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Dalai Lama (著)
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Thubten Chodron (著)
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| Date | 2023.08.29 |
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| Pages | 544 |
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| Publisher | Wisdom Publications |
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https://wisdomexperience.org/
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| Location | New York, NY, US [紐約, 紐約州, 美國] |
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| Series | The Library of Wisdom and Compassion |
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| Series No. | 9 |
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| Content type | 書籍=Book |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | 1. Dalai Lama, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and a beacon of inspiration for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. He has persistently reached out across religious and political lines and has engaged in dialogue with scientists in his mission to advance peace and understanding in the world. In doing so, he embodies his motto: “My religion is kindness.”
2. Thubten Chodron, Thubten Chodron has been a Buddhist nun since 1977. A graduate of UCLA, she is the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey in Washington State. She is a popular speaker and author of numerous books, including Buddhism for Beginners. |
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| Abstract | In Appearing and Empty the Dalai Lama skillfully reveals the Prāsaṅgikas’ view of the ultimate nature of reality so that we will gain the correct view of emptiness, the selflessness of both persons and phenomena, and have the means to eliminate our own and others’ duḥkha.
In this last of three volumes on emptiness, the Dalai Lama takes us through the Sautrāntika, Yogācāra, and Svātantrika views on the ultimate nature of reality and the Prāsaṅgikas’ thorough responses to these, so that we gain the correct view of emptiness—the selflessness of both persons and phenomena. This view entails negating inherent existence while also being able to establish conventional existence: emptiness does not mean nothingness. We then learn how to meditate on the correct view by cultivating pristine wisdom that is the union of serenity and insight as taught in the Pāli, Chinese, and Tibetan traditions. Such meditation, when combined with the altruistic intention of bodhicitta, leads to the complete eradication of all defilements that obscure our minds. This volume also introduces us to the tathāgatagarbha—the buddha essence—and how it is understood in both Tibet and China. Is it permanent? Does everyone have it? In addition, the discussion of sudden and gradual awakening in Zen (Chan) Buddhism and in Tibetan Buddhism is fascinating. |
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| Table of contents | Preface by Bhikṣuṇi Thubten Chodron xiii
Abbreviations xix
INTRODUCTION BY H. H. THE DALAI LAMA 1
1 THE TWO TRUTHS 5
Introduction to the Two Truths 5
The Importance of Understanding the Two Truths 7
Buddhist Tenet Systems and the Two Truths 12
2 VEILED TRUTHS 15
Why the Buddha Taught Veiled Truths 16
The Meaning of Saṃvṛti 18
Veiled Truths and Veilings 23
Distinctions among Veiled Truths 25
False and Mistaken 31
True and False 35
Conventional Consciousnesses 37
Conventional and Ultimate Analysis 38
3 ULTIMATE TRUTHS 41
What Is an Ultimate Truth? 41
The Perfection of Wisdom 44
Actual and Concordant Ultimates 48
Divisions of Emptiness 52
Emptiness, True Cessation, and Nirvāṇa 56
Conventional and Ultimate Truths and Conventional and Ultimate Existence 64
The Relationship of the Two Truths 65
Realizing the Two Truths 68
4 WHAT EXISTS AND THE RELIABLE COGNIZERS THAT KNOW IT 71
Appearing, Apprehending, and Grasping 71
Reliable Cognizers 77
Three Criteria for Conventional Existence 81
Nature 89
Ultimate and Conventional Natures 95
Base and Attribute 96
5 THE WORLD OF DEPENDENT, IMPUTED APPEARANCES 99
Dependent, Imputed Appearances 100
Pain and Pleasure: An Example of Dependent Existence 102
Appearances 103
Existing by Being Merely Imputed by Mind 105
Conventional, Nominal Existence 110
Not Everything That Is Imputed Exists 115
Mere Designation 120
The Power of Designation 123
6 MIND AND ITS OBJECTS IN THE YOGĀCĀRA SYSTEM 129
The Value of Debate and Discussion 129
The Yogācāra System 131
Mind and Objects of Our Experience 133
Foundation Consciousness 134
No External Objects 138
Latencies 141
7 NATURE, NATURELESS, AND SELFLESSNESS IN YOGĀCĀRA 147
The Three Natures 147
Three Types of Natureless 153
The Two Selflessnesses of Phenomena 155
Reasonings Showing No External Objects 156
What about Permanent Phenomena? 159
Empty of Existing by Their Own Character as Referents of Terms and Concepts 161
The Relation of the Two Selflessnesses of Phenomena 162
Mādhyamikas' Response to Yogācārins 165
Summary 172
8 THE TWO MADHYAMAKA SCHOOLS 179
First, Some History 182
Differences between the Svātantrika and Prāsaṅgika Tenet Systems 185
Possible Objects of Negation
The Object of Negation
Phenomena Exist Inherently on the Conventional Level
Conventional and Ultimate Existence
When to Affix "Ultimately"
9 PRĀSAṄGIKAS' RESPONSE TO SVĀTANTRIKAS 209
Positing Conventional Phenomena 209
Commonly Agreed-Upon Subjects and Autonomous Syllogisms 211
Consequences and Syllogisms 216
Svātantrikas' Main Reasonings 218
Ramifications of Differing Assertions 223
Reliable Cognizers and Mistaken Consciousnesses 228
The Import of These Differences 232
Conclusion 234
10 UNIQUE EXPLANATIONS OF THE PRĀSAṄGIKAS 237
Prāsaṅgikas' Unique Explanations 237
Apperception 240
Having-Ceased 245
The Three Times 252
Self-Grasping of Phenomena Is an Affliction 258
Śrāvakas and Solitary Realizers Realize the Selflessness of Phenomena 260
Subtle Afflictions 262
The Meaning of Pratyakṣa 265
Summary 267
Encouragement 271
11 INSIGHT 273
Prerequisites for Training in Insight 274
Divisions of Insight 279
Avoid Going Astray 283
The Necessity of Both Stabilizing and Analytical Meditation 288
Uniting Serenity and Insight 291
Skillful Means and Wisdom in Post-Meditation Time 297
Wisdom and Skillful Means 299
Wise Advice for Uniting Serenity and Insight 305
12 INSIGHT IN CHINESE BUDDHISM AND THE PĀLI TRADITION 307
Buddhism in China: Serenity and Insight in Tiantai 307
Buddhism in China: Serenity and Insight in Chan/Zen 310
Pāli Tradition: Serenity and Insight 313
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| ISBN | 9781614298878 (hbc); 9781614299004 (eBook) |
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| Hits | 68 |
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| Created date | 2024.01.23 |
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| Modified date | 2024.01.23 |
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