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Death Ritual Polemics: Bo dong Paṇ chen and Go rams pa on the Funerary Practices of the Sarvadurgatipariśodhana tantra |
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Lindsay, Rory
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Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies
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| Volume | v.1 Series Four |
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| Date | 2020 |
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| Pages | 101 - 155 |
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| Publisher | Institute of Buddhist Studies |
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http://www.shin-ibs.edu/
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| Location | Berkeley, CA, US [伯克利, 加利福尼亞州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Author affiliation: Editor, 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha Visiting Scholar, UC Santa Barbara |
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| Keyword | Tibetan Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; ritual, death; funerary rites; Sarvadurgatipariśodhana tantra; Rje btsun Grags pa rgyal mtshan; Go rams pa Bsod nams seng ge; Bo dong Paṇ chen Phyogs las rnam rgyal; polemics |
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| Abstract | The Sarvadurgatipariśodhana tantra (SDP) has informed Tibetan Buddhist funerary practices since it was first translated into Tibetan in the late eighth century. One of its most influential interpreters was the Sa skya pa hierarch Rje btsun Grags pa rgyal mtshan (1147–1216), whose Light Rays for the Benefit of Others: The Rituals of Sarvavid offers detailed instructions for performing the SDP’s rites. Light Rays became a source of contention for some later scholars, most notably the prolific Bo dong Paṇ chen Phyogs las rnam rgyal (1375/6–1451) and the Sa skya pa luminary Go rams pa Bsod nams seng ge (1429–89). Bo dong Paṇ chen’s Definitive Explanation of the Rituals of Sarvavid Vairocana is highly critical of Light Rays, while Go rams pa’s Overcoming Harm for the Benefit of Others defends Light Rays against Bo dong Paṇ chen’s critiques. This article considers the context of this dispute before examining three of the topics discussed: the necessity of purifying the site of the ritual, visualization practices associated with the object representing the deceased, and the relationship between the SDP’s framing narratives and the rituals that free the dead from bad rebirths. It also reflects on the relevance of these two works for understanding ritual polemics as a form of Tibetan polemical writing. |
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| Table of contents | ABBREVIATIONS 102
TEXTS AND CONTEXTS 105
Bo dong Paṇ chen: Dreams, Debates, and Innovations 105
Go rams pa: Dreams, Polemics, and Patronage 112
Bo dong Paṇ chen’s Definitive Explanation 118
TOPICAL OUTLINE OF BO DONG PAṆ CHEN’S DEFINITIVE EXPLANATION 119
Go rams pa’s Overcoming Harm for the Benefit of Others 122
TOPICAL OUTLINE OF GO RAMS PA’S OVERCOMING HARM FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS 126
THE CONTROVERSIES 128
Disputing the Site Ritual 128
Bo dong Paṇ chen’s Critiques 132
Go rams pa’s Reply 134
Analysis 137
Disputing the Visualization of the Ritual Support 140
Grags pa rgyal mtshan on Visualizing the Ritual Support 140
Bo dong Paṇ chen’s Critiques 141
Go rams pa’s Reply 142
Analysis 144
Disputing Narrative and Necroliberative Performance 146
Grags pa rgyal mtshan on the Necroliberative Process 146
Bo dong Paṇ chen’s Critiques 148
Go rams pa’s Reply 150
Analysis 152
CONCLUSION: RITUAL POLEMICS AS GENRE 152 |
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| ISSN | 08973644 (E) |
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| Hits | 275 |
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| Created date | 2021.02.20 |
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| Modified date | 2021.02.28 |
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