindness and generosity are legendary, and it is instructive and stimulating to see them doing philosophy on their feet.