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A Study of the Dharmadharmatavibhanga(Volume One): The Root Text and its Scriptural Source(the Avikalpapravesadharani), with excerpts from Kamalasila’s Avikalpapravesadharanitika

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Author: Raymond E. Robertson
Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 9787800579424
2007; Paperback;150*230mm;567pages

Table of Contents

Preface
1 General
1.1 Whate this four-volum work consists of the Avikalpapravesadharani and Kamalasila’s commentary on it ; the Dharmadharmata-vibhanga and commentaries both ancient and modern on it
1.2 the general character of the thoutht presented in this work: Maitreyan Yogacara
1.3 Summary of Kamalasila’s approach (which is also that of the Dharmadharmatavibhanga
1.4 Definitions of dharma and dharmata- that is to say, the factors or elements of phenomenal reality(chos) and reality – itself (chos nyid)—according to Kamalasila’s Avikalpapravesa dharanitika
2to the Avikalpapravesadharani and its commentary the Avikalpapravesadharanitika by Kamalasila
2.1 Who is Kamalasila and what significance does he have here?
2.2 The historicity of the bSam yas debate: Did Kamalasila actually engage in a debate?
2.3 The Avikalpapravesadharanitika was written in Tibet after the writing of the Bhavanakrama
2.4 The Avikalparavesadharani as seen in Buddhist literature
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3 Translation of the Avikalparavesadharani
4 Seven Appendices of complete summary topics and longer excerpt from Kamalasila’s commentary on the Avikalpapravesadharanitika
4.1 Appendix One : Kamalasila’s commentary on the setting of the Avikalpapravesadharani: “ Thus I heard at a time when the Buddha dwelt as Rajagrha…”; Kamalasila’s denial of transcendent hearing
4.2 Apendix Two : Excerpts from Kamalasila’s commentary to summary topic seven of the Avikalparavesadharani:” the practice for the abandoning of marks”
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5 The Dharmadharmatavibhanga of Maitreya
5.1to the Dharmadharmatavibhanga
5.2 The Dharmadharmatavibhange: translation and Tibetan text
Bibliography
Index
Abstract in Chinese