Aryadeva's Lamp That Integrates the Practices Caryamelapakepradipa

by Wedemeyer, Christian K.

• ISBN13: 9780975373453
• ISBN10: 0975373455
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-30
• Publisher: Amer Inst of Buddhist Studies

Summary

The Lamp that Integrates the Practicesis a systematic and comprehensive exposition of the most advanced yogas of the Esoteric Community (Guhyasamaja) Tantra as espoused by the Noble Tradition, an influential school of interpretation within the Mahayoga traditions of Indian Buddhist esoterism. Equal in authority to Nagarjuna's famous Five Stages (Pañcakrama), Aryadeva's work is perhaps the earliest prose example of the "stages of the mantra path" genre in Sanskrit. Its studied gradualism exerted immense influence on later Indian and Tibetan tradition, and it is widely cited by masters from all four major lineages of Tibetan Buddhism.This volume presents the Lampin a tri-lingual format: its Sanskrit original critically-edited from recently-identified manuscripts, a critical edition of the eleventh-century Tibetan translation by Rin-chen Bzang-po (including notes on readings found in "lost," alternative translations), and a thoroughly-annotated English translation.Includes an introductory study discussing the history of the Guhyasamaja and its exegetical traditions, surveying the scriptural and commentarial sources of the Noble Tradition, and analyzing in detail the contents of the Lamp. Features a detailed, tri-lingual glossary.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface	p. xiii
Author's Preface	p. xix
Abbreviations and Sigla	p. xxvi
Introduction	p. 1
Prologue	p. 3
History of the Noble Tradition	p. 7
Through the Glass of Modern Scholarship, Darkly
Traditional History: Treasures and Visions
Concluding Reflections
Canon of the Noble Tradition: Scriptural Authorities and Commentarial Literature	p. 43
Root and Explanatory Tantras
Commentarial Literature
The Works of Nagarjuna
The Works of Aryadeva
The Works of Nagabodhi, Sakyamitra, and Candrakirti
The Lamp that Integrates the Practices and its Subject Matter	p. 63
Nature and Purpose of the Work
Structure of the Work
Analytical Summaries of Individual Chapters
Note on the Texts	p. 121
Annotated English Translation	p. 133
Elimination of Doubts {[about] the Integration of Enlightenment}	p. 137
Elimination of Doubts [about] the Integration of Body Isolation	p. 151
Elimination of Doubts [about] the Integration of Speech Isolation	p. 175
Elimination of Doubts [about] the Integration of Mind Isolation	p. 207
Elimination of Doubts [about] the Integration of the Discernment of the Consequences of Action (karma)	p. 231
Elimination of Doubts [about] the Integration of Superficial Reality	p. 243
Elimination of Doubts [about] the Integration of Ultimate Reality	p. 253
Elimination of Doubts [about] the Integration of Unlocated Nirvana	p. 263
Elimination of Doubts [about] the Integration of Practice With Elaboration	p. 277
Elimination of Doubts [about] the Integration of Practice Without Elaboration	p. 307
Elimination of Doubts [about] the Integration of Practice Completely Without Elaboration	p. 317
Critically-edited Sanskrit Text	p. 333
Prabodhana-melavana-samsaya-paricchedah	p. 337
Kaya-viveka-melavana-samsaya-paricchedah	p. 349
Vag-viveka-melavana-samsaya-paricchedah	p. 369
Citta-viveka-melavana-samsaya-paricchedah	p. 395
Karmanta-vibhaga-melavana-samsaya-paricchedah	p. 415
Samvrti-satya-melavana-samsaya-paricchedah	p. 427
Paramartha-satya-melavana-samsaya-paricchedah	p. 439
Apratisthita-nirvana-dhatu-melavana-samsaya-paricchedah	p. 449
Bodhisattva-carita-dharmodayabhisambodhi-prapancata-melavana-samsaya-paricchedah	p. 459
Nisprapanca-carya-melavana-samsaya-paricchedah	p. 481
Atyanta-nisprapanca-carya-melavana-samsaya-paricchedah	p. 487
Critically-edited Tibetan Translation of Sraddhakaravarman and Rin-chen bZang-po	p. 497
Spyod pa bsdus pa las the tshom yongs su gcod pa	p. 501
Lus rnam par dben pa bsdus pa'i the tshom gcod pa	p. 513
Ngag rnam par dben pa bsdus pa'i the tshom gcod pa	p. 531
Sems rnam par dben pa bsdus pa'i the tshom gcod pa	p. 555
Las kyi mtha' rnam par 'byed pa bsdus pa'i the tshom gcod pa	p. 571
Kun rdzob kyi bden pa bsdus pa'i the tshom gcod pa	p. 581
Don dam pa'i bden pa bsdus pa'i the tshom gcod pa	p. 591
Mi gnas pa'i mya ngan las 'das pa'i khams bsdus pa'i the tshom gcod pa	p. 601
Byang chub sems dpa' sems dpa' chen po'i spyod pa chos 'byung ba'i mngon par byang chub pa'i spros pa dang bcas pa bsdus pa'i the tshom gcod pa	p. 613
Spros pa med pa'i spyod pa bsdus pa'i the tshom gcod pa	p. 635
Shin tu spros pa med pa'i spyod pa bsdus pa'i the tshom gcod pa	p. 645
Appendices, Bibliography, Indexes	p. 659
Glossaries	p. 661
English-Sanskrit-Tibetan
Sanskrit-Tibetan-English
Tibetan-Sanskrit-English
Index of Scriptural Authorities Cited in the CMP	p. 763
Chart of the Hundred Clans	p. 769
Chart of the Eighty Prototypes of the Subtle Mind	p. 775
Schema of Questions Posed in the CMP	p. 779
Bibliography	p. 781
Indexes	p. 811
Index of Text Titltes
Index of Sanskrit and Tibetan Proper Names
General Index
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